Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEEKER SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1·NCES 080561000965
Meeker Elementary School
201 UTE ROAD, MEEKER, CO 81641 · (970) 878-9050 · Rio Blanco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
121 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within Meeker School District Re1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 45.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 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 Meeker Elementary School
Meeker Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker Elementary School this school | 285 | 42.5% | 49.0% |
| Summit Elementary School DIVIDE | 286 | 43.7% | 52.5% |
| Taylor Elementary School PALISADE | 310 | 42.6% | 54.2% |
| Columbine Elementary School WOODLAND PARK | 321 | 41.7% | 38.3% |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Byers Elementary School BYERS | 275 | 37.8% | 55.2% |
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 Meeker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #311 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #263 of 940 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #324 of 946 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #755 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #69 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #778 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #553 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #235 of 664 |
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
285
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 285 | 23.4 | 12.2:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 21.1 | 15.3:1 | 43% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.5 | 14.3:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 35% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 28% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 24% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meeker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (366 to 285); teachers down 8% (25.5 to 23.4).
About Meeker Elementary School
Meeker Elementary School is an elementary school located in MEEKER, Colorado, in Rio Blanco County. Its 285 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Meeker School District Re1 serves 672 students across 3 schools.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Meeker Elementary School. Next come 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Meeker Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.2:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Meeker Elementary School is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Rio Blanco County average 41%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Meeker Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.0%.
Within Rio Blanco County, the median household income is $65,473, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Meeker Elementary School, Rio Blanco County has 4 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Meeker Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Barone Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Meeker Elementary School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Meeker Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 285 students in 2024-25, 28 fewer than the 313 it had in 2020-21.
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Rio Blanco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,544
Census ACS
Median income
$65,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meeker School District Re1
- Meeker High SchoolHigh · 224 students
- Barone Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in MEEKER
- Meeker High SchoolHigh · 224 students
- Barone Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other Meeker Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Meeker Elementary. Meeker Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Meeker Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 475 students
- Meeker ElementaryPuyallup, WA · 366 students
- Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes, IA · 361 students
- Meeker Elementary SchoolMeeker, OK · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Barone Middle School0.3 mi · 163
- Meeker High School0.3 mi · 224
- Maybell School34.0 mi · 11
- Wamsley Elementary School34.6 mi · 420
- Graham Mesa Elementary School35.3 mi · 424
- Ridgeview Elementary School36.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Meeker Elementary SchoolHow large is Meeker Elementary School?
Meeker Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Meeker Elementary School serve?
Meeker Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Meeker Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Meeker Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Meeker Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meeker Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Meeker Elementary School in?
Meeker Elementary School is part of Meeker School District Re1.
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