Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Westcliffe

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
A

Custer County High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

709 Main Street, Westcliffe, CO 81252 · (719) 783-2291 · Part of Custer County School District C-1

Westcliffe’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
98
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Custer County High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Custer Middle School69 students
9–12Custer County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

709 Main Street, Westcliffe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 924
Grade 1021
Grade 1126
Grade 1227
Enrollment over time
99’20
102’21
114’22
115’23
98’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 9%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Custer County High School from Westcliffe families.

Other schools in Custer County School District C-1

The district →
Custer County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westcliffe
B−
146 students10:1
Custer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westcliffe
B−
69 students10:1

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