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Schools in Deer Trail · Deer Trail School District 26J

Deer Trail’s public schools score below 82% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Deer Trail’s districts is 17%, below the Colorado average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Deer Trail, 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 98% 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
17%
▼ 28 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 5 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 13% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
327 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Trail’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 145 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Deer Trail’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,845 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School. Enrollment is up 29% 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 Deer Trail’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 18% 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 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (145)Better than 11%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 142 test results could put Deer Trail anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Deer Trail’s students in the tested grades sat them (142 in math, 142 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Deer Trail Elementary SchoolDeer Trail School District 26JC−
6–12Deer Trail Junior-Senior High SchoolDeer Trail School District 26JD−

Deer Trail’s public schools are run by Deer Trail School District 26J. 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.

Deer Trail School District 26JGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 327 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$13,845CO $15,889 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 44.9% · 142 students tested
Math27%
State average 31.8% · 142 students tested

Deer Trail vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer TrailC−Deer Trail School District 26J

Every school in Deer Trail

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 Deer Trailby address
Deer Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
174 students15:1Rate it →
Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
D−
153 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Trail’s schools

Are Deer Trail’s schools good?

On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Deer Trail children attend score below 82% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Deer Trail in?

Deer Trail School District 26J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 327 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Deer Trail spend per student?

$13,845 in Deer Trail School District 26J (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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