Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLORES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2J·NCES 080342000435
Dove Creek Elementary School
713 NORTH MAIN STREET, DOVE CREEK, CO 81324 · (970) 677-2296 · Dolores County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
67 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 17 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Dove Creek Elementary School→Dove Creek High School
Based on grade levels within Dolores County School District RE-2J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dove Creek Elementary School
Dove Creek Elementary School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Creek Elementary School this school | 124 | 54.0% | 26.0% |
| North Fork Montessori @ Crawford CRAWFORD | 120 | 58.3% | 59.4% |
| North Fork School of Integrated Studies PAONIA | 112 | 51.8% | 58.5% |
| Custer County Elementary School WESTCLIFFE | 146 | 50.7% | 30.6% |
| Nucla Elementary School NATURITA | 161 | 55.9% | 32.0% |
| Otis Elementary School OTIS | 90 | 56.7% | 24.3% |
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 Dove Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #655 of 931 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #975 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #431 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
124
+18 (+17%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 124 | 9.2 | 13.5:1 | 54% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 9.1 | 13.7:1 | 55% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 9.4 | 13.2:1 | 56% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 49% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 8.9 | 13.1:1 | 61% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 48% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 9 | 16.6:1 | 35% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 6 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dove Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (116 to 124); teachers up 3% (8.9 to 9.2).
About Dove Creek Elementary School
A small elementary school in DOVE CREEK, Colorado, Dove Creek Elementary School is part of Dolores County School District RE-2J. The school enrolls 124 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
The 2 schools in Dolores County School District RE-2J enroll 262 students altogether, Dove Creek Elementary School among them.
The student body at Dove Creek Elementary School is 93% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 83% of Dolores County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dove Creek Elementary School counts 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Dove Creek Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.0%.
In the county around the school, Dolores County, the median household income is $64,907, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Dolores County is home to 2 public schools and about 262 public school students.
Nearby, Dove Creek High School is about 0.1 miles away. On average proficiency, Dove Creek Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 124 students in 2024-25, 18 more than the 106 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
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Dolores County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,432
Census ACS
Median income
$64,907
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dolores County School District RE-2J
- Dove Creek High SchoolHigh · 138 students
Other Dove Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dove Creek Elementary. Dove Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dove Creek Elementary SchoolStatham, GA · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Dove Creek High School0.1 mi · 138
- Pleasant View Charter School14.5 mi · 35
- Lewis-Arriola Elementary School24.6 mi · 125
- Monticello High25.2 mi · 211
- Monticello School25.3 mi · 277
- Battle Rock Charter School30.1 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Dove Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dove Creek Elementary School?
Dove Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dove Creek Elementary School serve?
Dove Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dove Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dove Creek Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dove Creek Elementary School?
Dove Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dove Creek Elementary School in?
Dove Creek Elementary School is part of Dolores County School District RE-2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.