Summary:
The 81623 zip code area in Colorado is home to 7 schools serving grades K-12, with a mix of traditional public schools and charter schools. The schools are part of the Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, except for Marble Charter School which is part of the Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J.
The charter schools in the area, Carbondale Community Charter School and Ross Montessori School, stand out for their consistently high academic performance, ranking in the top 25% and 60% of Colorado elementary schools respectively. These schools have strong test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, and low student-teacher ratios. In contrast, some of the traditional public schools like Crystal River Elementary lag behind on academic measures.
Graduation rates across the high schools, Roaring Fork High School and Bridges, are high at around 84%. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with several schools reporting over 27% of students chronically absent. The wide range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 30% to over 60%, indicates varying levels of economic disadvantage that may contribute to the differences in academic performance across the schools.
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