Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST END SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2·NCES 080585001398
Nucla Elementary School
141 WEST MAIN STREET, NATURITA, CO 81422 · (970) 865-2204 · Montrose County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
90 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 28 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 West End 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
31.1%
CO avg 44.9%
Math
27.0%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36.
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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Nucla Elementary School
Nucla Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nucla Elementary School this school | 161 | 55.9% | 32.0% |
| Custer County Elementary School WESTCLIFFE | 146 | 50.7% | 30.6% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School DOVE CREEK | 124 | 54.0% | 26.0% |
| North Fork Montessori @ Crawford CRAWFORD | 120 | 58.3% | 59.4% |
| Swink Elementary School SWINK | 131 | 56.5% | 47.9% |
| North Fork School of Integrated Studies PAONIA | 112 | 51.8% | 58.5% |
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 Nucla Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Montrose County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #549 of 931 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #587 of 940 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #638 of 946 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #931 of 1,056 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #414 of 983 | #6 of 8 |
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
161
+34 (+27%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 161 | 9.4 | 17.2:1 | 56% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 9.6 | 17.0:1 | 57% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 8.5 | 18.1:1 | 56% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 59% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 10.1 | 12.6:1 | 62% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 60% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | 60% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | 39% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 12 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nucla Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (128 to 161); teachers down 7% (10.1 to 9.4).
About Nucla Elementary School
Nucla Elementary School is a small elementary school in NATURITA, Colorado, under West End School District No. Re-2. The school counted 161 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That is 58% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Nucla Elementary School is part of West End School District No. Re-2, where 3 schools serve 260 students.
Of every 100 students at Nucla Elementary School, about 90 are White. It is also 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montrose County is roughly 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Montrose County is close, at 56%.
Nucla Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Nucla Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Census data for Montrose County show median household income comes to about $72,120, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,237, Nucla Elementary School among them.
Nucla Elementary School's nearest public school is Nucla Middle School (about 3.9 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Nucla Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Nucla Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 27%, from 127 to 161. Students per teacher increased from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Nucla Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Montrose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$72,120
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West End School District No. Re-2
- Nucla High SchoolHigh · 60 students
- Nucla Middle SchoolMiddle · 39 students
- Paradox Valley Charter SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Nucla Middle School3.9 mi · 39
- Nucla High School3.9 mi · 60
- Norwood Public Schools16.0 mi · 191
- Dove Creek Elementary School35.9 mi · 124
- Dove Creek High School36.0 mi · 138
- Gateway School38.9 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Nucla Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nucla Elementary School?
Nucla Elementary School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-06.
Is Nucla Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nucla Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nucla Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nucla Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nucla Elementary School?
Nucla Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Nucla Elementary School public or private?
Nucla Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West End School District No. Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.