Telluride Intermediate School

Set in TELLURIDE, Colorado, Telluride Intermediate School is a close-knit elementary campus, operated by Telluride School District No. R-1. It instructs 237 students across grades 3 through 6. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Telluride Intermediate School sits 37% below that benchmark.

Telluride School District No. R-1 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 799 students. Telluride Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Telluride Intermediate School lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Telluride Intermediate School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Telluride Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Miguel County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,024 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Telluride Intermediate School is one of 5 public schools in San Miguel County (combined enrollment of about 990 students).

Nearest neighbor: Telluride High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Telluride Intermediate School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Telluride Intermediate School's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 237). The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 75% over that span.

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