Plainview Elementary School

Located at 13997 COUNTY ROAD 71, in SHERIDAN LAKE, Colorado, Plainview Elementary School is a very small K-5 school that caters to 21 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Kiowa County School District No. Re-2. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Plainview Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Kiowa County School District No. Re-2, a district that teaches 32 students overall.

On demographics, Plainview Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Plainview Elementary School reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Plainview Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kiowa County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kiowa County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,618, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kiowa County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 243 students), of which Plainview Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Plainview Junior-Senior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 21 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 71% across the same window.

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