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Schools in Crook

Crook’s public schools

Valley School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crook. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,025 students on the public path
In brief

Crook’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Crook’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Caliche Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 51%); Caliche Elementary School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Crook, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sterling Middle School and Caliche Junior-Senior High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Crook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Valley School District RE-1.

The district

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

Valley School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,910 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,242CO $15,889 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 44.9% · 924 students tested
Math20%
State average 31.8% · 927 students tested

Crook vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crook—Valley School District RE-1

Every school in Crook

4 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).

Also serving Crookin other towns
Caliche Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Iliff
C+
139 students13:1Rate it →
Ayres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sterling
385 students14:1Rate it →
Sterling Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sterling
C+
397 students14:1Rate it →
Caliche Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Iliff
B−
104 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Crook’s schools

Are Crook’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Crook. Valley School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crook. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Crook in?

Valley School District RE-1.

Where do Crook kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sterling Middle School and Caliche Junior-Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Crook families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.