Best Public Schools in Zip Code 81652

Summary:

The 81652 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Cactus Valley Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 493 students. The school is part of the Garfield School District No. Re-2, which is ranked 91 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cactus Valley Elementary School faces several challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates on the CMAS/Science, CMAS/English Language Arts, and CMAS/Math assessments falling below both the state and district averages across all grade levels. Additionally, 31.44% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite these challenges, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 18.3, which is slightly higher than the state average. However, the combination of high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and socioeconomic challenges suggests that Cactus Valley Elementary School may require targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students and provide a better learning environment for the community it serves.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Cactus Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Grand Avenue	Silt	81652	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7850	462	28	16.5	41.1%	250 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (44.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	34.9	573^rd of 950 public elementary schools	39.7%		32.9	579^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.6%	6	23.8	32.3	47.1	33.8	38.8	27.7	26.5	31.5	38.2	$13,414

Cities Near Zip Code 81652

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Silt	2.98 mi	1	137^th
New Castle	3.85 mi	4	134^th
Rifle	6.31 mi	5	180^th
Glenwood Springs	15.82 mi	10	152^nd
Parachute	19.93 mi	4	196^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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