Gunnison Elementary School
Gunnison, CO · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
Gunnison Elementary School is a elementary school in Gunnison, CO with 521 students enrolled and a 62% proficiency rate. Part of Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Gunnison Elementary School is a elementary school located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school serves 521 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 62% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gunnison Elementary School is part of the Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J in Colorado.
How This School Compares
Gunnison Elementary School has 521 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J (294 students). Its 62% proficiency rate is 2 percentage points above the district average of 60%. Compared to the Colorado state average of 51%, the school performs 11 points higher. With a 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gunnison Elementary School has 521 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.
According to EDFacts data, 62% of students at Gunnison Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Gunnison Elementary School is part of the Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J in Gunnison, Colorado. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.