Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2·NCES 080621001089
Ridgway Elementary School
1115 WEST CLINTON STREET, RIDGWAY, CO 81432 · (970) 626-5468 · Ouray County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
33 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 32 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Ridgway School District R-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +18.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 44.6% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Ridgway Elementary School
Ridgway Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway Elementary School this school | 149 | 22.1% | 62.6% |
| Flatirons Elementary School BOULDER | 163 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
| Larkspur Elementary School LARKSPUR | 161 | 23.6% | 53.1% |
| Fraser Valley Elementary School FRASER | 217 | 22.6% | 61.5% |
| Fleming Elementary School FLEMING | 131 | 20.6% | 34.5% |
| Merino Elementary School MERINO | 159 | 26.4% | N/A |
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 Ridgway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #125 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #115 of 940 ▲ 200 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #155 of 946 ▲ 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #946 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #803 of 983 |
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
149
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 149 | 11.2 | 13.3:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 11.6 | 12.9:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 12.8 | 11.8:1 | 15% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 20% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 13.8 | 12.6:1 | 25% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | 26% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 42% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 17% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (174 to 149); teachers down 19% (13.8 to 11.2).
About Ridgway Elementary School
A small elementary school in RIDGWAY, Colorado, Ridgway Elementary School is part of Ridgway School District R-2. The school serves 149 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Ridgway Elementary School is part of Ridgway School District R-2, where 3 schools serve 320 students.
Most students at Ridgway Elementary School are White: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Ridgway Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Ridgway Elementary School counts 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. About 22% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Ridgway Elementary School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ridgway Elementary School is 9.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.6% actual, 53.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Ouray County census figures show that median household income is about $91,020, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Ridgway Elementary School is among the 6 public schools in Ouray County.
Ridgway Middle School is the public school closest to Ridgway Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Ridgway Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.4% on proficiency, and Ridgway Elementary School is above that at 62.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Ridgway Elementary School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ridgway Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ouray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,087
Census ACS
Median income
$91,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
500 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgway School District R-2
- Ridgway High SchoolHigh · 97 students
- Ridgway Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in RIDGWAY
- Ridgway High SchoolHigh · 97 students
- Ridgway Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway Middle School0.8 mi · 74
- Ridgway High School0.8 mi · 97
- Ouray Middle School10.3 mi · 55
- Ouray Elementary School10.3 mi · 79
- Ouray Senior High School10.3 mi · 46
- Telluride Middle School14.9 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgway Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgway Elementary School?
Ridgway Elementary School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ridgway Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridgway Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgway Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ridgway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ridgway Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ridgway Elementary School in?
Ridgway Elementary School is part of Ridgway School District R-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.