Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT RE-1·NCES 080279000171
Canon City Middle School
1215 MAIN STEEET, CANON CITY, CO 81212 · (719) 276-5740 · Fremont County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- C+Beats 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
17.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
203 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 117 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Canon City Middle School→Canon City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fremont Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 23.4% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Canon City Middle School
Canon City Middle School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon City Middle School this school | 382 | 53.1% | 31.5% |
| Salida Middle School SALIDA | 327 | 46.5% | 51.5% |
| Craig Middle School CRAIG | 419 | 52.3% | 26.4% |
| West Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 468 | 52.1% | 33.0% |
| Blevins Middle School FORT COLLINS | 363 | 52.1% | 39.7% |
| Sterling Middle School STERLING | 397 | 57.7% | 23.6% |
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 Canon City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #128 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #133 of 244 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #115 of 246 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #163 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #164 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #202 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #112 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #149 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
382
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 53% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 18.5 | 20.1:1 | 56% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 19.5 | 18.9:1 | 51% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 57% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 22.4 | 17.9:1 | 62% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 64% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 38% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canon City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (402 to 382); teachers down 2% (22.4 to 22).
About Canon City Middle School
In CANON CITY, Colorado, part of Fremont County, Canon City Middle School is a middle-grades school. A federal count lists 382 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Canon City Middle School is a school in Fremont Re-1. The district has 8 schools and 3,191 students.
White students make up a majority at Canon City Middle School, at 80%. Next come 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Canon City Middle School was 17.4:1. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. Canon City Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 53%. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Fremont County.
allk12 grades Canon City Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.5%.
Fremont County has about 49,634 residents, and the median household income is $62,664, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Fremont County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,640 students.
The shortest distance from Canon City Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Canon City High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Canon City Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Canon City Middle School is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Canon City Middle School's enrollment grew 7%, to 382.
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Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,634
Census ACS
Median income
$62,664
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Re-1
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Other schools in CANON CITY
- Canon City High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Canon Exploratory SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Lincoln School of Science and TechnologyElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Canon City High School0.4 mi · 936
- Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 319
- Lincoln School of Science and Technology1.0 mi · 254
- McKinley Elementary School1.4 mi · 262
- Canon Exploratory School1.6 mi · 316
- Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School1.8 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Canon City Middle SchoolHow large is Canon City Middle School?
Canon City Middle School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-08.
Is Canon City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canon City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Canon City Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Canon City Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Canon City Middle School?
Student demographics at Canon City Middle School are roughly 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Canon City Middle School in?
Canon City Middle School is part of Fremont Re-1.
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