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Best Public Schools in Ouray County, CO

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At a glance

Schools

500

Students

Districts

Top rankedRidgway Elementary School108^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ridgway High School up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ridgway Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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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	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 4th 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 4th 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
Ouray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 7th Avenue	Ouray	81427	Ouray County	Ouray School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 325-4505	79	8	9.4	29.1%	63 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)											62.5					34.4				$21,941
Ouray Senior High School	Public	9-12	400 7th Avenue	Ouray	81427	Ouray County	Ouray School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 325-4505	46	7	6.7	45.7%	34 (73.9%)	1 (2.2%)	9 (19.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)																				$30,351
Ouray Middle School	Public	5-8	400 7th Avenue	Ouray	81427	Ouray County	Ouray School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 325-4505	55	6	8.7	30.9%	41 (74.5%)	1 (1.8%)	11 (20.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									70.6		58.7			64.7		41.3				$23,909
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	149	11	13.2	22.1%	126 (84.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.4%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	86.9	108^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.5%		86.1	117^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.7%	9							68.4				57.4	57.9				48.1	68.8			$32,168
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	97	12	7.9	26.8%	70 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	82.6	53^rd of 338 public high schools	84.3%		74.3	89^th of 328 public high schools	72.9%	36	95.0	75.0	81.0	67.0	74.0	39.0													42.1	$33,004
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	10.3	25.7%	61 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	82.9	67^th of 469 public middle schools	85.7%		86	52^nd of 469 public middle schools	88.9%	15								50.0	70.0	65.0	61.7		42.9	65.0	55.0	54.1		75.0		$13,758

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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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