Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Gypsum

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Gypsum Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

601 Highway 6, Gypsum, CO 81637 · (970) 328-8940 · Part of Eagle County School District RE 50

Gypsum’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gypsum Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gypsum kids: Gypsum Creek Middle School

On the path

Where Gypsum kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gypsum Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Gypsum Creek Middle School317 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

601 Highway 6, Gypsum

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten52
Grade 168
Grade 252
Grade 366
Grade 455
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
335’20
351’21
354’22
382’23
395’24

Up 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 11%Two or more races 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gypsum Elementary School from Gypsum families.

Other schools in Eagle County School District RE 50

The district →
Homestake Peak School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avon
C+
421 students10:1
Eagle Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle
C−
350 students12:1
Brush Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle
B
341 students14:1
Red Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gypsum
C
336 students10:1
Red Sandstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vail
B
245 students13:1
Edwards Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Edwards
80 students11:1

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; Gypsum’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.