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
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 9% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 45.2% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Lake City Community School
Lake City Community School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Community School this school | 75 | 38.7% | 42.5% |
| Outer Range MONTROSE | 71 | 39.4% | N/A |
| Creede School CREEDE | 92 | 40.2% | 41.7% |
| Liberty School JOES | 76 | 43.4% | 49.3% |
| Pawnee School PK-12 GROVER | 61 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Flagler Public School FLAGLER | 186 | 41.4% | 33.6% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 Lake City Community School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #28 of 38 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
75
+10 (+15%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 6.5:1
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 | 75 | 10.9 | 6.9:1 | 39% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 12 | 6.4:1 | 46% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 11.1 | 7.3:1 | 35% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 10 | 6.5:1 | 34% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 12.7 | 7.5:1 | 38% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 14 | 7.8:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 1 | 96.0:1 | 20% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake City Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (96 to 75); teachers down 15% (12.7 to 10.9).
About Lake City Community School
Lake City Community School is a public small combined-grade school in LAKE CITY, Colorado. It enrolled 75 students in pre-K through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 86% lower than the average for combined schools in Colorado, which is about 523.
Lake City Community School is part of Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1.
Federal enrollment data show Lake City Community School is 89% White. Other groups include 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Lake City Community School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Lake City Community School, 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 6.9:1. On average, combined schools in Colorado have 14.3:1, compared with 6.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 39% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hinsdale County average 39%.
allk12 grades Lake City Community School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lake City Community School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5% and a predicted 43.3%.
Lake City Community School is located in Hinsdale County, where the median household income is $75,972, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 0% of residents are in poverty.
Ouray Middle School is located about 19.3 miles from Lake City Community School. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lake City Community School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Lake City Community School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is up 15% from 2020-21, when Lake City Community School had 65 students, to 2024-25, when it had 75.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Middle School24.5 mi · 21
- Silverton Elementary School24.5 mi · 29
- Silverton High School24.5 mi · 22
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.