Sopris Elementary School

Sopris Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school in GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado, overseen by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1. The school serves 392 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 14 schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 (5,839 students total), Sopris Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sopris Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 43% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Garfield County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sopris Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Garfield County put median household income runs about $91,131, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Garfield County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,790 students), of which Sopris Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Riverview School, roughly 2.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sopris Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sopris Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 392). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 48% to 54%.

On the community side, the feed for Sopris Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.