Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Snowmass Village’s public schools outscore 65% of Colorado districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Snowmass Village, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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.
Snowmass Village’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 144 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Snowmass Village’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Aspen School District 1 spends $28,649 per student and Roaring Fork School District RE-1 $18,260, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Snowmass Village’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Colorado school districts, #91 of 159 Colorado towns. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Snowmass Village, with each school’s own grade.
Snowmass Village runs its own schools through grade 12 (Aspen School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Roaring Fork School District RE-1, shared with Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Its elementary school is in Basalt. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Snowmass Village
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Snowmass Village vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Snowmass Village’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Snowmass Village | B+ | Aspen School District 1 PK–12 · Roaring Fork School District RE-1 PK–12 |
Every school in Snowmass Village
14 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).
Questions about Snowmass Village’s schools
Are Snowmass Village’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Snowmass Village children attend outscore 65% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #91 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Snowmass Village in?
Two districts: Aspen School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Roaring Fork School District RE-1 runs grades PK–12, shared with Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.
Where do Snowmass Village kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Glenwood Springs High School, Aspen High School, Roaring Fork High School and Basalt High School.
What is Snowmass Village’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Roaring Fork School District RE-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Snowmass Village spend per student?
$28,649 in Aspen School District 1 and $18,260 in Roaring Fork School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Snowmass Village 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.