Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IGNACIO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11JT·NCES 080477001444
Ignacio Elementary School
85 COUNTY ROAD 320, IGNACIO, CO 81137 · (970) 563-0650 · La Plata County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
155 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ignacio School District No. 11Jt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 13.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ignacio Elementary School
Ignacio Elementary School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Elementary School this school | 279 | 55.6% | 23.0% |
| Cottonwood Plains Elementary School FT COLLINS | 330 | 52.7% | 29.5% |
| Winona Elementary School LOVELAND | 246 | 58.9% | 24.2% |
| Pete Mirich Elementary School LASALLE | 358 | 57.3% | 29.9% |
| West Ridge Academy GREELEY | 329 | 52.3% | 35.6% |
| Desert Sage Elementary School PUEBLO WEST | 368 | 60.1% | 28.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ignacio Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In La Plata County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #715 of 931 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #837 of 940 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #731 of 946 ▼ 63 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #768 of 1,056 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #28 of 896 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #59 of 896 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #417 of 983 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #358 of 664 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
279
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 279 | 24.7 | 11.3:1 | 56% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 25.7 | 11.2:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 24.5 | 11.9:1 | 73% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 63% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 29.8 | 11.2:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 57% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 56% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 69% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 13 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignacio Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (333 to 279); teachers down 17% (29.8 to 24.7).
About Ignacio Elementary School
Federal records list Ignacio Elementary School as an elementary school in IGNACIO, Colorado. The school enrolls 279 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Ignacio School District No. 11Jt is made up of 4 schools with 633 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ignacio Elementary School is Hispanic (39%). Other groups make up 28% Native American, 28% White, and 4% multiracial. La Plata County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Ignacio Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 at Ignacio Elementary School, with 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%. For comparison, public schools in La Plata County average 39%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Ignacio Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.0%.
Within La Plata County, median household income is about $86,056, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 24 public schools in La Plata County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,504.
Nearby, Ignacio Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Ignacio Elementary School places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 279, close to the 277 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
- Ignacio High SchoolHigh · 182 students
- Ignacio Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Other schools in IGNACIO
- Ignacio High SchoolHigh · 182 students
- Ignacio Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Ignacio Middle School0.1 mi · 144
- Ignacio High School0.2 mi · 182
- Ignacio Early Learning Program0.4 mi · 28
- Bayfield Primary School7.9 mi · 222
- Bayfield Intermediate School8.7 mi · 274
- Bayfield High School8.8 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Ignacio Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ignacio Elementary School?
Ignacio Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ignacio Elementary School serve?
Ignacio Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ignacio Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Ignacio Elementary School.
How diverse is Ignacio Elementary School?
Ignacio Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ignacio Elementary School?
Ignacio Elementary School is overseen by Ignacio School District No. 11Jt in La Plata County.
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