For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 284 students in Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Colorado.
Public Elementary Schools in Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1 have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Colorado public elementary school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Colorado public elementary school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,473 Schools
# Students
284 Students
601,879 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
38,351 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 176 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#168 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)6-9%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)11-19%
29%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)60-79%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.62
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
10%
35%
% Black
3%
5%
% White
85%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $34,785 is higher than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,317 is higher than the state median of $15,791. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$34,785
$15,473
Spending / Student
$27,317
$15,791
Best Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1 Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cresson Elementary School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
412 North C Street
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
(719) 689-9230
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
(719) 689-9230
Gr: PK-5 | 125 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #22.
Cripple Creek-victor Junior-senior High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
410 N. B Street
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
(719) 689-2661
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
(719) 689-2661
Gr: 6-12 | 159 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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