Schools in Zip Code 80813

ZIP code 80813 is served by two schools in the Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1: Cresson Elementary School (grades PK–5, 136 students) and Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School (grades 6–12, 162 students), with no standalone middle school in the area.

Cresson Elementary is the relative bright spot in this high-poverty district. Even with 77.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Cresson outperforms district averages in both ELA and math: 25.5% proficient in ELA and 17% in math for 2025–2026, compared to district rates of 18.9% and 10.4%. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 37.8% is also notably better than the district's 49.2%. By contrast, Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School faces serious challenges: chronic absenteeism of 56.7% (nearly double the state rate), a graduation rate of 74.3% versus the state's 85.6%, and math proficiency of just 5.2% on CMAS. The high school also has a lower poverty rate (70.4%) than the elementary school, making its weaker performance especially notable.

The data shows students start off relatively stronger in elementary school and then lose ground in secondary grades. Cresson's ELA proficiency is 25.5% versus 13.8% at the high school, and math proficiency is 17% versus 5.2%. However, there is one promising sign: 9th graders at the high school scored 62% proficient on PSAT9 Reading and Writing, nearly matching the state's 66%. Unfortunately, that literacy success fades by 11th grade (25% on SAT Reading and Writing). Math is a systemic weakness across the district, but Cresson shows that progress is possible even under difficult economic conditions. For parents, this area offers an elementary school that is beating the odds relative to its district, but a secondary school where chronic absenteeism and low academic performance remain urgent concerns.