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Enrollment
389
High
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080519000857
Lake County High School
1000 WEST 4TH STREET, LEADVILLE, CO 80461 · (719) 486-6950 · Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Colorado public high schools
- DTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
215 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 17% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake County School District No. R-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.0pp 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 and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 16.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 County High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County High School this school | 389 | 55.3% | 18.1% |
| Valley High School GILCREST | 483 | 61.1% | 21.6% |
| Basalt High School BASALT | 414 | 47.3% | N/A |
| Brush High School BRUSH | 350 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Monte Vista Senior High School MONTE VISTA | 272 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School DEL NORTE | 173 | 51.4% | 34.8% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #172 of 231 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #42 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #39 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #192 of 409 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #67 of 250 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #132 of 250 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #131 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #69 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high 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
389
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 389 | 25.8 | 15.1:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 51% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 29.4 | 14.1:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 59% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 29.4 | 15.2:1 | 64% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 75% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 32% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (445 to 389); teachers down 12% (29.4 to 25.8).
About Lake County High School
Lake County High School is a small high school located in LEADVILLE, Colorado. There are 389 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Colorado enroll around 627, and this school is 38% below that mark.
Lake County School District No. R-1 has 4 schools and 931 students, and Lake County High School is one of those schools.
About 65% of the student body at Lake County High School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 33% White and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. High schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.9:1. About 55% of students at Lake County High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Lake County.
Lake County High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Colorado public high schools.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 33.2%. Lake County High School posts 18.1%, 15.1 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Lake County, home to about 7,380 people, median household income comes to about $96,575, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 931, Lake County High School among them.
Cloud City High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lake County High School, there are 3 other public schools. Lake County High School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lake County High School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.1:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
Lake County High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,380
Census ACS
Median income
$96,575
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
931 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake County School District No. R-1
- Lake County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Lake County Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Cloud City High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Other schools in LEADVILLE
- Lake County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Lake County Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Cloud City High SchoolHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Cloud City High School0.0 mi · 35
- Lake County Intermediate School0.2 mi · 259
- Lake County Elementary School0.8 mi · 248
- South Park High School16.4 mi · 121
- South Park Middle School16.4 mi · 87
- Edith Teter Elementary School16.4 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Lake County High SchoolHow large is Lake County High School?
Lake County High School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lake County High School serve?
Lake County High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lake County High School have?
Lake County High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake County High School?
Student demographics at Lake County High School are roughly 33% White, 65% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lake County High School in?
Lake County High School is part of Lake County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.