Summary:
Zip code 81621 in Basalt, Colorado is served by three public schools in the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, covering grades PK through 12 with a combined enrollment of roughly 1,320 students. The district itself ranks 54th out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it right in the middle of the state.
Basalt Elementary School stands out as the strongest academic performer in the area, earning 3 stars and ranking in the 54th percentile statewide. It is the only school in the zip code to beat the state average in English Language Arts, with 52.9% proficiency compared to 44.7% statewide. Basalt Middle School, despite serving the highest-need student population with a 55.6% free/reduced lunch rate and a 31.7% chronic absenteeism rate, has shown the most improvement, climbing from the 29th to the 45th percentile over two years and boosting math proficiency from 23.9% to 28.5%. Basalt High School, the only high school serving the area, posts a graduation rate of 84.2%, nearly matching the state's 85.6%, but its dropout rate of 3.2% is double the state average.
Math is the common challenge across all three schools, as none match the state average in every grade. The most concerning gap is in 6th grade, where only 19.2% of Basalt Middle School students are proficient in math. Chronic absenteeism also rises with grade level, from 21.4% at the elementary school to 29.8% at the high school and 31.7% at the middle school. On a positive note, Basalt High School's 9th-grade math proficiency jumped from 32% to 38% in a single year, nearly closing the gap with the state average of 40%. Overall, the zip code offers a solid elementary school, an improving middle school, and a high school with strong graduation rates but room for growth in student engagement and math achievement.
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