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Basalt Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
151 East Cottonwood Drive
Basalt, CO 81621
Phone
(970) 384-5800
District
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
County
EAGLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
521
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.4% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Basalt Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
41%
44%
40%
33%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
38%
44%
44%
21%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 7.1%
Kindergarten 98 18.8%
Grade 1 127 24.4%
Grade 2 85 16.3%
Grade 3 95 18.2%
Grade 4 79 15.2%
Total 521 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.4% 41.7% 53.6%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 4.9%
Hispanic 58.0% 57.2% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.6% 34.6% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 24.0% 24.7% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.6% 9.9% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 40,292 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.0 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,384 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.7% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.1% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.8% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,386 $42,622,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $973 $5,618,000 6.9%
Staff $421 $2,432,000 3.0%
General Administration $112 $646,000 0.8%
School Administration $869 $5,013,000 6.1%
Operation $1,274 $7,355,000 9.0%
Transportation $325 $1,873,000 2.3%
Other $601 $3,466,000 4.2%
Total Support $4,575 $26,403,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,178 $12,571,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $14,139 $81,596,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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