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Gardner Valley School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

25421 Highway 69, Gardner, CO 81040 · (719) 746-2446

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Directions
Students
82
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Gardner Valley School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

25421 Highway 69, Gardner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten6
Grade 15
Grade 210
Grade 38
Grade 49
Grade 58
Grade 613
Grade 75
Grade 88
Enrollment over time
73’20
82’21
76’22
86’23
82’24

Up 12.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gardner Valley School from Gardner families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Gardner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.