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Wamsley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Wamsley Elementary School in Rifle, CO serves roughly 420 students in grades PK-5 and is part of Garfield School District No. Re-2, which is itself a low-performing district statewide. In the most recent school year, Wamsley ranked 855th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 9th percentile with a 0-star rating — a dramatic drop from the prior year when it ranked in the 24th percentile. This decline follows a pattern: Wamsley has never been a high-performing school, but it has recently deteriorated sharply.

The clearest academic concern is math. Only 9.8% of Wamsley students are proficient in math, compared to 23.9% across the district and 37.3% statewide. Nearby Rifle schools do far better: Kathryn Senor Elementary School (33.9%), Cactus Valley Elementary School (31.7%), and Graham Mesa Elementary School (21.0%) all outperform Wamsley by significant margins. Grade-level data show the problem starts early — just 5.5% of 3rd graders are proficient in math. ELA scores are also below district averages, and ranking data suggest female students are struggling most, with performance near the very bottom statewide.

Wamsley also faces serious non-academic challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 31.9% is the highest among nearby schools and more than double what it was just a year earlier. The school also has the highest poverty concentration of any Garfield Re-2 school in the area (60.5% free/reduced lunch) and a student-teacher ratio of 26.4 that far exceeds every comparison school. Despite these challenges, there is a bright spot: Hispanic students at Wamsley perform at the 64th percentile statewide, which suggests some effective practices exist. Cactus Valley, a same-district school with lower absenteeism and stronger math results, shows that improvement in this community is possible.

420

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,591

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 East 30th Street
Rifle, CO 81650-8443

(970) 665-7950

District: Garfield School District No. Re-2

Students who attend Wamsley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rifle Middle School
High:	Rifle High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

White:

24.5%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg26%

Colorado avg41%

858^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

91^st of 114Garfield 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
2026	12.0	858 of 946	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	726 of 950	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	767 of 943	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	692 of 933	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	689 of 921	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	604 of 965	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	620 of 917	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.6	732 of 929	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	725 of 914	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	631 of 938	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.5	831 of 962	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	695 of 954	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	775 of 935	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	789 of 935	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	773 of 925	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	738 of 872	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	684 of 849	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	715 of 852	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	654 of 829	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.8	565 of 823	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	13.3	714 of 808	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	672 of 695	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	635 of 694	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	573 of 684	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	537 of 642	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	575 of 758	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	88 of 247	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	147 of 242	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	131 of 197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	155 of 270	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	220 of 337	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	176 of 265	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	117 of 203	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	128 of 332	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	454 of 700	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.4	620 of 683	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	540 of 649	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	426 of 764	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Math10%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 8, 2018

Where ranking shows indeed. In the bottom 70 of the worst schools in the state of Colorado it's pretty sad that my daughter has to go there by law. The school is also the lowest-ranked school within the RE 2 School District. It also has one of the lowest test scores in the re2 school district. And the sad part is Wamsley Elementary School Employees the most teachers. This means that the teacher-to-student ratio is greater than any other school in the RE 2 School District here in Rifle. So the extra teachers are obviously not helping if they still haven't had a ranking go up. If the bosses didn't have s going to their heads maybe they would be able to make a better school. Their safety needs a lot of help they need to be trustworthy and more so they need a new principal so this school can head in the right direction. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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	$14,997
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	$15,246
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%)	27.7	651^st of 946 public elementary schools	31.2%		34.9	573^rd of 950 public elementary schools	39.7%	78	20.6	30.0	37.1	29.3	30.9	38.0	26.1	31.7	25.7	$15,436
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%)	18.6	767^th of 946 public elementary schools	18.9%		21.6	715^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.7%	52	14.3	27.3	28.6	23.4	34.3	25.0	17.9	26.2	14.3	$19,470
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%)	28.1	643^rd of 946 public elementary schools	32.0%		41.4	519^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.4%	124	21.6	31.0	34.8	29.6	41.0	26.2	34.8	33.9	20.0	$18,794
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)										$19,102
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wamsley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wamsley Elementary School?

Students at Wamsley Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 25% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wamsley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Wamsley Elementary School.

What district is Wamsley Elementary School in?

Garfield School District No. Re-2

Is Wamsley Elementary School a good school?

Wamsley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wamsley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rifle Middle School
High : Rifle High School

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