Enrollment
126
Elementary
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCLAVE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080558000962
McClave Elementary School
308 LINCOLN STREET, MC CLAVE, CO 81057 · (719) 829-4517 · Bent County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
53 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Students here typically continue to
McClave Elementary School→McClave Undivided High School
Based on grade levels within McClave School District No. Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 55.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 McClave Elementary School
McClave Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClave Elementary School this school | 126 | 42.1% | 56.6% |
| Stratton Elementary School STRATTON | 101 | 42.6% | 31.8% |
| Lewis-Arriola Elementary School CORTEZ | 125 | 40.8% | 56.9% |
| Carlson Elementary School IDAHO SPRINGS | 144 | 43.1% | 32.1% |
| Caliche Elementary School ILIFF | 139 | 48.9% | 26.3% |
| Carbondale Community Charter School CARBONDALE | 143 | 37.1% | 54.1% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 McClave Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #195 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #74 of 940 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #188 of 946 ▲ 224 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #973 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #560 of 983 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
126
+13 (+12%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 126 | 10.8 | 11.6:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 10.8 | 11.8:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 10.3 | 14.2:1 | 48% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 11 | 10.3:1 | 39% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 11.1 | 13.6:1 | 52% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 48% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 10 | 17.4:1 | 57% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 48% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClave Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (151 to 126); teachers down 2% (11.1 to 10.8).
About McClave Elementary School
McClave Elementary School is an elementary school in MC CLAVE, Colorado, reachable at (719) 829-4517. It has an enrollment of 126 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
McClave Elementary School is part of McClave School District No. Re-2, where 2 schools serve 231 students.
More than half of enrollment at McClave Elementary School is White: 73%. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic. The diversity index for McClave Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 4.9 students per teacher. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Bent County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
McClave Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Colorado public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places McClave Elementary School in the top 10% of Colorado schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.4 points above it (56.6% actual, 41.2% predicted).
The school is in Bent County, where median household income comes to about $50,179, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bent County counts 6 public schools with about 663 students.
McClave Undivided High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. McClave Elementary School's average proficiency of 56.6% compares with 33.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, McClave Elementary School had a net gain of 13 students, or 12%. The ratio was 10.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at McClave Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,549
Census ACS
Median income
$50,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McClave School District No. Re-2
- McClave Undivided High SchoolHigh · 105 students
Nearby schools
- McClave Undivided High School0.0 mi · 105
- Wiley Junior-Senior High School7.1 mi · 115
- Wiley Elementary School7.1 mi · 155
- Washington Elementary School12.7 mi · 222
- Lamar High School12.9 mi · 393
- Lamar Middle School13.1 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About McClave Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McClave Elementary School?
McClave Elementary School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does McClave Elementary School serve?
McClave Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at McClave Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at McClave Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at McClave Elementary School?
Student demographics at McClave Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is McClave Elementary School public or private?
McClave Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McClave School District No. Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.