Avery/Parsons Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Buena Vista, Colorado·81211
Score
50.5/100
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#384
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
Top 50%
In Colorado

Score 50.5/100: better than 50% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
42%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 46% of them
190 students tested
Math
30%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 39% of them
191 students tested
Science
50%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 72% of them
64 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS36.161
English language artsGrade 4CMAS34.866
English language artsGrade 5CMAS55.663
English language artsAll gradesCMAS42.1190
MathGrade 3CMAS36.161
MathGrade 4CMAS27.366
MathGrade 5CMAS28.164
MathAll gradesCMAS30.4191
ScienceGrade 5CMAS5064

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
398
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
398
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
37%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Chaffee County

Contact

Address
516 EAST MAIN STREET
Buena Vista, CO 81211
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Avery/Parsons Elementary School at a glance

Avery/Parsons Elementary School is a public elementary school in Buena Vista, Colorado, serving grades K-5. It is part of Buena Vista School District No. R-31. It has about 398 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 42% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 30% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 50.5 out of 100: better than 50% of them, ranking #384 of 775. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.