Summary:
West Grand School District No. 1 has one high school, West Grand High School, serving grades 9–12 in the rural mountain community of Kremmling, Colorado. This small school enrolls just 123 students, and its results are effectively the district’s results, since there are no other high schools in West Grand School District No. 1. The district currently ranks 102 out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it in the 11th percentile with a 1-star rating.
West Grand High School has slipped in state rankings, moving from the 30th percentile in 2023–24 and 2024–25 down to the 18th percentile (276 out of 338 schools) in 2025–26. The biggest academic concern is math: only 9% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT math, compared to 32% statewide, and 9th and 10th grade math proficiency also trails the state by roughly 19–21 percentage points. Reading and writing is a relative strength, with 9th graders at 54% proficiency in PSAT9 reading and writing (vs. 66% statewide) and 11th graders at 41% on the SAT (vs. 60%). Still, all scores remain below Colorado averages, and the school’s graduation rate is 82.5% versus the state’s 85.6%.
Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern: 46.2% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the state rate of 28.4%. The dropout rate is 2.7%, above the state’s 1.6%. On the positive side, the school has a favorable 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio, and about 41% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. Because the 11th-grade cohort is only about 30 students, a single year’s results can swing considerably, but the overall trend shows a small school with strong staffing resources that is struggling with attendance and math achievement. Focused work on reducing absenteeism and rebuilding math proficiency could help West Grand High School regain its previous 2-star rating.
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