Lake County Elementary School

Lake County Elementary School, an intimate elementary-level community in LEADVILLE, Colorado, part of Lake County School District No. R-1, teaches 248 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

Lake County Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Lake County School District No. R-1, a district that instructs 931 students overall.

On demographics, Lake County Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 38% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lake County Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Lake County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,575 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 931 students), of which Lake County Elementary School is one.

Lake County Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.