Enrollment
72
High
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALSH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080711001216
Walsh High School
300 CALIFORNIA STREET, WALSH, CO 81090 · (719) 324-5221 · Baca County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Colorado public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
47 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 22 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 11% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Walsh School District No. Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -16.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 17 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 35.0% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Walsh High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh High School this school | 72 | 65.3% | 31.9% |
| Idalia Junior-Senior High School IDALIA | 79 | 59.5% | 51.3% |
| Kit Carson Junior-Senior High School KIT CARSON | 55 | 60.0% | N/A |
| Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School MOSCA | 146 | 63.7% | 47.8% |
| Nucla High School NUCLA | 60 | 58.3% | N/A |
| La Veta Junior-Senior High School LA VETA | 118 | 66.9% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Walsh High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #360 of 409 |
Ranked against other public high 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
72
+24 (+50%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 6.0:1
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 | 72 | 5.7 | 12.7:1 | 65% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 6.7 | 10.2:1 | 65% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 6.2 | 10.4:1 | 56% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 8 | 6.0:1 | 48% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 7.1 | 7.0:1 | 50% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 49% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 34% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 26% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 13 | 6.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walsh High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (50 to 72); teachers down 21% (7.1 to 5.7).
About Walsh High School
Walsh High School is classified as a high school. It is located in WALSH, Colorado. The school serves 72 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Colorado average about 627 students.
Walsh School District No. Re-1 is made up of 2 schools with 177 students in all.
White students are the majority at Walsh High School, with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 88%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.7 students per teacher and 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.2 below the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. For comparison, public schools in Baca County average 66%.
Measured against Colorado public high schools, Walsh High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Walsh High School would be expected to post about 27.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.9%.
Baca County census figures show that the median household income is $46,215, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in Baca County, enrolling about 625 students in all.
Nearest public school: Walsh Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Walsh High School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 48 in 2020-21 and 72 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Its ratio of students to teachers was 6.0:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Baca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,428
Census ACS
Median income
$46,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walsh School District No. Re-1
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Walsh Elementary School0.1 mi · 105
- Vilas Elementary School9.1 mi · 15
- Vilas Undivided High School9.1 mi · 38
- Springfield Elementary School18.6 mi · 156
- Springfield Junior/Senior High School18.6 mi · 128
- Campo Undivided High School25.3 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Walsh High SchoolHow many students attend Walsh High School?
Walsh High School enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 07-12.
Is Walsh High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walsh High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Walsh High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Walsh High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walsh High School?
At Walsh High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Walsh High School?
Walsh High School is overseen by Walsh School District No. Re-1 in Baca County.
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