Enrollment
101
Elementary
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-4·NCES 080678001162
Stratton Elementary School
6 MAIN, STRATTON, CO 80836 · (719) 348-5521 · Kit Carson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+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
12.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
43 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 21 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Stratton School District No. R-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 37.8% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Stratton Elementary School
Stratton Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Elementary School this school | 101 | 42.6% | 31.8% |
| McClave Elementary School MC CLAVE | 126 | 42.1% | 56.6% |
| Lewis-Arriola Elementary School CORTEZ | 125 | 40.8% | 56.9% |
| Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School HESPERUS | 116 | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Caliche Elementary School ILIFF | 139 | 48.9% | 26.3% |
| Carlson Elementary School IDAHO SPRINGS | 144 | 43.1% | 32.1% |
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 Stratton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #552 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #447 of 940 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #628 of 946 ▲ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #998 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #552 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
101
-21 (-17%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 151
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 101 | 7.9 | 12.8:1 | 43% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 6.1 | 17.1:1 | 61% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 8.1 | 14.0:1 | 50% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 8.6 | 15.6:1 | 43% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 46% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 7 | 15.6:1 | 34% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 38% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 151 | 9 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (135 to 101); teachers down 9% (8.6 to 7.9).
About Stratton Elementary School
Federal records list Stratton Elementary School as an elementary school in STRATTON, Colorado. Its 101 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
The 3 schools of Stratton School District No. R-4, including Stratton Elementary School, enroll 219 students.
White students are the majority at Stratton Elementary School, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic. County-wide, about 79% of residents are White. Stratton Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Stratton Elementary School total 7.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school counts 43 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%. Across public schools in Kit Carson County, the average is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Stratton Elementary School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stratton Elementary School is 9.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.8%. Predicted: 40.9%.
Stratton Elementary School is located in Kit Carson County, where the median household income is $70,259, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Stratton Elementary School, Kit Carson County has 8 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Stratton Senior High School, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stratton Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Stratton Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Stratton Elementary School dropped 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 122 to 101 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kit Carson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,023
Census ACS
Median income
$70,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stratton School District No. R-4
- Stratton Senior High SchoolHigh · 64 students
- Stratton Middle SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Other schools in STRATTON
- Stratton Senior High SchoolHigh · 64 students
- Stratton Middle SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Other Stratton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Stratton Elementary. Stratton Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Stratton Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 249 students
- Stratton ElementaryMadison, TN · 478 students
- Stratton Elementary SchoolChampaign, IL · 454 students
- Stratton ElementaryNewport, WA · 399 students
- Stratton ElementaryBeckley, WV · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Stratton Senior High School0.2 mi · 64
- Stratton Middle School0.2 mi · 54
- Bethune Public Schools9.2 mi · 99
- Hi-Plains School District R-2314.2 mi · 96
- Burlington Middle School16.8 mi · 206
- Burlington High School17.4 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Stratton Elementary SchoolHow large is Stratton Elementary School?
Stratton Elementary School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stratton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stratton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stratton Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Stratton Elementary School.
How diverse is Stratton Elementary School?
Stratton Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 23% Hispanic.
Is Stratton Elementary School public or private?
Stratton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stratton School District No. R-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.