Summary:
Zip code 80103 in Byers, Colorado, is served by 10 schools within Byers School District No. 32J, covering elementary through high school grades, though over 92% of the district's 6,853 students attend online/virtual programs rather than the two physical schools.
The two brick-and-mortar schools are the clear standouts. Byers Junior-Senior High School posts a remarkable 97.6% graduation rate — more than double the district average of 47.5% and well above the state's 85.6% — with SAT Reading/Writing proficiency at 61% and PSAT 10 Reading/Writing at 80%. Byers Elementary School is the only school in the zip code to exceed state averages across multiple subjects, including 49.2% CMAS ELA and 75% in 5th-grade ELA, despite a 37.8% free/reduced lunch rate. Among the virtual schools, Colorado Online High School performs best with a 48.8% graduation rate and science proficiency above the state average, while Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School leads virtual middle schools with 24% ELA and 14.9% math proficiency.
The virtual schools, which include Astravo Online Academy High School, Colorado Virtual Academy High School, Astravo Online Academy Middle School, and Astravo Online Academy Elementary School, struggle with proficiency and graduation rates. Virtual middle school math proficiency ranges from 3.4% to 14.9% versus 37.3% statewide, while virtual high school graduation rates sit between 43.8% and 50.4%. Chronic absenteeism is notably low — Colorado Online Middle School sits at just 2.8% versus the state's 28.4% — and student-teacher ratios are high, reaching 63.3 at Colorado Online Middle. Despite the district's 26th-percentile rank, driven largely by virtual performance, Byers Elementary ranks in the 62nd percentile statewide, showing that 80103's physical schools offer far stronger academic outcomes than the virtual options.
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