Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Edwards’s public schools outscore 66% of Colorado districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Edwards, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 26% of Edwards’s students scored proficient, below the Colorado average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Edwards’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 141 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Edwards’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,598 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Berry Creek Middle School, then Battle Mountain High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Stone Creek School, Eagle County Charter Academy, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School (private) and Vail Valley Unbound (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Edwards’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Colorado school districts, #85 of 159 Colorado towns. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edwards, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Edwards
Edwards Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 80 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Edwards
Edwards Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 269 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Edwards
Berry Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Edwards
Berry Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Edwards
Berry Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Edwards
Battle Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 916 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Edwards
Battle Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 916 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Edwards
Battle Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 916 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Edwards
Battle Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 916 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Edwards’s public schools are run by Eagle County School District RE 50, which also serves Avon, Carbonate, Eagle and Gypsum and others. 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.
Below the state in reading
Edwards vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Edwards’s borders.
Every school in Edwards
9 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (World Academy Elementary School).
Questions about Edwards’s schools
Are Edwards’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Edwards children attend outscore 66% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #85 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Edwards in?
Eagle County School District RE 50, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,309 students in 20 schools (2024–25).
Where do Edwards kids go to high school?
Battle Mountain High School, with 916 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Edwards’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Eagle County School District RE 50 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Edwards spend per student?
$17,598 in Eagle County School District RE 50 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Edwards?
Yes: St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 91 students) and Vail Valley Unbound (nonsectarian, grades K, 11 students). Edwards also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Edwards families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Edwards → They have their own page.
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.