Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80442

ZIP code 80442 in Fraser, Colorado, is home to just one school: Fraser Valley Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK through 5 within the East Grand School District No. 2. With 217 students and a notably low student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1, this school offers relatively small class sizes and an environment where individual attention is feasible. The school also reports a free/reduced lunch rate of 22.58%, indicating a comparatively lower level of economic disadvantage among its student population than many Colorado schools.

Fraser Valley Elementary consistently outperforms both its district and the state in core subjects. In 2025-2026, English Language Arts proficiency was 55.1% (district 45.3%, state 44.7%), and math proficiency was 48.5% (district 30.8%, state 37.3%). However, the school saw a sharp year-over-year decline from 2024-2025, when ELA was 68.0% and math was 63.3%; science proficiency for 5th graders dropped even more dramatically, from 77.8% to 41.2%. This contributed to a state ranking slide from the 87th percentile (4 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 68th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026. Grade-level patterns show math proficiency falling from 60.6% in 3rd grade to 43.3% in 4th and 41.2% in 5th, while ELA proficiency rises from 48.5% in 3rd grade to 56.7% in 4th and 60.0% in 5th. Chronic absenteeism stands at 22.9%, better than the district's 33.0% and the state's 28.4%.

The absence of any middle or high school in ZIP code 80442 means families with students in grades 6–12 must look elsewhere within the East Grand School District or beyond. For elementary-aged children, however, Fraser Valley Elementary is a solid, above-average school with clear strengths in early math and progressive ELA growth. The recent proficiency declines and volatility in science scores are worth monitoring, particularly as different cohorts move through the grades. While the low student-teacher ratio and relatively low poverty rate are positive indicators, the roughly one-in-five chronic absenteeism rate remains an area for potential improvement. Overall, this is a strong single-school district community, with academic results that generally exceed regional and state averages despite recent fluctuations.