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Bea Underwood Elementary and Grand Valley Middle School stay on state improvement plans
What happened
The state rated Bea Underwood Elementary and Grand Valley Middle School "Priority Improvement" for 2026. The elementary school moved up from "Turn Around" in 2025. The district stays "Accredited with Improvement Plan." The high school has a Performance Plan.
Why it matters to families
A low rating brings state oversight and required improvement work. Math scores are the lowest area. The district plan lists math proficiency in grades 3 to 8 at only 6% to 7%, and reading at 11% to 16%.
The evidence
The October 13 performance slides list 2026 accountability: Bea Underwood Priority Improvement Plan, Middle School Priority Improvement Plan, High School Performance Plan, District Accredited with Improvement Plan, and for 2025 Bea Underwood "Turn Around." They show multilingual learners rising from 23.7% to 34.1% since 2021-22. In-school suspensions rose to 120 from 86 and out-of-school suspensions fell to 90 from 120. The Unified Improvement Plan packet lists the baselines for math and reading.
The source
2025-26 School Performance (October 13, 2026 board packet)See the full record for Garfield County School District 16 (Grand Valley).
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