McClave Elementary School

As a micro-enrollment primary school in MC CLAVE, Colorado, McClave Elementary School educates 126 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of McClave School District No. Re-2. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so McClave Elementary School sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

McClave School District No. Re-2 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 231 students; McClave Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, McClave Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, McClave Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting McClave Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at McClave Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bent County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McClave Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 56.6%, a residual of +15.4 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bent County) reports that median household income runs about $50,179, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 27%. McClave Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Bent County (combined enrollment of about 663 students).

The closest other public school is McClave Undivided High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, McClave Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McClave Elementary School has edged down 17%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 126 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 97% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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