Dove Creek Elementary School

Set in DOVE CREEK, Colorado, Dove Creek Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary school, one of the schools within Dolores County School District RE-2J. It teaches 124 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 67% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Dolores County School District RE-2J comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 262 students; Dove Creek Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Dove Creek Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Dolores County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dove Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dolores County) shows that median household income runs about $64,907, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Dove Creek Elementary School is one of 2 public schools in Dolores County (combined enrollment of about 262 students).

The closest other public school is Dove Creek High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dove Creek Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dove Creek Elementary School has edged up 7%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025.

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