Best Public Schools in Zip Code 81602

Summary:

The 81602 zip code area in Colorado is home to two elementary schools - Glenwood Springs Elementary School and Sopris Elementary School, both part of the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1. Based on the available data, Sopris Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, with stronger academic outcomes, lower free/reduced lunch rates, and a higher statewide ranking.

Sopris Elementary outperforms Glenwood Springs Elementary and the district/state averages on CMAS tests for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 45.2% of Sopris Elementary students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to just 19.9% at Glenwood Springs Elementary, 25.7% for the district, and 34.2% statewide. Glenwood Springs Elementary struggles with particularly low proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grade Math, below 14%. Additionally, Sopris Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (30.12%) compared to Glenwood Springs Elementary (55.61%).

The significant performance gap between the two schools suggests there may be important differences in school resources, teaching quality, or other factors contributing to the disparity. The higher percentage of Hispanic students and students receiving free/reduced lunch at Glenwood Springs Elementary may also be linked to their lower academic outcomes, though further investigation would be needed to understand the underlying causes. The district may need to re-evaluate resource allocation, teaching support, and other policies to ensure more equitable outcomes across all schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 81602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glenwood Springs	1.23 mi	10	149^th
Carbondale	7.88 mi	6	90^th
New Castle	12.35 mi	4	124^th
Basalt	18.12 mi	3	120^th
Silt	18.21 mi	1	161^st

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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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