Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1

The Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1 in Colorado operates two schools: Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School, serving grades 6-12, and Cresson Elementary School, serving grades PK-5. Both schools face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and declining school quality over time.

Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School has a small student enrollment of 176 and a high percentage of white students (84.66%), but its test scores are well below state averages, with only 15.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7.5% in Math. The school has a low 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom 30% of Colorado high schools. In contrast, Cresson Elementary School has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (16.06%) and performs better than the high school, with 33.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.7% in Math, but it still ranks in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools.

Both schools in the Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1 face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, demographic disparities, and declining school quality over time. The district must address these systemic issues to ensure equitable and effective education for all students in the area.