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Cactus Valley Elementary School

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Cactus Valley Elementary School ranks 573 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Cactus Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Silt, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 493 students. The school is part of the Garfield School District No. Re-2, which is ranked 91 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cactus Valley Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a ranking between 470-653 out of 914-950 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates of 33.8% in ELA and 31.5% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average.

While the nearby schools within the Garfield School District, such as Elk Creek Elementary, Kathryn Senor Elementary, and Highland Elementary, also perform below the state average on CMAS tests, they generally have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a more favorable student-teacher ratio compared to Cactus Valley Elementary School. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Roaring Fork School District, such as Riverview School, Sopris Elementary, and Glenwood Springs Elementary, have higher academic performance on CMAS tests and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

462

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,414

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Grand Avenue
Silt, CO 81652-9314

(970) 665-7850

District: Garfield School District No. Re-2

Students who attend Cactus Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside School
High:	Coal Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Hispanic:

44.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

Colorado avg40%

573^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Garfield School District No. Re-2

91^st of 115Garfield School District No. Re-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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	573 of 950	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	579 of 943	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	653 of 933	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	580 of 921	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	484 of 710	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	390 of 965	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	489 of 917	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	470 of 929	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	584 of 914	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.4	425 of 938	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.4	328 of 962	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	358 of 954	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	260 of 935	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	64.3	355 of 935	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	499 of 925	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	509 of 872	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	425 of 849	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	396 of 852	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	326 of 829	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	337 of 823	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.3	241 of 808	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	469 of 694	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	525 of 684	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	500 of 642	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	436 of 595	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	301 of 351	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	363 of 758	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	504 of 690	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	183 of 337	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	55 of 75	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	94 of 332	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	505 of 700	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	472 of 683	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	479 of 649	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	424 of 594	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	301 of 352	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	332 of 764	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	366 of 693	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	460 of 551	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	440 of 539	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	476 of 525	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	382 of 454	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	253 of 288	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	304 of 596	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	231 of 337	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science38%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Math32%-4 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

this is my childs first year in silt, she is in 4th grade. after changing schools from the school she had been in since kindergarten she fell a little behind, im assuming new kids a new place wer some of the factors, but the fourth grade team was great about getting on top of it quick and letting me know before she was too behind to catch up.great teachers!! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

I personally grew up in the RE-2 School District and have recently relocated my family back to Silt from Jefferson County. Our daughter attended Kindergarten and the 1st Quarter in the Jefferson County School District. Before she left the school we met with her teacher to better know where she was with her knowledge level. We were advised that she was below average with Reading, Writing, and Math. Based on our working with her she was doing well and we think she might have struggled with Auditory learning as I had the same problem in elementary school. We spoke with her new teacher of the report we were given and the concerns we had about the diagnosis. She was put into reading supplement classes and phonics classes to catch her up. Within a week of her attending these courses we immediately noticed an improvement in her reading and writing skills. Unlike her old school she had a book that matched her skill level, was brought home daily and has a new book every 4 days. Her old school would send a book home for 1 night that she would get at best once every other week and was very simple. We now believe that the level of books she was reading at her old school were too easy for her and now after Christmas break after 3 months in school she is at a high reading level and is doing great. Cactus Valley is great about customizing children's learning experience to bring everyone up to speed with the class. Our daughter has made vast improvements in her math through counting coins in her classroom and making wonderful strides.

Other benefits we noticed:
She also went from being in a class of over 30 to being the 19th student in her class at CV.
She now has Art and Music classes which were cut from her other school.

The only concern I have about the district in general was a recent tax hike proposition to fund the schools better that was voted down in the last election and the district is talking about closing other schools in the district. The Bus schedule is also a little delayed because of the rural area so we drive our daughter to school and back everyday. Close Quote

Schools Near Cactus Valley Elementary School

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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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Cactus Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Grand Avenue	Silt	81652	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7850	462	28	16.5	41.1%	250 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (44.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	34.9	573^rd of 950 public elementary schools	39.7%		32.9	579^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.6%	6	23.8	32.3	47.1				33.8	38.8	27.7	26.5				31.5	38.2		$13,414
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%)	19.4	749^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.3	687^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.1%	62	24.2	21.2	30.6				24.9	30.2	13.6	22.0				21.8	26.0		$14,262
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%)	20.3	737^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.4%		18.3	766^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.8%	29	24.6	20.3	44.1				29.2	21.4	14.1	30.0				21.6	13.1		$15,351
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%)	20.9	726^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.2	767^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.7%	41	26.4	18.0	45.2				30.1	9.3	15.9	28.6				18.3	20.6		$13,653
Elk Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 West Main Street	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6900	272	19	14.1	46.0%	129 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (49.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	21.6	715^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.8	756^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.8%	41	33.3	21.4	25.7				27.5	25.0	23.3	22.2				23.6	25.0		$18,878
Kathryn Senor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7700	275	19	14.5	44.7%	139 (50.5%)	1 (0.4%)	133 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	41.4	519^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.4%		40.7	517^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.2%	2	26.7	52.3	32.3				37.5	22.7	43.2	48.4				37.0	30.3		$17,074
Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	390	31	12.5	30.3%	235 (60.3%)	2 (0.5%)	135 (34.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	35.2	571^st of 950 public elementary schools	39.9%		31.8	592^nd of 943 public elementary schools	37.2%	21	40.0	50.0	25.0	30.2	65.0	48.7	42.7	35.6	43.9	27.3	9.8	33.3	26.3	29.4	29.5	13.2	$16,170
Glenwood Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 School Street	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5450	452	41	10.9	63.7%	118 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (73.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23.3	691^st of 950 public elementary schools	27.3%		21	731^st of 943 public elementary schools	22.5%	40	30.1	30.2	18.5				26.5	31.4	31.3	9.4				24.8			$22,667
Sopris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Mount Sopris Drive	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5400	392	26	14.9	42.6%	210 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (42.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	50.2	441^st of 950 public elementary schools	53.6%		54.7	408^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.7%	33	49.1	44.3	34.0				42.7	49.2	54.0	28.3				44.6	26.9		$22,847
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	228 Flying M Road	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 510-0252	383	28	13.5	71.8%	43 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	334 (87.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24.5	671^st of 950 public elementary schools	29.4%		21.9	717^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.0%	46	19.4			27.3	20.6	22.2	21.7	18.9			23.5	17.6	18.9	17.8	35.7	18.9	$23,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Cactus Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cactus Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cactus Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside School
High : Coal Ridge High School

How many students attend Cactus Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Cactus Valley Elementary School.

Is Cactus Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cactus Valley Elementary School ranks 573^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cactus Valley Elementary School in?

Garfield School District No. Re-2

What is the racial makeup of Cactus Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cactus Valley Elementary School are 54% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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