Best Public Schools in Zip Code 81432

Summary:

The 81432 zip code area is home to three exceptional schools - Ridgway Elementary School, Ridgway High School, and Ridgway Middle School - all part of the Ridgway School District No. R-2. These schools consistently demonstrate strong academic performance, with Ridgway Elementary and Middle School ranking in the top quartile of their respective school types in Colorado.

Ridgway Elementary School stands out with its consistently high performance on CMAS tests, including 82.4% proficiency in 5th grade Science and above-state-average scores in English Language Arts and Math across all grades. The school is ranked in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools and has a low free/reduced lunch rate of 15.23%, indicating a relatively affluent student population. Similarly, Ridgway High School excels in college readiness, with 84% proficiency in Reading/Writing and 44% in Math for 11th graders on the SAT and PSAT, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgway Middle School is the standout among the three, ranking in the top 10% of Colorado middle schools with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school demonstrates exceptional performance on CMAS tests, with 81.8% proficiency in 8th grade Science and above-state-average scores in English Language Arts and Math across all grades. All three schools in the 81432 zip code area have favorable student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.2 to 11.7 students per teacher, which may contribute to their academic success.

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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
Ridgway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 West Clinton Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 626-5468	151	13	11.7	15.2%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	70.2	261^st of 943 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.7	228^th of 933 public elementary schools	75.6%	33							33.3	70.0	70.6				58.2	22.2	57.1	52.9				44.6	82.4			$17,237
Ridgway High School	Public	9-12	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	107	12	9.2	13.1%	87 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	70.7	93^rd of 349 public high schools	73.4%		83.6	49^th of 349 public high schools	86.0%	44	87.0	21.0	80.0	52.0	84.0	44.0																	34.6	$25,851
Ridgway Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	74	7	10.2	25.7%	58 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	87	49^th of 485 public middle schools	89.9%		83.8	61^st of 480 public middle schools	87.3%	12										58.1	77.8	77.3	69.0				45.2	50.0	72.7	54.9		81.8		$11,850

Cities Near Zip Code 81432

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridgway	0.53 mi	3	18^th
Ouray	10.28 mi	3
Telluride	15.51 mi	4	24^th
Montrose	20.62 mi	13	92^nd
Silverton	24.4 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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