Akron School District No. R-1

Summary:

The Akron School District No. R-1 in Colorado operates two schools: Akron Elementary School and Akron High School. The district serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at both schools.

Akron Elementary School has relatively low performance on state assessments, with only 25.8% and 23.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%. In contrast, Akron High School has stronger performance on college-readiness assessments, with 59% and 28% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Reading/Writing and Math, respectively. The high school also has a higher four-year graduation rate of 84.2%.

Both schools are rated 2 or 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The district may need to explore targeted interventions and support systems to address the academic and attendance challenges faced by its students, particularly at the elementary school level.

District Detail

600 Elm Avenue
Akron, CO 80720-0429

(970) 345-2053

SchoolDigger Rank:
63^rd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 411

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)	CMAS Math (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	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 All Grades	CMAS Math All Grades	Total
Akron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Elm Avenue	Akron	80720	Washington County	Akron School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 345-2266	301	26	11.7	53.5%	216 (71.8%)	2 (0.7%)	67 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)								(n/a)							35.7	28.6	$13,664
Akron High School	Public	9-12	600 Elm Avenue	Akron	80720	Washington County	Akron School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 345-2268	110	11	9.9	44.5%	80 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.9%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	42.9	182^nd of 328 public high schools	44.5%		47.9	174^th of 349 public high schools	50.1%	8	74.0	29.0	62.0	12.0	59.0	28.0			$19,699

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Otis School District No. R-3	12.55 mi	2	28^th
Lone Star School District No. 101	22.67 mi	3
School District No. Re-4 Buffalo	23.48 mi	2	44^th
School District No. Re-2 Brush	23.52 mi	4	107^th
Yuma 1 School District	25.16 mi	4	92^nd

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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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