Enrollment
75
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINSDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080462001969
Lake City Community School
614 NORTH SILVER STREET, LAKE CITY, CO 81235 · (970) 944-2314 · Hinsdale County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
29 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
75
-21 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 7.5:1
% White
89%
was 88%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lake City Community School
Lake City Community School operates as a tiny multi-level school in LAKE CITY, Colorado, part of Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1. Current enrollment sits at 75 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 86% below typical.
Operationally, Lake City Community School answers to Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
In terms of who attends, Lake City Community School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder breaks down as 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Hinsdale County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Lake City Community School logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Lake City Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Lake City Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of -0.8 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hinsdale County put median household earnings sit near $75,972, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 0%.
Ouray Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 19.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake City Community School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 49.9%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Lake City Community School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 75).
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Hinsdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,005
Census ACS
Median income
$75,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
0%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
75 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Ouray Middle School19.3 mi · 55
- Ouray Senior High School19.3 mi · 46
- Ouray Elementary School19.3 mi · 79
- Silverton High School24.5 mi · 22
- Silverton Elementary School24.5 mi · 29
- Silverton Middle School24.5 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Lake City Community SchoolHow large is Lake City Community School?
Lake City Community School enrolls approximately 75 students in grades PK-12.
Is Lake City Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake City Community School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake City Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake City Community School is approximately 6.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lake City Community School?
Student demographics at Lake City Community School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lake City Community School in?
Lake City Community School is part of Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1.
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