Summary:
ZIP code 80813 is home to a single elementary school, Cresson Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with 136 students as part of the Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1. Cresson serves a predominantly low-income population, with 77.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1. The school is a small, close-knit environment where year-to-year changes in performance can be influenced by just a handful of students, making it important to consider trends with that context in mind.
Academically, Cresson Elementary outperforms its district in both subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, English Language Arts proficiency stood at 25.5%, compared to the district's 18.9%, while Math proficiency reached 17.0% versus the district's 10.4%. However, these numbers remain far below state averages of 44.7% in ELA and 37.3% in Math. Cresson's state ranking history reflects recent challenges, falling from the 40th percentile with a 2-star rating in 2017-2018 to the 20th percentile with a 1-star rating in both 2018-2019 and 2021-2022. The district itself is ranked 104th out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it in the 10th percentile.
Attendance is a significant concern. Chronic absenteeism at Cresson stands at 37.8%, meaning more than one in three students misses substantial school time. While this is better than the district rate of 49.2%, it remains well above the state average of 28.4%. Cresson has shown some resilience in math, improving from 14.3% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 17.0% in 2025-2026, though ELA declined slightly from 30.6% to 25.5%. The combination of high poverty, elevated absenteeism, and large achievement gaps relative to state averages suggests that continued support in math, attendance interventions, and resources targeting the effects of poverty will be essential to improving outcomes at this small mountain community school.
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