Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TELLURIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080687006699
Telluride Elementary School
447 WEST COLUMBIA AVENUE, TELLURIDE, CO 81435 · (970) 369-1213 · San Miguel County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
43 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 49 | 35% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 34% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Telluride Elementary School→Telluride Intermediate School→Telluride Middle School→Telluride High School
Based on grade levels within Telluride School District No. R-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Schools most like Telluride Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride Elementary School this school | 140 | 30.7% | N/A |
| South Routt Elementary School YAMPA | 130 | 33.8% | 35.6% |
| Carbondale Community Charter School CARBONDALE | 143 | 37.1% | 54.1% |
| Kiowa Elementary School KIOWA | 159 | 32.7% | 30.0% |
| Elbert Elementary School ELBERT | 141 | 31.9% | 50.7% |
| Weldon Valley Elementary School WELDONA | 119 | 30.3% | 31.0% |
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 Telluride Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #959 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #699 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
140
-31 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 140 | 18.3 | 7.7:1 | 31% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 13.5 | 10.6:1 | 26% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 18.1 | 10.6:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 25 | 6.8:1 | 20% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 18.5 | 9.3:1 | 25% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Telluride Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (172 to 140); teachers down 1% (18.5 to 18.3).
About Telluride Elementary School
Telluride Elementary School is a public very small elementary school in TELLURIDE, Colorado. Its grade span covers pre-K through 2, with 140 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
The district for Telluride Elementary School is Telluride School District No. R-1, with 4 schools and 799 students.
About 74% of the student body at Telluride Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in San Miguel County, the White share is about 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Telluride Elementary School lists 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.7 students per teacher. The school's 7.7:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 31% of the student body. Public schools in San Miguel County average a similar 34%.
Looking at the county, San Miguel County, the median household earns about $79,024 a year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. San Miguel County has 5 public schools with about 990 students, including Telluride Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Telluride Elementary School is closest to Telluride Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Telluride Elementary School had a net loss of 31 students, or 18%.
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San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,968
Census ACS
Median income
$79,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Telluride School District No. R-1
- Telluride High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Telluride Intermediate SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Telluride Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Other schools in TELLURIDE
- Telluride High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Telluride Intermediate SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Telluride Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Telluride Intermediate School0.3 mi · 237
- Telluride Middle School0.3 mi · 124
- Telluride High School0.3 mi · 298
- Ouray Elementary School9.8 mi · 79
- Ouray Middle School9.8 mi · 55
- Ouray Senior High School9.8 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Telluride Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Telluride Elementary School?
Telluride Elementary School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Telluride Elementary School serve?
Telluride Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Telluride Elementary School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Telluride Elementary School.
How diverse is Telluride Elementary School?
Telluride Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Telluride Elementary School public or private?
Telluride Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Telluride School District No. R-1.
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