Summary:
Zip code 80459 contains just one school: West Grand Elementary and Middle School in Kremmling, Colorado. This K-8 school serves 262 students in the West Grand School District No. 1, making it the only tested school in the district — school and district test scores are identical across every reported metric. About 42 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 12.5 to 1.
Academically, the school shows dramatic differences by grade level. In 2025–2026 English Language Arts, 5th graders hit 50 percent proficiency (matching the state's 49.9 percent) and 6th graders hit 43.8 percent (beating the state's 41.6 percent). But younger students struggle: only 10.3 percent of 3rd graders and 21.2 percent of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, far below state averages of 40.8 and 47 percent. Math is a bigger concern, with 5th grade at 20 percent and 6th grade at 25 percent proficiency, versus state averages of 39.3 and 32.7 percent. All-grades math proficiency was just 13.9 percent in 2024–2025.
Overall, the school improved significantly in 2025–2026. All-grades ELA proficiency rose from 24 to 31.5 percent, and the school's state rank jumped from the 11th percentile to the 30th percentile, earning a 2-star rating. Chronic absenteeism sits at 25.7 percent — meaning one in four students miss substantial school — though that is slightly better than the state rate of 28.4 percent. The biggest strengths appear in upper-grade reading, while early elementary literacy and math across all grades are the primary challenges. With strong momentum in the most recent year, this small district school is worth watching.
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