Lake County Intermediate School

Lake County Intermediate School operates as a compact elementary school in LEADVILLE, Colorado, one of the schools within Lake County School District No. R-1. Current enrollment sits at 259 students spanning grades 3 through 6. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Lake County School District No. R-1, which oversees 4 schools and 931 students, Lake County Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lake County Intermediate School shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 37% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Lake County Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Lake County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Lake County Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $96,575, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Lake County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 931 students), of which Lake County Intermediate School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cloud City High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake County Intermediate School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

Lake County Intermediate School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake County Intermediate School has ticked down 12%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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