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Bea Underwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

0741 Tamarisk Trail, Parachute, CO 81635 · (970) 285-5703 · Part of Garfield County School District 16

Battlement Mesa’s School Grade C better than 28% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Town
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Bea Underwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Battlement Mesa kids: Grand Valley Middle School

On the path

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

PK–1Grand Valley Center for Family Learningin Parachute
2–5Bea Underwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Grand Valley Middle Schoolin Parachute

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

0741 Tamarisk Trail, Parachute

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2106
Grade 391
Grade 488
Grade 5105
Enrollment over time
340’20
355’21
369’22
374’23
390’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 46%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bea Underwood Elementary School from Battlement Mesa families.

Other schools in Garfield County School District 16

The district →
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Parachute
265 students17:1
Grand Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parachute
C−
264 students16:1
Grand Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parachute
C+
293 students15:1

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; Battlement Mesa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.