West Grand High School

West Grand High School is a minimally staffed senior high in KREMMLING, Colorado, overseen by West Grand School District No. 1. The school hosts 123 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% smaller than the state mean of about 627.

Across the 2 schools in West Grand School District No. 1 (385 students total), West Grand High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Grand High School reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Grand County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, West Grand High School lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, West Grand High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.6%; West Grand High School posts 12.9%, -28.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Grand County put median household earnings sit near $88,612, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Grand County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,685 students), West Grand High School is one campus in the mix.

West Grand Elementary and Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Grand High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Grand High School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 139 (now 123). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 35% to 30%.

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