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C+

Arickaree School District R-2

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cope.

Cope’s Schools page →

Students
82
Schools
2
Spent per student
$30,783
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
The gist

What stands out about Arickaree School District R-2

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 94% more per student than the CO average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cope 58

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cope. Grade by grade →

PK–5Arickaree Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Arickaree Undivided High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 31.8% · 31 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 44.9% · 31 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 82.7% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

84% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,783 per student · 94% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 49%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
98’20
101’21
101’22
92’23
82’24

Down 16.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Hispanic 43%Black 1%Two or more races 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Arickaree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anton
48 students11:1
Arickaree Undivided High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Anton
B
34 students6:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.