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Basalt Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

151 East Cottonwood Drive, Basalt, CO 81621 · (970) 384-5800 · Part of Roaring Fork School District RE-1

Basalt’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Colorado school districts

Students
539
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Basalt Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Basalt kids: Basalt Middle School

On the path

Where Basalt kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Basalt Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Basalt Middle School367 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

151 East Cottonwood Drive, Basalt

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten91
Grade 184
Grade 286
Grade 3118
Grade 487
Enrollment over time
499’20
508’21
521’22
532’23
539’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 39%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Basalt Elementary School from Basalt families.

Other schools in Roaring Fork School District RE-1

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Basalt’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.