Buena Vista Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 211 students
Darren Patterson Christian Academy
PO Box 1243, Buena Vista, CO 81211
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
105
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Private School
Chaffee County
About Darren Patterson Christian Academy
Darren Patterson Christian Academy is a private elementary school in Buena Vista, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a remote town in Chaffee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 105 students were enrolled, with about 10.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Religious affiliation: Christian (nondenominational).
Grades
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Highlighted: grades offeredGrades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Private School · What this means
- Category
- Alternative
- Religious affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 105 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 to 1
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- County
- Chaffee County
- NCES private school ID
- 02014612
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.