Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT RE-1·NCES 080279000176
Washington Elementary School
606 NORTH 9TH STREET, CANON CITY, CO 81212 · (719) 276-6090 · Fremont County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
214 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
38%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
Based on grade levels within Fremont Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 14.1% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 319 | 67.1% | 21.2% |
| Orchard Avenue Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 319 | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| McKinley Elementary School CANON CITY | 262 | 61.5% | 30.8% |
| Cedaredge Elementary School CEDAREDGE | 346 | 59.8% | 41.0% |
| Lincoln School of Science and Technology CANON CITY | 254 | 61.0% | 43.6% |
| Harrison School CANON CITY | 472 | 71.0% | 30.3% |
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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #749 of 931 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #726 of 940 ▲ 77 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #672 of 946 ▲ 162 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #650 of 1,056 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #196 of 896 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #713 of 896 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #291 of 983 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #583 of 664 | N/A |
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
319
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 319 | 23.2 | 13.7:1 | 67% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 24.4 | 12.8:1 | 71% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 21.3 | 14.0:1 | 69% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 71% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 23.8 | 14.1:1 | 72% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 71% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 63% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 38% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (334 to 319); teachers down 2% (23.8 to 23.2).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Fremont Re-1 in CANON CITY, Colorado. The school counts 319 students across kindergarten through 5.
Fremont Re-1 includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 3,191 students.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Washington Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Washington Elementary School comes in at 38%.
Washington Elementary School counts 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. About 67% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Fremont County average 55%.
Washington Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Washington Elementary School are 4.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.2% actual, 26.0% predicted).
Fremont County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,664, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Fremont County number 13 and enroll about 4,640.
Nearby, Canon City High School is about 0.3 miles away. Washington Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Washington Elementary School at 9th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Washington Elementary School had 310 students in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 13.7:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,634
Census ACS
Median income
$62,664
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Re-1
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Canon City Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Other schools in CANON CITY
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Canon City Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 87th largest of the 156.
- Washington Elementary SchoolLAMAR, CO · 222 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
- Washington ElementaryLindsay, CA · 730 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Canon City High School0.3 mi · 936
- Canon City Middle School0.4 mi · 382
- Lincoln School of Science and Technology1.1 mi · 254
- Canon Exploratory School1.4 mi · 316
- McKinley Elementary School1.8 mi · 262
- Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School2.0 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School is overseen by Fremont Re-1 in Fremont County.
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