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Best Public Schools in Gunnison County, CO

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Schools

1,987

Students

Top rankedCrested Butte Elementary School128^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gunnison Middle School up 24 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gunnison Middle School 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Crested Butte Secondary School	Public	6-12	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	400	28	14.1	16.3%	363 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	72.9	91^st of 340 public high schools	73.2%		88.1	33^rd of 328 public high schools	89.9%	58	87.9	58.6	73.8	38.1	86.5	40.4				50.9	759.0	741.0	49.7				737.0	738.0	728.0	31.8		728.0	32.7	$15,589
Gunnison High School	Public	9-12	800 West Ohio	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7700	410	23	17.9	40.2%	245 (59.8%)	4 (1.0%)	148 (36.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	38.4	202^nd of 340 public high schools	40.6%		36.3	212^th of 328 public high schools	35.4%	10	65.0	20.0	59.4	24.0	69.1	22.1																	31.3	$19,602
Gunnison Middle School	Public	6-8	1099 North 11th	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7710	314	24	12.8	43.0%	188 (59.9%)	2 (0.6%)	113 (36.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	36.9	264^th of 476 public middle schools	44.5%		33.3	288^th of 469 public middle schools	38.6%	24										737.0	33.0	726.0	31.7				37.2	27.5	21.9	28.6		31.2		$19,034
Gunnison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1099 North 11th	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 641-7710	560	42	13.2	45.4%	357 (63.8%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (30.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	27.2	655^th of 946 public elementary schools	30.8%		45.9	479^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.6%	176							28.4	726.0	730.0				27.2	728.0	31.4	733.0				30.5	20.3			$15,193
Crested Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	303	20	14.9	15.8%	276 (91.1%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	85.5	128^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.5%		82	150^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.2%	22							757.0	753.0	70.9				64.4	755.0	749.0	63.6				57.9	54.5			$20,331

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.