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B+
Schools in Idaho Springs · Clear Creek School District RE-1

Idaho Springs’s public schools outscore 66% of Colorado districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Idaho Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Idaho Springs, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Colorado average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 1 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 5 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 3–6 pts vs CO 83%
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
1
405 students on the public path
In brief

Idaho Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 148 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Idaho Springs’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,423 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 7 the district’s path is Clear Creek Middle School, then Clear Creek High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Idaho Springs’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Colorado school districts. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (148)Better than 56%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 284 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Idaho Springs anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Idaho Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (286 in math, 282 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Idaho Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Carlson Elementary SchoolClear Creek School District RE-1C+
7–8Clear Creek Middle Schoolin EvergreenC+
9–12Clear Creek High Schoolin EvergreenA−

Idaho Springs’s public schools are run by Clear Creek School District RE-1, which also serves Empire, Georgetown and Silver Plume. 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.

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

Idaho Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Idaho SpringsB+Clear Creek School District RE-1
Central—Gilpin County School District RE-1

Every school in Idaho Springs

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).

District schools in Idaho Springsby address
Carlson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
144 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Idaho Springsin other towns
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 Idaho Springs’s schools

Are Idaho Springs’s schools good?

By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Idaho Springs children attend outscore 66% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Idaho Springs in?

Clear Creek School District RE-1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 634 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Idaho Springs kids go to high school?

Clear Creek High School in Evergreen, with 182 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Idaho Springs’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Clear Creek School District RE-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Idaho Springs spend per student?

$21,423 in Clear Creek School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.