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Schools in Empire

Empire’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▲ 35% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
556 students on the public path
In brief

Empire’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Empire’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Clear Creek High School places highest (better than 75%); Clear Creek Middle School lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Empire, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Clear Creek 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 Empire, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–8Clear Creek Middle Schoolin EvergreenC+
9–12Clear Creek High Schoolin EvergreenA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clear Creek 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.

Clear Creek School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 634 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$21,423CO $15,889 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 44.9% · 282 students tested
Math27%
State average 31.8% · 286 students tested

Empire vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Empire—Clear Creek School District RE-1

Every school in Empire

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 Empirein other towns
King-Murphy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Evergreen
B
151 students13:1Rate it →
Carlson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Springs
C+
144 students12:1Rate it →
Clear Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Evergreen
C+
79 students15:1Rate it →
Clear Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evergreen
A−
182 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Empire’s schools

Are Empire’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Empire. Clear Creek School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Empire. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Empire in?

Clear Creek School District RE-1.

Where do Empire kids go to high school?

Clear Creek High 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.