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Bea Underwood Elementary School

Q: Is Bea Underwood Elementary School a good school?

Bea Underwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Bea Underwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Bea Underwood Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bea Underwood Elementary School?

Students at Bea Underwood Elementary School are 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 2-5

909^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bea Underwood Elementary School in Parachute, CO, serves about 390 students in grades 2–5 and is part of the Grand Valley School District No. 16, one of the lowest-ranked districts in Colorado. The school has been among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state for more than a decade, never ranking above the 6th percentile since at least 2015–2016. In the most recent year reported, it placed at the 4th percentile statewide (906th out of 943 schools), making it the lowest-performing school in its immediate area.

Academic proficiency at Bea Underwood is extremely low. Just 15.8% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with 44.7% statewide, and only 5.0% were proficient in math—meaning just 1 in 20 students meets grade-level expectations. This math rate is far below nearby schools: Highland Elementary School (20.7%), Graham Mesa Elementary School (21.0%), and Plateau Valley Elementary School (35.5%). Science proficiency was 13.8% for 5th graders, slightly above Highland's 8.9% but well below the state average of 36.1%. Low performance is schoolwide, affecting every reported student subgroup, including male, female, and low-income students, who all rank in the bottom 1% statewide.

Attendance and class sizes are relative bright spots. Chronic absenteeism at Bea Underwood is 21.2%—better than the state average of 28.4% and better than Wamsley Elementary School (31.9%) and Graham Mesa (30.5%). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1, lower than most neighboring schools. The school serves a high-poverty population (69% free/reduced-price lunch), but even among Colorado schools with similar poverty levels, Bea Underwood ranks near the bottom, pointing to deep systemic challenges. Students feed in from Grand Valley Center for Family Learning (PK–1), and the entire Grand Valley School District No. 16 shows similarly low performance, suggesting the struggles extend beyond any single classroom or grade level.

390

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,011

Per pupil spending ?

69.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

0741 Tamarisk Trail
Parachute, CO 81635-9753

(970) 285-5703

District: Grand Valley School District No. 16

Students who attend Bea Underwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grand Valley Middle School
High:	Grand Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

46.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg10%

Colorado avg41%

909^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 114Grand Valley School District No. 16 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	909 of 946	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	937 of 950	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	920 of 943	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	924 of 933	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	889 of 921	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	668 of 710	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	912 of 965	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	884 of 917	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	886 of 929	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	873 of 914	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	765 of 938	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	829 of 962	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	877 of 954	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	788 of 935	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	768 of 935	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	716 of 925	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	750 of 872	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	738 of 849	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	740 of 852	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	709 of 829	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	733 of 823	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	639 of 808	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	694 of 694	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	681 of 684	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	642 of 642	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	749 of 758	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	689 of 690	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	337 of 337	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	365 of 365	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	265 of 265	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	328 of 332	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	688 of 697	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	697 of 700	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	676 of 683	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	645 of 649	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	707 of 764	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	655 of 693	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	545 of 547	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.6	551 of 551	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	596 of 596	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-29 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Math5%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	8.5	909^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.3	937^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.4%	28	6.6	18.6	23.4		15.8	700.0	706.0	10.6		5.0	13.8			$17,011
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)												84.1%	2.3%	$19,102
Plateau Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 487-3547	142	11	13.3	43.7%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)				54.2	46.7				32.0	35.5		69.2%	0%	$16,540
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 East 7th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6800	451	28	16.3	57.2%	123 (27.3%)	5 (1.1%)	313 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	15	814^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.0%		20.3	737^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.4%	77	13.9	25.7	32.1		23.2	27.8	24.3	7.1		20.7	8.9	100%	0%	$15,246
Wamsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 East 30th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7950	420	16	26.4	60.5%	103 (24.5%)	4 (1.0%)	303 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	12	858^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.3%		20.9	726^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.6%	132	12.7	29.4	34.5		25.6	5.5	10.0	13.6		9.8	13.6			$15,591
Graham Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Farmstead Parkway	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7500	424	22	19.3	46.7%	169 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	252 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18.2	770^th of 946 public elementary schools	18.6%		19.4	749^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.2%	21	9.8	39.7	27.4		25.8	27.4	19.0	16.4		21.0	19.7	93.2%	3.4%	$14,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Bea Underwood Elementary School

How many students attend Bea Underwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Bea Underwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bea Underwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bea Underwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grand Valley Middle School
High : Grand Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Bea Underwood Elementary School?

Students at Bea Underwood Elementary School are 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Bea Underwood Elementary School a good school?

Bea Underwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Bea Underwood Elementary School in?

Grand Valley School District No. 16

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026

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

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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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