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Crested Butte Secondary School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

818 Red Lady Avenue, Crested Butte, CO 81224 · (970) 641-7720 · Part of Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J

Crested Butte’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Colorado school districts

Students
400
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Crested Butte Secondary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

K–5Crested Butte Elementary School303 students
6–12Crested Butte Secondary SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47%

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

818 Red Lady Avenue, Crested Butte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 646
Grade 771
Grade 849
Grade 963
Grade 1055
Grade 1166
Grade 1250
Enrollment over time
448’20
421’21
400’22
403’23
400’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%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 Crested Butte Secondary School from Crested Butte families.

Other schools in Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J

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