Enrollment
211
Middle
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-31·NCES 080264000158
Buena Vista Middle School
549 RAILROAD, BUENA VISTA, CO 81211 · (719) 395-7060 · Chaffee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
68 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 68 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 30% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Buena Vista Middle School→Buena Vista High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buena Vista School District No. R-31. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 19.7% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Buena Vista Middle School
Buena Vista Middle School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Middle School this school | 211 | 32.2% | 35.1% |
| Barone Middle School MEEKER | 163 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| Cache La Poudre Middle School LAPORTE | 280 | 31.8% | 52.3% |
| Fitzsimmons Middle School BAILEY | 138 | 35.5% | 56.9% |
| Manitou Springs Middle School MANITOU SPRINGS | 275 | 36.7% | 43.2% |
| Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE | 124 | 30.6% | 60.8% |
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 Buena Vista Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #107 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #106 of 244 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #93 of 246 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #223 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #5 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #211 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #179 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #81 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
211
+24 (+13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 211 | 19.3 | 11.0:1 | 32% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 37% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 18.5 | 12.0:1 | 32% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 19 | 9.8:1 | 36% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 18.8 | 13.6:1 | 38% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | 32% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 43% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 30% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (256 to 211); teachers up 2% (18.8 to 19.3).
About Buena Vista Middle School
Buena Vista Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its address is in BUENA VISTA, Colorado. In all, 211 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 54% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado.
In Buena Vista School District No. R-31, 5 schools enroll a combined 925 students.
Of every 100 students at Buena Vista Middle School, about 82 are White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Buena Vista Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 32%.
Buena Vista Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Colorado public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Buena Vista Middle School is -12.1 points: 35.1% actual, 47.2% predicted.
Census data for Chaffee County show the median household earns about $84,132 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Buena Vista Middle School, Chaffee County has 12 public schools.
Buena Vista High School is the nearest public school to Buena Vista Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Buena Vista Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.3%, higher than Buena Vista Middle School's 35.1%.
Buena Vista Middle School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 211 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 187. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 9.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Buena Vista Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chaffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,178
Census ACS
Median income
$84,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buena Vista School District No. R-31
- Avery/Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Buena Vista High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- The Grove BVSD's Early Learning ProgramElementary · 60 students
- Chaffee County High SchoolHigh · 15 students
Other schools in BUENA VISTA
- Avery/Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Buena Vista High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- The Grove BVSD's Early Learning ProgramElementary · 60 students
- Chaffee County High SchoolHigh · 15 students
Other Buena Vista Middle schools
One other US public school is named Buena Vista Middle. Buena Vista Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Buena Vista MiddleSalinas, CA · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista High School0.1 mi · 256
- Chaffee County High School0.5 mi · 15
- The Grove BVSD's Early Learning Program0.5 mi · 60
- Avery/Parsons Elementary School0.5 mi · 383
- Longfellow Elementary School22.1 mi · 449
- Salida Montessori Charter School22.2 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buena Vista Middle School?
Buena Vista Middle School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 06-08.
Is Buena Vista Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Vista Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Buena Vista Middle School have?
Buena Vista Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Buena Vista Middle School?
Student demographics at Buena Vista Middle School are roughly 82% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Buena Vista Middle School?
Buena Vista Middle School is overseen by Buena Vista School District No. R-31 in Chaffee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.