Summary:
The 81621 zip code area is home to three schools - Basalt Elementary School, Basalt High School, and Basalt Middle School - all part of the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1. These schools serve students from elementary through high school in the Basalt community.
Among the three schools, Basalt Elementary School stands out as the strongest performer, ranking in the top 50% of Colorado elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grades, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1. In contrast, Basalt Middle School struggles with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to the district and state, which may be linked to the high chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates at the school.
Basalt High School maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 1.9%, but its academic performance lags behind the state average, particularly in math. The high chronic absenteeism rates observed across all three schools in the 81621 zip code area are a concern and may be an area for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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