Enrollment
144
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080705001209
North Park School
910 4TH STREET, WALDEN, CO 80480 · (970) 723-3300 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
44 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
54.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
144
-42 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.5:1
% White
80%
was 79%
% Hispanic
20%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About North Park School
As a micro-enrollment all-grades campus in WALDEN, Colorado, North Park School caters to 144 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by North Park School District R-1. Enrollment runs roughly 72% below the state mean of about 523.
Operationally, North Park School answers to North Park School District R-1, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, North Park School shows that White students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, North Park School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting North Park School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Park School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 40.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $47,667, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%.
Strawberry Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 32.8 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Park School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 61.7%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Park School has fell 23%, going from 186 students in 2018 to 144 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,372
Census ACS
Median income
$47,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Strawberry Park Elementary School32.8 mi · 368
- Steamboat Springs Middle School32.8 mi · 440
- Steamboat Springs High School33.3 mi · 871
- Soda Creek Elementary School33.4 mi · 379
- North Routt Community Charter School33.6 mi · 82
- Yampa Valley High School33.6 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About North Park SchoolHow many students attend North Park School?
North Park School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does North Park School serve?
North Park School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Park School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Park School is approximately 11.3:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Park School?
At North Park School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 20% Hispanic.
Is North Park School public or private?
North Park School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Park School District R-1.
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