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Best Public Schools in Routt County, CO

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Schools

3,393

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSteamboat Springs Middle School35^th of 476 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hayden Valley Elementary School up 194 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sleeping Giant School 9.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

South Routt Elementary School

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Steamboat Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	27285 Brandon Circle	Steamboat Springs	80488	Routt County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 879-6653	140	11	12.9	12.1%	130 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)							65.0		771.0				65.3	70.0						56.3				$20,118
Hayden Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Breeze Basin Blvd.	Hayden	81639	Routt County	Hayden School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 276-3756	232	17	13.7	24.1%	185 (79.7%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	42.7	494^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.8%		23.4	688^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.6%	194							33.3	50.0	44.1				43.8	50.0	39.5	31.4				39.2	20.0			$18,207
Hayden Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Breeze Basin Blvd	Hayden	81639	Routt County	Hayden School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 276-3761	93	8	11.3	25.8%	76 (81.7%)	2 (2.2%)	13 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	24.3	334^th of 476 public middle schools	29.8%		21.3	351^st of 469 public middle schools	25.2%	17										13.3	29.4	19.2	20.0				709.0	20.6	711.0	9.6		42.3		$19,695
Hayden High School	Public	9-12	300 Breeze Basin Blvd	Hayden	81639	Routt County	Hayden School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 276-3761	119	8	14.9	38.7%	93 (78.2%)	1 (0.8%)	23 (19.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42.1	186^th of 340 public high schools	45.3%		29.9	233^rd of 328 public high schools	29.0%	47	61.5	26.9	61.5	386.0	65.4	430.0																	23.1	$22,256
Soroco Middle School	Public	6-8	305 South Grant Street	Oak Creek	80467	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	No	(970) 736-8531	67	4	16.7	20.9%	59 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)										749.0	78.3		69.1				734.0	56.5		47.3				$00
Soroco High School	Public	9-12	305 South Grant Street	Oak Creek	80467	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	No	(970) 736-2531	103	10	9.9	26.2%	86 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	67.2	108^th of 340 public high schools	68.2%		78.2	71^st of 328 public high schools	78.4%	37	80.0	56.0	71.4	38.1	72.4	24.1																	51.9	$00
South Routt Elementary School	Public	K-5	448 Main Street	Yampa	80483	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 638-4558	130	11	11.8	33.8%	103 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	22.6	706^th of 946 public elementary schools	25.4%					(n/a)							17.4	722.0	30.0				722.0	26.1	36.4	730.0				726.0	20.0			$00
Steamboat Springs High School	Public	9-12	45 East Maple Street	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 871-3699	871	51	17.0	18.1%	682 (78.3%)	14 (1.6%)	141 (16.2%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)								(n/a)	514.0	494.0	505.0	485.0	553.0	520.0																	743.0	$21,345
Soda Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Park Avenue	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3399	379	30	12.5	21.1%	274 (72.3%)	4 (1.1%)	86 (22.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	83	153^rd of 946 public elementary schools	83.8%		90.8	66^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.1%	87							753.0	71.6	757.0				63.4	63.8	64.7	46.2				60.2	50.0			$25,219
Steamboat Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	39610 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 879-1058	440	36	12.2	18.4%	340 (77.3%)	5 (1.1%)	75 (17.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	90.6	35^th of 476 public middle schools	92.6%		91.2	33^rd of 469 public middle schools	93.0%	2										65.8	71.1	73.2	70.0				50.0	58.5	72.5	60.1		74.1		$24,487
Strawberry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39620 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3499	368	31	11.7	19.8%	285 (77.4%)	6 (1.6%)	64 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	78.9	185^th of 946 public elementary schools	80.4%		78.6	196^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.4%	11							48.3	66.7	74.1				62.9	49.2	55.7	53.4				52.8	74.1			$25,107
North Routt Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	26990 Eagle Lane	Clark	80428	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 871-6062	82	8	9.6		71 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)													67.5							63.4				$21,705
Yampa Valley High School	Public	9-12	325 7th Street	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 871-3296	32	3	11.1		17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																								$28,360
Sleeping Giant School	Public	PK, KG-8	40250 Giant View Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3199	337	35	9.7	24.6%	245 (72.7%)	2 (0.6%)	71 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)								(n/a)							752.0	746.0	74.3	753.0	755.0	765.0	58.3	745.0	744.0	747.0	748.0	735.0	751.0	45.1	752.0	747.0		$26,414

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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.