Peetz Elementary School

Peetz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Peetz, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 113 students. The school is part of the School District No. Re-5 Plateau, which is ranked 1 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peetz Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and its own district in academic assessments, with 56.5% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts and 52.2% proficient in CMAS/Math, compared to 44.8% and 35.9% statewide, respectively. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.3 to 14.4 over the past three years, and has seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 510th out of 962 Colorado elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 84th out of 950 in 2024-2025. In contrast, Caliche Elementary School, located approximately 12.6 miles from Peetz, has significantly lower academic performance, with only 32% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts.

However, Peetz Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.5% to 28% in the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school may need to address this issue to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Peetz Elementary School has decreased over the past three years, from 30.56% in 2021-2022 to 20.35% in 2023-2024, suggesting a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to other schools in the region.