Other / mixed grade configuration · Fraser, CO

Fraser Valley Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Fraser Valley Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 75/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080432000594
0/100100/10075/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
100
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fraser Valley Elementary School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Colorado schools.

75
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
small classes for Colorado
9.0%
free-lunch eligible
217
students enrolled

Fraser Valley Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

217

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg

-38% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.0%

vs 38.5% Colorado avg

-77% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fraser Valley Elementary School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fraser Valley Elementary School

Fraser Valley Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Fraser, Colorado, enrolling 217 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, Fraser Valley Elementary School is leaner than roughly 91% of Colorado schools and 38% under the state's 16.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 9.0% free-meal eligibility runs 77% below the Colorado average.

Enrollment of 217 puts it in the smaller third of Colorado schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,922 Colorado schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 89 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Colorado schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 145 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 0.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

East Grand School District No. 2 also operates Middle Park High School (413 students) and Granby Elementary School (366 students) alongside Fraser Valley Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fraser Valley Elementary School compares

Fraser Valley Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.3:1 ▼ 38% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.0% ▼ 77% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 217 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
217
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
9.0%
free-lunch eligible - 77% below the Colorado average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 9% in Colorado - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
0.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$16,335
per pupil, district-wide - above Colorado avg of $16,273
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 145 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 83.4%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0%
Two or More 1.8%
Asian 1.4%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 83.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.9, Fraser Valley Elementary School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for East Grand School District No. 2, which includes Fraser Valley Elementary School.

$16,335
Per student
+0%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 84.1%
State 6.5%
Federal 9.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fraser Valley Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Middle Park High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Granby Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
East Grand Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fraser Valley Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

East Grand School District No. 2 · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fraser Valley Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fraser Valley Elementary School

How many students attend Fraser Valley Elementary School?

Fraser Valley Elementary School has 217 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fraser, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fraser Valley Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fraser Valley Elementary School is 10.3:1, which is 38% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fraser Valley Elementary School?

9.0% of students at Fraser Valley Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fraser Valley Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Fraser Valley Elementary School is White at 83.4% of enrollment, in Fraser, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fraser Valley Elementary School?

Fraser Valley Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 75/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Fraser Valley Elementary School a good school?

Fraser Valley Elementary School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Colorado schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in East Grand School District No. 2?

Besides Fraser Valley Elementary School, East Grand School District No. 2 also operates Middle Park High School (413 students), Granby Elementary School (366 students), and East Grand Middle School (304 students). See the East Grand School District No. 2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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