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Crested Butte Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

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

Directions
Students
303
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Crested Butte Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Crested Butte kids: Crested Butte Secondary School

On the path

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

K–5Crested Butte Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–12Crested Butte Secondary School400 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

818 Red Lady Avenue, Crested Butte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 144
Grade 240
Grade 360
Grade 453
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
345’20
334’21
328’22
310’23
303’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 6%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Crested Butte Elementary School from Crested Butte families.

Other schools in Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J

The district →
Gunnison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gunnison
C−
560 students13:1
Lake Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Gunnison
74 students
Marble Charter School
Other · Grades K–10 · Marble
C+
34 students11:1
Crested Butte Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Crested Butte
A−
400 students14:1
Gunnison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gunnison
B−
314 students13:1
Gunnison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gunnison
B
410 students18:1

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