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Enrollment
367
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080426000133
Basalt Middle School
51 SCHOOL STREET, BASALT, CO 81621 · (970) 384-5900 · Pitkin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Colorado public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
204 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 31% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 19.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Basalt Middle School
Basalt Middle School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Middle School this school | 367 | 55.6% | 27.5% |
| Glenwood Springs Middle School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 380 | 58.7% | 23.8% |
| Weld Central Middle School KEENESBURG | 403 | 58.3% | 17.7% |
| Pleasant View Middle School PUEBLO | 348 | 55.5% | 29.9% |
| Sunset Middle School LONGMONT | 316 | 58.5% | 30.8% |
| Rifle Middle School RIFLE | 552 | 56.9% | 20.9% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Basalt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #149 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #135 of 244 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #139 of 246 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #169 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #27 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #127 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #102 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #65 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
367
-74 (-17%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 367 | 28.7 | 12.8:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 56% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 29.1 | 14.1:1 | 40% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 30.8 | 15.4:1 | 43% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 19% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Basalt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (475 to 367); teachers down 7% (30.8 to 28.7).
About Basalt Middle School
In BASALT, Colorado, Basalt Middle School is a small middle-grades school. It educates 367 students in grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
A total of 14 schools make up Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, with 5,839 students enrolled.
Basalt Middle School is 61% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 37% White. County-wide, 11% of Pitkin County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Basalt Middle School's 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Basalt Middle School is C. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0% for Basalt Middle School. The school posts 27.5%, 5.5 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pitkin County show that the median household income is $102,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 63%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Basalt Middle School, Pitkin County has 6 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Basalt Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Basalt Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Basalt Middle School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 441 in 2020-21 to 367 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Basalt Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pitkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,985
Census ACS
Median income
$102,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
- Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Basalt Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Glenwood Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
Other schools in BASALT
- Basalt Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Basalt Elementary School0.2 mi · 539
- Basalt High School0.8 mi · 414
- Roaring Fork High School9.5 mi · 472
- Crystal River Elementary School9.6 mi · 445
- Carbondale Middle School9.7 mi · 362
- Bridges10.0 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Basalt Middle SchoolHow large is Basalt Middle School?
Basalt Middle School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 05-08.
Is Basalt Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Basalt Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Basalt Middle School have?
Basalt Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Basalt Middle School?
Student demographics at Basalt Middle School are roughly 37% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Basalt Middle School?
Basalt Middle School is overseen by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 in Pitkin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.