Enrollment
105
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080630001415
Mountain Valley School
403 PITKIN AVENUE, SAGUACHE, CO 81149 · (719) 655-2578 · Saguache County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- C-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
80 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 9% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Mountain Valley School
Mountain Valley School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Valley School this school | 105 | 76.2% | 21.5% |
| Bethune Public Schools BETHUNE | 99 | 71.7% | 18.4% |
| Branson School BRANSON | 67 | 62.7% | N/A |
| De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT DE BEQUE | 179 | 63.7% | 21.2% |
| Holly School HOLLY | 276 | 64.1% | 26.4% |
| Moffat Prek-12 School MOFFAT | 99 | 79.8% | 23.9% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 Mountain Valley School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #7 of 17 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #14 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #20 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #6 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
105
-68 (-39%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 88
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 105 | 12.5 | 8.4:1 | 76% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 13.5 | 10.9:1 | 78% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 66% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 14.7 | 8.5:1 | 77% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 47 | 5 | 9.4:1 | 60% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 34 | 5 | 6.8:1 | 71% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 69% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Valley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (125 to 105); teachers down 15% (14.7 to 12.5).
About Mountain Valley School
Mountain Valley School is a small combined-grade school with an address in SAGUACHE, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 105 students in pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in Colorado is about 523 students, so this school is 80% smaller than average.
Mountain Valley School is part of Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1.
At Mountain Valley School, White students make up 59% of the student body. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Saguache County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 12.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.4:1. On average, combined schools in Colorado have 14.3:1, compared with 8.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Saguache County average 87%.
The allk12 Grade for Mountain Valley School is C+. Compared with Colorado public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mountain Valley School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 21.5%. Predicted: 20.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Saguache County, the median household income is $50,082, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. There are 8 public schools in Saguache County, enrolling about 932 students in all.
Moffat Prek-12 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 13.6 miles away. On proficiency, Mountain Valley School is behind the 22.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Mountain Valley School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Over 4 years, Mountain Valley School's enrollment dropped 39%, to 105. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.4:1 to 8.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Mountain Valley School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Saguache County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,580
Census ACS
Median income
$50,082
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
932 students
Quick facts
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- Moffat Prek-12 School13.6 mi · 99
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- Haskin Elementary School23.0 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Valley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Valley School?
Mountain Valley School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Mountain Valley School serve?
Mountain Valley School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Valley School?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Mountain Valley School.
How diverse is Mountain Valley School?
Mountain Valley School reports a student body of 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain Valley School?
Mountain Valley School is overseen by Mountain Valley School District No. Re 1 in Saguache County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.