High Schools in Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R

Summary:

Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R in Colorado contains a single high school, Bayfield High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 184th out of 349 Colorado high schools in 2022-2023 to 214th out of 328 in 2024-2025. Bayfield High School is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

Academically, Bayfield High School's test scores are generally below the state averages across various assessments, including CMAS/Science, SAT/Reading and Writing, SAT/Mathematics, PSAT9/Reading and Writing, PSAT9/Mathematics, PSAT10/Reading and Writing, and PSAT10/Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.2% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.9% is relatively low. However, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, significantly above the state average.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as 34.36% of Bayfield High School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.6 in 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R and its sole high school, Bayfield High School, are facing challenges in academic achievement and student engagement compared to other schools in Colorado.

District Detail

24 S Clover Drive
Bayfield, CO 81122

(970) 884-2496

SchoolDigger Rank:
72^nd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,183

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
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 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	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 Science 11th Grade	Total
Bayfield High School	Public	9-12	800 Co Rd 501	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9521	404	33	12.2	34.4%	288 (71.3%)	2 (0.5%)	78 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	35.8	214^th of 328 public high schools	34.8%		36.6	210^th of 349 public high schools	39.8%	4	54.0	28.0	68.0	28.0	53.0	26.0	17.6	$15,670

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	8.44 mi	4	101^st
Durango School District No. 9-R	11.29 mi	12	34^th
State Charter School Institute	15.38 mi	52	50^th
San Juan boces	16.35 mi	1
Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt	29.12 mi	5

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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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