Photo: katkimchee · CC BY 2.0Steamboat Springs’s public schools outscore 97% of Colorado districts
On the state math tests, 51% of Steamboat Springs’s students scored proficient, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Steamboat Springs, 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 93% 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.
Steamboat Springs’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 69% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,233 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Steamboat Springs’s grade
A+: better than 97% of Colorado school districts, #1 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Steamboat Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Steamboat Springs
Soda Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 379 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Steamboat Springs · depends on your address
Steamboat Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 440 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Sleeping Giant School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Steamboat Springs · depends on your address
Steamboat Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 440 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Sleeping Giant School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Steamboat Springs · depends on your address
Steamboat Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 440 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Sleeping Giant School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 871 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 871 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 871 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Steamboat Springs
Steamboat Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 871 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Steamboat Springs’s public schools are run by Steamboat Springs School District RE-2. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Steamboat Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Steamboat Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | A+ | Steamboat Springs School District RE-2 |
Every school in Steamboat Springs
5 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 Steamboat Springs’s schools
Are Steamboat Springs’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Steamboat Springs children attend outscore 97% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Steamboat Springs in?
Steamboat Springs School District RE-2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,509 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Steamboat Springs kids go to high school?
Steamboat Springs High School, with 871 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Steamboat Springs’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Steamboat Springs School District RE-2 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Steamboat Springs spend per student?
$18,233 in Steamboat Springs School District RE-2 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Steamboat Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Steamboat Springs → They have their own page.
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.