Enrollment
130
Elementary
DISTRICT 78 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ROUTT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 3·NCES 080591001015
South Routt Elementary School
448 MAIN STREET, YAMPA, CO 80483 · (970) 638-4558 · Routt County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
44 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Routt School District No. Re 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 24.6% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 South Routt Elementary School
South Routt Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Routt Elementary School this school | 130 | 33.8% | 35.6% |
| Elbert Elementary School ELBERT | 141 | 31.9% | 50.7% |
| Kiowa Elementary School KIOWA | 159 | 32.7% | 30.0% |
| Weldon Valley Elementary School WELDONA | 119 | 30.3% | 31.0% |
| Telluride Elementary School TELLURIDE | 140 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Lewis-Arriola Elementary School CORTEZ | 125 | 40.8% | 56.9% |
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 South Routt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Routt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #499 of 931 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #572 of 940 ▲ 39 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #635 of 946 ▼ 106 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #971 of 1,056 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #658 of 983 | #1 of 6 |
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
130
+13 (+11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 34% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 10.6 | 13.4:1 | 28% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 13.4 | 10.7:1 | 32% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 31% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 13 | 10.9:1 | 54% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 53% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 47% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 24% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Routt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (142 to 130); teachers down 15% (13 to 11).
About South Routt Elementary School
South Routt Elementary School is a public elementary school run by South Routt School District No. Re 3 in YAMPA, Colorado. A federal count lists 130 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 66% smaller than that.
South Routt School District No. Re 3 is the district for South Routt Elementary School. It has 4 schools and 326 students.
By race and ethnicity, South Routt Elementary School is 79% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Routt County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. South Routt Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 34% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Routt County, the average eligibility rate is 21%.
allk12 grades South Routt Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Routt Elementary School is 10.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.6% actual, 46.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Routt County show that median household income is about $106,489, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. South Routt Elementary School is among the 15 public schools in Routt County.
The school nearest to South Routt Elementary School is Soroco Preschool at Yampa, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, South Routt Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
South Routt Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 117 to 130. By 2024-25, the school had 11.8 students per teacher, compared with 10.6 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Routt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,084
Census ACS
Median income
$106,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Routt School District No. Re 3
- Soroco High SchoolHigh · 103 students
- Soroco Middle SchoolMiddle · 67 students
- Soroco Preschool at YampaElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Soroco Preschool at Yampa0.1 mi · 26
- Soroco High School8.5 mi · 103
- Soroco Middle School8.5 mi · 67
- Steamboat Springs High School23.3 mi · 871
- Yampa Valley High School23.4 mi · 32
- Soda Creek Elementary School23.6 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About South Routt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Routt Elementary School?
South Routt Elementary School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Routt Elementary School serve?
South Routt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Routt Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at South Routt Elementary School.
How diverse is South Routt Elementary School?
South Routt Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is South Routt Elementary School public or private?
South Routt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Routt School District No. Re 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.