Garfield County School District 16

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Parachute.

At a glance

1,212Students enrolled

4Schools

$15,050Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

65%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Parachute

Grades PK–1

Grand Valley Center for Family Learning265 students · ParachuteThis district

Grades 2–5

Bea Underwood Elementary School390 students · ParachuteThis district

Grades 6–8

Grand Valley Middle School264 students · ParachuteThis district

Grades 9–12

Grand Valley High School293 students · ParachuteThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency18%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts23%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,050

per student each year · 5% below the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction48%

Support & administration47%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)58%

State37%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,159’20

1,171’21

1,148’22

1,171’23

1,212’24

Students

White · 49%588

Hispanic · 48%579

Two or more races · 2%29

Black · 1%7

Asian · 0%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district

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Bea Underwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–5 · 390 students · Parachute

C-Public 📚

Grand Valley Center for Family LearningElementary · Grades PK–1 · 265 students · Parachute

Public 📚

Grand Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 264 students · Parachute

C-Public 🏫

Grand Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 293 students · Parachute

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.