Elementary Schools in Grand Valley School District No. 16

Summary:

The Grand Valley School District No. 16 in Colorado is home to two elementary schools: Bea Underwood Elementary School and Grand Valley Center for Family Learning. Both schools appear to be struggling academically, with consistently low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to state and district averages.

Bea Underwood Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools, with rankings between 920 and 937 out of 943-950 schools in the past three school years. The school's proficiency rates in CMAS tests for English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly below the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points or more. Additionally, the school has a high free and reduced lunch rate of 71.93%, indicating that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges.

Similarly, Grand Valley Center for Family Learning had an even higher free and reduced lunch rate of 76.49% in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's statewide ranking was not provided, its student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is higher than the 14.9 ratio at Bea Underwood Elementary School. The data suggests that the Grand Valley School District No. 16 and its individual schools may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.

District Detail

0460 Stone Quarry Road
Parachute, CO 81635-0068

(970) 285-5701

SchoolDigger Rank:
113^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,212

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Bea Underwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	0741 Tamarisk Trail	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 285-5703	390	27	14.6	69.0%	196 (50.3%)	3 (0.8%)	180 (46.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	6.3	937^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.1	920^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.4%	17	12.8	12.6	8.0	11.0	10.6	7.1	12.2	$15,129
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning	Public	PK, KG-1	100 East Second Street	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 285-5702	265	16	16.5	66.0%	114 (43.0%)	2 (0.8%)	145 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)								$15,365

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
De Beque Joint District No. 49	10.86 mi	1
Plateau Valley School District No. 50	13.71 mi	4
Garfield School District No. Re-2	15.82 mi	10	91^st
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	27.76 mi	45	40^th
State Charter School Institute	33.26 mi	52	50^th

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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.