Valley School District RE-1
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Sterling, Iliff and Crook.
At a glance
1,910Students enrolled
7Schools
3Towns served
$15,242Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
52%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 7–12
Sterling Middle School or Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Sterling High School or Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Sterling Middle School or Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
Sterling High School or Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency26%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
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
$15,242
per student each year · 4% below the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,104’20
1,996’21
1,972’22
1,887’23
1,910’24
Students
White · 65%1,237
Hispanic · 29%562
Two or more races · 3%61
Black · 1%20
Asian · 1%15
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%11
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools7 in district
Ayres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 385 students · Sterling
PublicCampbell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 347 students · Sterling
C+PublicCaliche Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 139 students · Iliff
C+PublicSterling Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 397 students · Sterling
C+PublicSterling High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 421 students · Sterling
B+PublicCaliche Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 104 students · Iliff
B-PublicHagen Early Education CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 117 students · Sterling
PublicSchool 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.