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Best Public Schools in Collbran, CO

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303

Students

Top rankedPlateau Valley Elementary School500^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Collbran, Colorado is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, all serving students in the Plateau Valley School District No. 50. While the schools have shown consistent improvement in their statewide rankings, there are areas for further development, particularly in Math and Science proficiency.

Plateau Valley Elementary School has demonstrated steady progress, moving up in the state rankings and outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. However, the school's Math and Science proficiency rates lag behind. Similarly, Plateau Valley Junior High School has also improved its statewide ranking and excels in ELA, but struggles with Math proficiency.

Across the district, the schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a significant percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The two high schools, Plateau Valley High School and Grand Mesa High School, both have relatively small student populations but maintain a solid 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 1.9% dropout rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)			CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Plateau Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 487-3547	142	11	13.3	43.7%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	44.2	500^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.4%		43	496^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.4%	4	68.2	45.5	49.3	18.2	36.4	33.8	18.2	$16,540
Plateau Valley High School	Public	9-12	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3547	65	8	8.2	43.1%	56 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)								$24,281
Grand Mesa High School	Public	9-12	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3576	55	2	23.3		32 (58.2%)	12 (21.8%)	9 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$14,289
Plateau Valley Junior High School	Public	7-8	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 487-3547	41	3	14.2	46.3%	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)			44.1			17.6		$18,986

Cities Near Collbran

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parachute	13.73 mi	4	196^th
De Beque	14.15 mi	1
Palisade	21.96 mi	2	64^th
Rifle	23.14 mi	5	180^th
Cedaredge	23.25 mi	3	85^th

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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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