Best Public Schools in Garfield County, Colorado & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Bea Underwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	0741 Tamarisk Trail	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 285-5703	369	23	16.0	61.5%	189 (51.2%)	2 (0.5%)	159 (43.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	7.1	920^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.4%		6.3	924^th of 933 public elementary schools	1.0%	4							14.6	8.3	13.2				11.9	17.6		10.9					7.7			$13,231
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning	Public	PK, KG-1	100 East Second Street	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 285-5702	221	13	17.0	60.2%	126 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$16,144
Ross Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-8	109 Lewies Lane	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 963-7199	250	13	18.6		159 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	81 (32.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	30.9	604^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.9%		40.4	513^th of 933 public elementary schools	45.0%	91							33.3	31.8	38.5	47.6	73.7	47.4	44.0	22.2		19.2		36.8	31.6	22.4	30.8	31.6		$13,710
Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	389	27	14.4		225 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (36.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	31.8	592^nd of 943 public elementary schools	37.2%					(n/a)							44.2	20.9	33.3	48.8	46.5	50.0	40.5	34.9	16.3	12.2	29.3	29.5	55.3	29.2	26.8	27.0		$13,893
Carbondale Middle School	Public	5-8	180 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5700	345	24	14.6	38.8%	154 (44.6%)	5 (1.4%)	178 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	49.6	207^th of 485 public middle schools	57.3%		48.3	222^nd of 480 public middle schools	53.8%	15									34.6	44.9	43.9	44.9	42.2			35.3	30.0	27.1	40.2	33.5	29.8	32.0		$15,740
Glenwood Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Soccerfield Road	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5500	408	28	14.5	40.0%	143 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	250 (61.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	21.7	358^th of 485 public middle schools	26.2%		26.1	333^rd of 480 public middle schools	30.6%	25										25.5	36.8	25.8	29.7				13.0	17.0	15.9	15.4		20.5		$16,093
Glenwood Springs High School	Public	9-12	1521 Grand Avenue	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5555	1,002	53	19.0	23.2%	414 (41.3%)	6 (0.6%)	545 (54.4%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	51.4	163^rd of 349 public high schools	53.3%		54.2	145^th of 349 public high schools	58.5%	18	58.0	28.0	57.0	46.0	58.0	39.0																	32.6	$14,732
Glenwood Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 School Street	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5450	437	37	11.7	55.6%	121 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	307 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	21	731^st of 943 public elementary schools	22.5%		13.6	834^th of 933 public elementary schools	10.6%	103							41.0	25.4	20.6				28.7	38.5	13.8	8.5				19.9	14.1			$20,098
Roaring Fork High School	Public	9-12	2270 Highway 133	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5757	427	23	18.8	25.5%	199 (46.6%)	4 (0.9%)	206 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	56.5	134^th of 349 public high schools	61.6%		68.2	103^rd of 349 public high schools	70.5%	31	67.0	34.0	67.0	44.0	60.0	37.0																	27.5	$16,606
Carbondale Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1505 Satank Road	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 963-9647	138	16	8.5	21.0%	93 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (29.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	74.2	219^th of 943 public elementary schools	76.8%		51.2	419^th of 933 public elementary schools	55.1%	200									58.8	62.5	50.0	62.5	58.1	68.8		35.3		43.8	50.0	42.6	58.8	43.8		$15,745
Crystal River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5620	417	32	13.1	32.4%	193 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (51.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26	661^st of 943 public elementary schools	29.9%		25.9	658^th of 933 public elementary schools	29.5%	3							21.5	35.2					28.7	22.5	28.4					25.5				$18,180
Bridges	Public	9-12	455 South 3rd Street	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5995	91	7	13.9	27.5%	10 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)					24.0																			$21,987
Rifle Middle School	Public	6-8	753 Railroad	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7900	623	37	16.9	43.5%	243 (39.0%)	1 (0.2%)	364 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	18	390^th of 485 public middle schools	19.6%		16.6	397^th of 480 public middle schools	17.3%	7										32.8	26.6	20.4	26.5				13.8	10.9	13.7	12.8		18.9		$13,871
Rifle High School	Public	9-12	1350 Prefontaine Ave	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7725	791	47	16.9	35.3%	281 (35.5%)	3 (0.4%)	490 (61.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	21.2	275^th of 349 public high schools	21.2%		20.1	278^th of 349 public high schools	20.3%	3	44.0	16.0	56.0	26.0	34.0	16.0																	9.6	$13,426
Riverside School	Public	6-8	215 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7800	468	35	13.3	36.8%	250 (53.4%)	2 (0.4%)	202 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	36.7	268^th of 485 public middle schools	44.7%		34.1	294^th of 480 public middle schools	38.8%	26										37.8	49.0	39.5	42.3				22.6	13.1	22.1	19.1		32.1		$14,981
Cactus Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Grand Avenue	Silt	81652	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7850	463	29	15.9	33.3%	272 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	32.9	579^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.6%		26.1	653^rd of 933 public elementary schools	30.0%	74							37.9	38.3	41.5				39.3	32.4	22.2	18.5				24.5	30.8			$13,476
Wamsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 East 30th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7950	395	24	16.3	50.9%	115 (29.1%)	2 (0.5%)	267 (67.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	18.2	767^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.7%		23.4	692^nd of 933 public elementary schools	25.8%	75							16.7	20.8	32.8				23.7	20.0	27.8	20.0				22.3	16.9			$12,855
Kathryn Senor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7700	273	20	13.5	34.1%	137 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (47.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	40.7	517^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.2%		36.9	542^nd of 933 public elementary schools	41.9%	25							42.5	31.3	46.6				41.5	37.5	30.3	30.5				32.6	32.2			$16,527
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 East 7th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6800	451	28	16.1	45.5%	151 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	288 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	18.3	766^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.8%		25.4	667^th of 933 public elementary schools	28.5%	99							24.6	17.6	43.1				27.2	14.8	8.8	26.4				15.9	20.8			$14,177
Elk Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 West Main Street	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6900	246	20	12.6	36.2%	125 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	18.8	756^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.8%		47	467^th of 933 public elementary schools	49.9%	289							17.9	34.1	17.1				23.6	13.8	26.2	14.6				18.8	22.5			$19,183
Graham Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Farmstead Parkway	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7500	425	24	17.5	35.3%	198 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24.3	687^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.1%		25.7	660^th of 933 public elementary schools	29.3%	27							35.1	33.9	32.7				33.9	28.8	16.1	14.3				19.9	23.6			$13,954
Coal Ridge High School	Public	9-12	35947 Highway 6	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 625-6700	527	29	18.4	31.7%	257 (48.8%)	2 (0.4%)	256 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	41.6	199^th of 349 public high schools	43.0%		37.7	208^th of 349 public high schools	40.4%	9	54.0	32.0	54.0	37.0	50.0	36.0																	25.5	$14,502
Sopris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Mount Sopris Drive	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5400	342	23	14.5	30.1%	181 (52.9%)	2 (0.6%)	145 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	54.7	408^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.3	471^st of 933 public elementary schools	49.5%	63							48.2	33.3	43.1				42.3	53.6	32.6	47.3				45.2	40.0			$19,916
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	228 Flying M Road	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 510-0252	387	30	12.9	58.9%	75 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	299 (77.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	21.9	717^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.0%		19.1	751^st of 933 public elementary schools	19.5%	34									15.2	32.4	15.0	33.3	20.2	17.2			24.4	16.3	22.2	16.1	25.0	19.4		$20,342
Yampah Mountain School	Public	9-12	695 Red Mountain Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Colorado River BOCES	No	No	No	No	(970) 945-9463	169	10	16.5	29.6%	92 (54.4%)	2 (1.2%)	74 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)					27.0																			$00
Grand Valley High School	Public	9-12	800 Cardinal Way	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5705	317	21	15.0	45.7%	175 (55.2%)	1 (0.3%)	128 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	33.3	226^th of 349 public high schools	35.2%		23.6	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%	37	51.0	17.0	64.0	32.0	57.0	16.0																	18.1	$15,524
Grand Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	0364 Siprelle Drive	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5707	241	18	13.3	51.9%	129 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	13.7	421^st of 485 public middle schools	13.2%		11.2	442^nd of 480 public middle schools	7.9%	21										25.6	19.7	22.4	22.7						16.7			5.1		$15,806
Marble Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	412 West Main Street	Marble	81623	Garfield County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 963-9550	55	1	51.8		52 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													50.0							26.1				$16,635

Best Public Schools in Garfield County, CO

Carbondale Community Charter School

Roaring Fork High School

Sopris Elementary School

Glenwood Springs High School

Carbondale Middle School

Coal Ridge High School

Kathryn Senor Elementary School

Riverside School

Grand Valley High School

Cactus Valley Elementary School

Two Rivers Community School

Ross Montessori School

Crystal River Elementary School

Graham Mesa Elementary School

Riverview School

Glenwood Springs Middle School

Rifle High School

Glenwood Springs Elementary School

Elk Creek Elementary

Highland Elementary School

Wamsley Elementary School

Rifle Middle School

Grand Valley Middle School

Bea Underwood Elementary School

Bridges

Grand Valley Center for Family Learning

Marble Charter School

Yampah Mountain School

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