Elementary Schools in Telluride School District No. R-1

Summary:

The Telluride School District No. R-1 in Colorado is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Telluride Intermediate School (grades 3-6) and Telluride Elementary School (grades PK-2). Both schools demonstrate consistently strong academic outcomes, with test scores well above the state averages in key subject areas.

Telluride Intermediate School is ranked 261 out of 950 Colorado elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive CMAS/English Language Arts proficiency rates of 61.3%, compared to the state average of 44.8%, and CMAS/Math proficiency of 45.6%, surpassing the state average of 35.9%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade CMAS/Science proficiency rate of 58.8% is significantly higher than the state average of 39%.

While the data set does not include historical ranking information for Telluride Elementary School, the fact that the Telluride School District as a whole is ranked 6th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests that Telluride Elementary is also a high-performing school. Both elementary schools have a diverse student population, with around 25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and relatively low student-teacher ratios, indicating a supportive learning environment.

District Detail

725 West Colorado Ave.
Telluride, CO 81435

(970) 728-6617

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 799

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 6th 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Telluride Intermediate School	Public	3-6	717 W. Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 728-6615	237	17	13.5	30.4%	177 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	53 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	71.3	261^st of 950 public elementary schools	72.5%		69	278^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.5%	17	66.0	39.7	69.2	73.7	61.3	60.0	32.3	46.2	45.6	45.6	58.8	$23,604
Telluride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	447 West Columbia Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 369-1213	140	18	7.6	30.7%	103 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (22.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)												$29,331

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ouray School District No. R-1	10.04 mi	3
Silverton School District No. 1	12.22 mi	3
Ridgway School District No. R-2	15.01 mi	3	4^th
Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1	28.27 mi	1
Norwood School District No. R-2j	29.06 mi	1

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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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