Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50·NCES 080303000219
Plateau Valley Elementary School
56600 HIGHWAY 330, COLLBRAN, CO 81624 · (970) 487-3547 · Mesa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
62 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 22 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Plateau Valley Elementary School→Plateau Valley Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Plateau Valley School District 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 33.8% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Plateau Valley Elementary School
Plateau Valley Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau Valley Elementary School this school | 142 | 43.7% | 36.5% |
| Haxtun Elementary School HAXTUN | 155 | 40.6% | 37.4% |
| Custer County Elementary School WESTCLIFFE | 146 | 50.7% | 30.6% |
| Lewis-Arriola Elementary School CORTEZ | 125 | 40.8% | 56.9% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School DOVE CREEK | 124 | 54.0% | 26.0% |
| 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 Plateau Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #484 of 931 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #482 of 940 ▼ 9 | #19 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #383 of 946 ▲ 128 | #14 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #954 of 1,056 | #27 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #542 of 983 | #18 of 27 |
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
142
+16 (+13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 142 | 10.6 | 13.4:1 | 44% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 10.6 | 13.7:1 | 35% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 10.3 | 14.8:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 37% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 12.7 | 10.1:1 | 48% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 14 | 11.0:1 | 44% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 30% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 11 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plateau Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (129 to 142); teachers down 17% (12.7 to 10.6).
About Plateau Valley Elementary School
Plateau Valley Elementary School is a very small elementary school based in COLLBRAN, Colorado. In all, 142 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 63% below the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Plateau Valley Elementary School is a school in Plateau Valley School District 50. The district has 4 schools and 303 students.
The share of White students at Plateau Valley Elementary School is 92%. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Mesa County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Plateau Valley Elementary School scores 15%.
Plateau Valley Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1, with 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The school has 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mesa County is 53%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Plateau Valley Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.3% at Plateau Valley Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.5%.
For the population of Mesa County, the median household earns about $73,658 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Plateau Valley Elementary School shares Mesa County with 56 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Plateau Valley Junior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Plateau Valley Elementary School is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 126 (2020-21) to 142 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Plateau Valley Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Mesa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,601
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
22,232 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plateau Valley School District 50
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Grand Mesa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Plateau Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 41 students
Other schools in COLLBRAN
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Grand Mesa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Plateau Valley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Plateau Valley Junior High School0.0 mi · 41
- Plateau Valley High School0.0 mi · 65
- Grand Mesa High School1.1 mi · 55
- De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT13.6 mi · 179
- Bea Underwood Elementary School13.8 mi · 390
- Grand Valley Middle School14.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Plateau Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plateau Valley Elementary School?
Plateau Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Plateau Valley Elementary School serve?
Plateau Valley Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plateau Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plateau Valley Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Plateau Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Plateau Valley Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plateau Valley Elementary School?
Plateau Valley Elementary School is overseen by Plateau Valley School District 50 in Mesa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.