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B−

Cresson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

412 North C Street, Cripple Creek, CO 80813 · (719) 689-9230 · Part of Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1

Cripple Creek’s School Grade D better than 9% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
136
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cresson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cripple Creek kids: Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School

On the path

Where Cripple Creek kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cresson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–12Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School162 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

412 North C Street, Cripple Creek

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten20
Grade 114
Grade 218
Grade 319
Grade 421
Grade 515
Enrollment over time
158’20
157’21
137’22
125’23
136’24

Down 13.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cresson Elementary School from Cripple Creek families.

Other schools in Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1

The district →
Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cripple Creek
C−
162 students13:1

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