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Schools in Gardner

Gardner’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
5%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 9% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
360 students on the public path
In brief

Gardner’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gardner’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School places highest (better than 31%); Peakview School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Gardner; each is graded on its own results. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gardner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Peakview Schoolin WalsenburgD
7–12Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High Schoolin WalsenburgC

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

Huerfano School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,264CO $15,889 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 44.9% · 251 students tested
Math5%
State average 31.8% · 248 students tested

Gardner vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gardner—Huerfano School District RE-1

Every school in Gardner

3 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 Gardnerin other towns
Peakview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walsenburg
D
181 students12:1Rate it →
Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walsenburg
C
179 students21:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Gardner Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
Charter
82 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gardner’s schools

Are Gardner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gardner. Huerfano School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gardner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gardner in?

Huerfano School District RE-1.

Where do Gardner kids go to high school?

Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School.

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What Gardner 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.