Carbondale Middle School

Carbondale Middle School is an intermediate school of intimate scale in CARBONDALE, Colorado, overseen by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, hosting 362 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 462 students.

Carbondale Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, a district that teaches 5,839 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carbondale Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 44% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Garfield County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Carbondale Middle School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carbondale Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Garfield County) reports that median household income runs about $91,131, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Garfield County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,790 students), of which Carbondale Middle School is one.

Crystal River Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carbondale Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carbondale Middle School has grew 13%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 50% across the same window.

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