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Schools in Dinosaur

Dinosaur’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,704 students on the public path
In brief

Dinosaur’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dinosaur’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Sunset Elementary School places highest (better than 58%); Sandrock Elementary lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Dinosaur, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Moffat County 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 Dinosaur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–8Craig Middle Schoolin CraigC
9–12Moffat County High Schoolin CraigB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Moffat County 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.

Moffat County School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,821 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,264CO $15,889 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 44.9% · 943 students tested
Math18%
State average 31.8% · 943 students tested

Dinosaur vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dinosaur—Moffat County School District RE-1

Every school in Dinosaur

6 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 Dinosaurin other towns
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Craig
C+
233 students11:1Rate it →
Sandrock Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Craig
D
299 students12:1Rate it →
Sunset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Craig
B
261 students12:1Rate it →
Maybell School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Maybell
11 students11:1Rate it →
Craig Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Craig
C
419 students14:1Rate it →
Moffat County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Craig
B−
481 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dinosaur’s schools

Are Dinosaur’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dinosaur. Moffat County School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dinosaur. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dinosaur in?

Moffat County School District RE-1.

Where do Dinosaur kids go to high school?

Moffat County High School.

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What Dinosaur 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.