Kiowa Elementary School

Kiowa Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school in KIOWA, Colorado, run under School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of. The school works with 159 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 379.

School District No. C-2 in the county of Elbert and State of comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 292 students; Kiowa Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kiowa Elementary School reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic. Compared to Elbert County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kiowa Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at Kiowa Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kiowa Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.9%; this one comes in at 30.0%, -16.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Elbert County put the typical household earns roughly $132,685 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Elbert County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students), of which Kiowa Elementary School is one.

Kiowa High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kiowa Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kiowa Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kiowa Elementary School has expanded 30%, going from 122 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 10% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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