Bea Underwood Elementary School

Regular School · PARACHUTE, CO

Bea Underwood Elementary School is a regular school school in PARACHUTE, Colorado, serving grades 02–05 with 390 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

02 – 05

Enrollment

390

Teachers (FTE)

26.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	196	50%
Hispanic/Latino	180	46%
Two or more races	7	2%
Black or African American	3	1%
Asian	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	390	193M / 197F

English Language Learners: 95 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	32.2%	97
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	55.2%	134

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.44 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

145

37.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	390	100%

Contact & Location

P O BOX 68

PARACHUTE, CO 81635

Phone: (970)285-5703

District

Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,152

District enrollment: 1,198

Other Schools in District

Grand Valley Center for Family Learning Elementary
Grand Valley High School High
Grand Valley Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81635) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080438000630

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD