Enrollment
283
Middle
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10JT-R·NCES 080240000089
Bayfield Middle School
615 E. OAK, BAYFIELD, CO 81122 · (970) 884-9592 · La Plata County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Colorado public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
114 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 6 | 93 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bayfield Middle School→Bayfield High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 18.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bayfield Middle School
Bayfield Middle School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield Middle School this school | 283 | 40.3% | 27.1% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| Woodland Park Middle School WOODLAND PARK | 195 | 39.5% | 39.6% |
| Salida Middle School SALIDA | 327 | 46.5% | 51.5% |
| Manitou Springs Middle School MANITOU SPRINGS | 275 | 36.7% | 43.2% |
| Miller Middle School DURANGO | 360 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
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 Bayfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #151 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #162 of 244 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #161 of 246 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #200 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #19 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #159 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #151 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #141 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
283
-57 (-17%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 283 | 22.7 | 12.4:1 | 40% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 24.9 | 11.5:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 25.9 | 11.3:1 | 37% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 35% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 15.6 | 19.4:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 25% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 9 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (302 to 283); teachers up 46% (15.6 to 22.7).
About Bayfield Middle School
Bayfield Middle School is a public middle school run by Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R in BAYFIELD, Colorado. It reported 283 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Colorado enroll about 462 students on average.
The 4 schools in Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R enroll 1,183 students altogether, Bayfield Middle School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Bayfield Middle School is 72% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The school's White share is 9 points below the 82% share among La Plata County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Classroom staffing at Bayfield Middle School totals 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 40% of students (114) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in La Plata County is close, at 39%.
Bayfield Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Colorado public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Bayfield Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% in Colorado. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.1%, against a prediction of 42.3%.
The school is in La Plata County, where median household income comes to about $86,056, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Plata County's 24 public schools enroll about 7,504 students and include Bayfield Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Bayfield Intermediate School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bayfield Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Bayfield Middle School is Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 340 students in 2020-21 to 283 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 12.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
- Bayfield High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Bayfield Intermediate SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Bayfield Primary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Other schools in BAYFIELD
- Bayfield High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Bayfield Intermediate SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Bayfield Primary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Other Bayfield Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bayfield Middle. Bayfield Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Bayfield MiddleBayfield, WI · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Bayfield Intermediate School0.2 mi · 274
- Bayfield High School0.4 mi · 404
- Bayfield Primary School1.0 mi · 222
- Ignacio Early Learning Program8.5 mi · 28
- Ignacio High School8.7 mi · 182
- Ignacio Elementary School8.9 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Bayfield Middle SchoolHow large is Bayfield Middle School?
Bayfield Middle School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bayfield Middle School serve?
Bayfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bayfield Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Bayfield Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bayfield Middle School?
At Bayfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bayfield Middle School public or private?
Bayfield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.