Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 1,074 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYERS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32J·NCES 080270000164
Byers Junior-Senior High School
444 EAST FRONT STREET, BYERS, CO 80103 · (303) 822-5292 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Colorado public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 43.3:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
75 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 18% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Byers School District No. 32J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 26.4% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Byers Junior-Senior High School
Byers Junior-Senior High School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Junior-Senior High School this school | 235 | 31.9% | 37.1% |
| Telluride High School TELLURIDE | 298 | 30.9% | 49.8% |
| Bayfield High School BAYFIELD | 404 | 34.4% | 20.8% |
| Platte Canyon High School BAILEY | 183 | 30.1% | 47.4% |
| Highland High School AULT | 299 | 28.8% | N/A |
| Mancos High School MANCOS | 142 | 29.6% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Byers Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #70 of 231 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #24 of 54 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #35 of 57 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #236 of 409 | #20 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #232 of 250 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #167 of 250 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #236 of 320 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #89 of 108 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
235
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 235 | 10.4 | 22.6:1 | 32% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 13.5 | 19.1:1 | 47% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 17.5 | 14.3:1 | 37% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | 42% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 19 | 12.0:1 | 47% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 47% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 34% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | 27% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byers Junior-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (229 to 235); teachers down 45% (19 to 10.4).
About Byers Junior-Senior High School
A small high school in BYERS, Colorado, Byers Junior-Senior High School is part of Byers School District No. 32J. The school enrolls 235 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Colorado) has about 627 students.
Byers School District No. 32J counts 10 schools and 6,853 students, including Byers Junior-Senior High School.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Byers Junior-Senior High School. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic. Arapahoe County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is higher. Byers Junior-Senior High School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1 at Byers Junior-Senior High School, with 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 32%. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Byers Junior-Senior High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Colorado public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.4%.
Within Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 176 public schools operate in Arapahoe County, serving about 115,502 students.
The next-closest public school is Colorado Online Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Byers Junior-Senior High School.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 235, close to the 240 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byers School District No. 32J
- Astravo Online Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Colorado Virtual Academy High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Astravo Online Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Astravo Online Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Colorado Online High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Colorado Virtual AcademyElementary · 493 students
Other schools in BYERS
- Astravo Online Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Colorado Virtual Academy High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Astravo Online Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Astravo Online Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Colorado Online High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Colorado Virtual AcademyElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Online Middle School0.0 mi · 211
- Colorado Virtual Academy High School0.0 mi · 773
- Astravo Online Academy Elementary School0.0 mi · 645
- Astravo Online Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 762
- Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 170
- Colorado Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Byers Junior-Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Byers Junior-Senior High School?
Byers Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 07-12.
Is Byers Junior-Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Byers Junior-Senior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Byers Junior-Senior High School have?
Byers Junior-Senior High School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Byers Junior-Senior High School?
At Byers Junior-Senior High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Byers Junior-Senior High School in?
Byers Junior-Senior High School is part of Byers School District No. 32J.
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