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Schools in Cripple Creek · Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1

Cripple Creek’s public schools score below 91% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation

In Cripple Creek, 8% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cripple Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 18 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 24 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.9K
▲ 75% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
CO 16.3
Schools in town
2
298 students on the public path
In brief

Cripple Creek’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $27,877 per student in FY2024, against $15,889 across Colorado. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (Colorado 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cripple Creek’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 9% of Colorado school districts. Test scores are below the Colorado average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (64)Better than 8%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 157 test results could put Cripple Creek anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Cripple Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (157 in math, 157 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cripple Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cresson Elementary SchoolCripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1B−
6–12Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High SchoolCripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1C−

Cripple Creek’s public schools are run by Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1, which also serves Victor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 298 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$27,877CO $15,889 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 44.9% · 157 students tested
Math8%
State average 31.8% · 157 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Cripple Creek district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Colorado, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Cripple Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Cripple Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cripple CreekDCripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1

Every school in Cripple Creek

2 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).

District schools in Cripple Creekby address
Cresson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
136 students21:1Rate it →
Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
162 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cripple Creek’s schools

Are Cripple Creek’s schools good?

On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cripple Creek children attend score below 91% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cripple Creek in?

Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 298 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Cripple Creek spend per student?

$27,877 in Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.