Who We Are

Roaring Fork Schools serves over 5,600 students across 14 schools in the communities of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt. Each community offers a PreK-12 school continuum, ensuring consistency and fostering a robust school community. We also offer dual language and biliteracy options. The rich diversity of our students' backgrounds enhances the educational and cultural experiences for everyone in the school community. Through our 2024-2029 Strategic Plan, we are focused on advancing our mission to ensure that every student develops the enduring knowledge, skills, and character to thrive in a changing world.

Learning to Thrive in a Changing World

Starting in kindergarten, we motivate, challenge, and support students through instruction rooted in best practices, engaging learning opportunities, and whole-child supports. All students have access to STEM, outdoor education, the seal of biliteracy, and other specialized opportunities alongside comprehensive art, music, and physical education courses, beginning in kindergarten. Our students program robots, build tiny houses, climb mountains, solve real-world problems, work in and with the community, and more. Through engaging instruction, a wide range of special courses, extracurricular activities, and equitable access to a world of resources beyond the classroom, our students are mastering skills that will help them achieve future success.