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C+

Cactus Valley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

222 Grand Avenue, Silt, CO 81652 · (970) 665-7850 · Part of Garfield School District RE-2

Silt’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Colorado school districts

Students
462
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cactus Valley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Silt kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Cactus Valley Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47%

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

222 Grand Avenue, Silt

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten67
Grade 153
Grade 274
Grade 382
Grade 469
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
408’20
432’21
463’22
493’23
462’24

Up 13.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 44%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cactus Valley Elementary School from Silt families.

Other schools in Garfield School District RE-2

The district →

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