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Avery/Parsons Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

516 East Main Street, Buena Vista, CO 81211 · (719) 395-7020 · Part of Buena Vista School District R-31

Buena Vista’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
383
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Avery/Parsons Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Buena Vista kids: Buena Vista Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Avery/Parsons Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Buena Vista Middle School211 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

516 East Main Street, Buena Vista

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten61
Grade 155
Grade 268
Grade 365
Grade 466
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
396’20
439’21
435’22
398’23
383’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%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 Avery/Parsons Elementary School from Buena Vista families.

Other schools in Buena Vista School District R-31

The district →
The Grove BVSD's Early Learning Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Buena Vista
60 students
Buena Vista Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buena Vista
B−
211 students11:1
Chaffee County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Buena Vista
15 students12:1
Buena Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buena Vista
A−
256 students11:1

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