Weldon Valley Elementary School

Weldon Valley Elementary School is a primary school of minimally staffed scale in WELDONA, Colorado, operated by School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley, educateing 119 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley (215 students total), Weldon Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Weldon Valley Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Morgan County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Weldon Valley Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.4%; this one comes in at 31.0%, -17.4 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morgan County) logs that median household income runs about $73,278, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Morgan County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,039 students), Weldon Valley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weldon Valley Elementary School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weldon Valley Elementary School has fell 17%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Weldon Valley Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.