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Elbert Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Elbert Junior-Senior High School is a small rural school in Elbert, Colorado, serving just 136 students across grades 6–12 under the Elbert School District No. 200. The school offers a personalized environment with a student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, far more intimate than nearby large suburban schools like Ponderosa High School (1,406 students) or Palmer Ridge High School (1,066 students). The most striking feature is a paradox: Elbert graduates students at a very high rate (96.3%) with a 0.0% dropout rate, yet students score extremely low on state assessments. Only 8.8% were proficient in English Language Arts and 5.2% in Math on the 2025–2026 CMAS exams, far below state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%.

These test scores are dramatically lower than every nearby school that reported comparable data. Calhan Secondary School, about 18 miles away, posted ELA proficiency of 36.5% and math of 20.8% — more than four times Elbert's math rate. Monument Charter Academy Secondary School scored 47.1% in ELA and 41.9% in math. Even Falcon High School, which struggles with chronic absenteeism, had math proficiency four times higher than Elbert's. High-performing neighbors like Discovery Canyon Campus High School and Palmer Ridge High School post SAT reading/writing proficiency of 78–85%, compared to Elbert's 39%. Elbert also underperforms its own district — 33.6% ELA and 26.8% math — suggesting school-level challenges rather than district-wide ones. Notably, poverty doesn't fully explain the gap: Calhan Secondary School and Kiowa High School both have higher poverty rates yet outperform Elbert academically.

Elbert's current 1-star rating marks a dramatic fall from its 5-star, 91st-percentile ranking in 2011–2012. Chronic absenteeism is 25.9%, slightly below the state average of 28.4% but well above nearby Peyton Senior High School (12.9%) and Calhan Secondary School (17.2%). High graduation rates combined with very low test proficiency suggest students may be completing school without mastering core academic skills. That said, students fared better on the PSAT9 reading/writing (60% proficient) than on CMAS ELA, indicating some college-readiness measures are stronger than state test results suggest. For parents, Elbert offers a close-knit community where students stay in school, but academic rigor — particularly in math — has been persistently weak for three consecutive years.

136

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,974

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

24489 Main Street
Elbert, CO 80106-9659

(303) 648-3030

District: Elbert School District No. 200

Feeder schools for Elbert Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Elbert Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2010 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Colorado avg43%

256^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2018

From bottom 47% (2018) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 114Elbert School District No. 200 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2014	77.4	88 of 461	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	46.9	256 of 454	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	224 of 422	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.2	94 of 409	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	128 of 377	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	177 of 362	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.2	172 of 360	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.1	193 of 346	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.4	158 of 340	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	141 of 336	58.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	256 of 340	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	122 of 210	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	255 of 411	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	206 of 388	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.6	95 of 349	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	30 of 334	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	78.3	65 of 337	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	141 of 327	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	103 of 310	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	163 of 301	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.2	108 of 298	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	72 of 286	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	61 of 280	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	81.2	47 of 279	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	172 of 225	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

White (2021)24th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing60%-6 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts9%-36 vs state

Math5%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 4, 2017

My kids have gone here since preschool and are now junior/senior. Great school that cares about the kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Elbert Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	24489 Main Street	Elbert	80106	El Paso County	Elbert School District No. 200	No	No	No	No	(303) 648-3030	136	13	10.3	35.3%	120 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	4 (2.9%)	25.7	256^th of 340 public high schools	24.7%					(n/a)	47.4	403.0	60.0	24.0	38.9	417.0	721.0	724.0	721.0	8.8	714.0	720.0	702.0	5.2	715.0	706.0	$7,974
Kiowa High School	Public	9-12	525 Commanche St	Kiowa	80117	Elbert County	School District No. C-2	No	No	No	No	(303) 621-2115	67	6	12.1	43.3%	50 (74.6%)	2 (3.0%)	13 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	39.5	196^th of 340 public high schools	42.4%		43.4	178^th of 328 public high schools	45.7%	18			69.6	21.7													$21,924
Elizabeth High School	Public	9-12	34500 County Road 13	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	No	No	No	No	(303) 646-4616	668	42	15.9	22.6%	535 (80.1%)	2 (0.3%)	108 (16.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	56.6	140^th of 340 public high schools	58.8%		58.5	130^th of 328 public high schools	60.4%	10	75.5	40.4	75.6	40.7	67.7	23.8										31.1	$17,738
Peyton Senior High School	Public	9-12	13885 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	No	(719) 749-0417	197	14	14.0	25.9%	154 (78.2%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	492.0	460.0	464.0	437.0	511.0	482.0										742.0	$20,939
Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	541	31	17.4	10.9%	421 (77.8%)	12 (2.2%)	55 (10.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	84.9	42^nd of 340 public high schools	87.6%		75.5	80^th of 328 public high schools	75.6%	38	88.5	57.7	88.0	60.0	77.8	44.4	50.9	43.7	48.9	47.1	24.6	43.7	59.6	41.9	56.5		$12,427
Falcon High School	Public	9-12	10255 Lambert Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5522	1,172	59	19.8	28.8%	744 (63.5%)	53 (4.5%)	248 (21.2%)	13 (1.1%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (8.7%)	41.2	191^st of 340 public high schools	43.8%		39	203^rd of 328 public high schools	38.1%	12	62.8	26.5	65.7	26.9	69.1	23.7										24.5	$15,539
Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	213	23	9.4	49.8%	180 (84.5%)	10 (4.7%)	18 (8.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	47	165^th of 340 public high schools	51.5%		56.4	134^th of 328 public high schools	59.1%	31	69.6	52.2	45.8	20.8	59.3	22.2	44.4	34.8	29.2	36.5	14.8	18.2	30.4	20.8	26.1	47.8	$13,986
Ponderosa High School	Public	9-12	7007 East Bayou Gulch Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4000	1,406	69	20.3	15.8%	1,083 (77.0%)	32 (2.3%)	204 (14.5%)	20 (1.4%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.3%)	63.9	118^th of 340 public high schools	65.3%		62.5	119^th of 328 public high schools	63.7%	1	74.2	36.7	75.5	48.9	71.7	33.6										38.0	$17,187
Palmer Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19255 Monument Hill Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 867-8600	1,066	52	20.5	—	820 (76.9%)	15 (1.4%)	142 (13.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (6.5%)	82.1	55^th of 340 public high schools	83.8%		81	54^th of 328 public high schools	83.5%	1	79.9	49.1	82.6	54.5	79.6	53.2										59.2	$14,401
Discovery Canyon Campus High School	Public	9-12	1810 Northgate Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1800	1,021	56	18.2	17.2%	690 (67.6%)	31 (3.0%)	160 (15.7%)	57 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	83.3	50^th of 340 public high schools	85.3%		80.7	58^th of 328 public high schools	82.3%	8	82.1	57.5	81.8	66.3	80.6	40.8										53.8	$15,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Elbert Junior-Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Elbert Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Elbert Junior-Senior High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Elbert Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Elbert Junior-Senior High School.

Is Elbert Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Elbert Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Colorado high schools.

What schools feed into Elbert Junior-Senior High School?

Elbert Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elbert Elementary School

What district is Elbert Junior-Senior High School in?

Elbert School District No. 200

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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