Best Public Schools in Chaffee County, CO

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th 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	Total
Salida Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1040 I Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 539-4887	186	14	13.4		154 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	44.6	492^nd of 950 public elementary schools	48.2%		63.9	326^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.4%	166			36.8	72.2	47.4		88.2		60.8	42.1	27.8	20.0		41.2		33.7	31.6		$14,349
Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	559 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7100	256	23	11.3	35.2%	202 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	51.1	147^th of 328 public high schools	55.2%					(n/a)	73.0	30.0																	$18,506
Buena Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	549 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7060	211	19	10.9	32.2%	173 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	53.5	188^th of 469 public middle schools	59.9%		30.7	306^th of 485 public middle schools	36.9%	118						52.6	44.6	46.6	47.8				38.6	20.0	32.8	30.0		55.2	$15,281
Avery/Parsons Elementary School	Public	K-5	516 East Main Street	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 395-7020	383	29	13.3	38.9%	302 (78.9%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (15.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	36.9	557^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.6	546^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.1%	11			38.1	42.6	35.2				38.8	27.0	31.1	16.1				25.0	46.6		$16,040
Chaffee County High School	Public	7-12	613 East Main Street	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-4064	15	1	12.0	73.3%	8 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																			$28,160
Salida Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Milford Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 530-5300	327	26	12.5	46.5%	248 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)								(n/a)									65.5							48.1			$15,360
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 West 7th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 530-5260	449	31	14.7	39.6%	376 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	78.6	197^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.3%		81.8	154^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.7%	43			50.5	74.4					61.9	45.7	77.4					61.5			$13,528
Salida High School	Public	9-12	26 Jones Avenue	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	No	(719) 530-5400	409	26	15.5	29.1%	328 (80.2%)	5 (1.2%)	56 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)								(n/a)																			$13,663
Horizons Exploratory Academy	Public	9-12	310 E 9th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	No	(719) 530-5252	32	4	9.1	53.1%	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$16,036
Crest Academy	Public	5-8	220 12th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	No	(719) 539-2977	60	5	13.3	26.7%	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)								(n/a)									78.9							71.9			$15,593

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