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Ridgway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
108th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools
Better than 89% of Colorado elementary schools
Summary

Ridgway Elementary School is a small public school in Ridgway, Colorado, serving 149 students in grades PK–5 within the highly regarded Ridgway School District R-2, which is ranked #2 out of 115 Colorado districts. The school itself ranks in the 89th percentile statewide (108th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools) for 2025–26, and operates with a 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio.

The school's standout academic strengths are in math and science. On the 2024–25 CMAS science assessment, 86.4% of Ridgway 5th graders were proficient, more than double the state average of 39.0% and well above Telluride Intermediate School's 58.8%. In math, 62.9% of Ridgway students were proficient, versus 35.9% statewide, 45.6% at Telluride Intermediate School, and 35.7% at Ouray Elementary School. English language arts scores are also solid—57.4% proficiency in 2025–26, above the state's 44.7% and Telluride Intermediate School's 49.3%, though slightly below Ouray Elementary School's 62.5%.

Attendance is another area where Ridgway stands out. Its chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.3% in 2024–25 is less than one-third of the state average (28.4%) and far below nearby schools like Telluride Elementary School (26.0%), Ouray Elementary School (25.4%), and Telluride Intermediate School (22.0%). While Ridgway serves a relatively more affluent student body—about 22% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25—that rate has been gradually rising. The school's statewide ranking has also climbed from the 72nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 89th percentile in 2025–26, making it one of the highest-performing small elementary schools in southwestern Colorado.

149
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,168
Per pupil spending ?
22.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Colorado receive free school meals.
80%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 20% (MMR)
 1115 West Clinton Street
       Ridgway, CO  81432-8712

(970) 626-5468

District: Ridgway School District No. R-2


Students who attend Ridgway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ridgway Middle School
High:    Ridgway High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
84.6%
Hispanic:
9.4%
Asian:
3.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Colorado average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school55%
District avg56%
Colorado avg41%
108th of 946
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 114Ridgway School District No. R-2 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202687.0108 of 94688.6%★★★★☆
202586.1117 of 95087.7%★★★★☆
202470.2261 of 94372.3%★★★★☆
202372.7228 of 93375.6%★★★★☆
202277.4190 of 92179.4%★★★★☆
202188.373 of 71089.7%★★★★☆
201966.2303 of 96568.6%★★★☆☆
201868.4253 of 91772.4%★★★★☆
201765.6281 of 92969.8%★★★☆☆
201680.2144 of 91484.2%★★★★☆
201573.3215 of 93877.1%★★★★☆
201468.9278 of 96271.1%★★★★☆
201357.3434 of 95454.5%★★★☆☆
201269.9290 of 93569.0%★★★☆☆
201175.1220 of 93576.5%★★★★☆
201085.797 of 92589.5%★★★★☆
200973.3228 of 87273.9%★★★★☆
200882.0123 of 84985.5%★★★★☆
200779.9136 of 85284.0%★★★★☆
200672.0236 of 82971.5%★★★★☆
200580.1134 of 82383.7%★★★★☆
200469.4256 of 80868.3%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
Science69%+33 vs state
English Language Arts57%+13 vs state
Math48%+11 vs state

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Students at Ridgway Elementary School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Ridgway Elementary School ranks 108th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ridgway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridgway Middle School
High : Ridgway High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Ridgway Elementary School.

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Latest Colorado data All new data »
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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