Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Colona’s public schools
Montrose County School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colona. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Colona’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Colona’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Cottonwood Elementary School places highest (better than 55%); Pomona Elementary School lowest (21%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Colona, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Centennial Middle School, Olathe Middle/High School, Columbine Middle School and Outer Range. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Colona, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Montrose High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,279 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Olathe Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 499 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Olathe
Outer Range
Grades PK–12 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
10th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Montrose High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,279 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Olathe Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 499 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Olathe
Outer Range
Grades PK–12 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
11th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Montrose High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,279 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Olathe Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 499 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Olathe
Outer Range
Grades PK–12 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
12th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Montrose High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,279 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Olathe Middle/High School
Grades 6–12 · 499 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Olathe
Outer Range
Grades PK–12 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montrose County School District RE-1J.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Colona vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Colona’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Colona | — | Montrose County School District RE-1J |
Every school in Colona
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Colona’s schools
Are Colona’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Colona. Montrose County School District RE-1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Colona in?
Montrose County School District RE-1J.
Where do Colona kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Centennial Middle School, Olathe Middle/High School, Columbine Middle School and Outer Range.
Parents talk
What Colona families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Colona → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.