Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080426000586
Carbondale Middle School
180 SNOWMASS DRIVE, CARBONDALE, CO 81623 · (970) 384-5700 · Garfield County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
176 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 5 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 26% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 33.5% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Carbondale Middle School
Carbondale Middle School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Middle School this school | 362 | 48.6% | 37.6% |
| Pleasant View Middle School PUEBLO | 348 | 55.5% | 29.9% |
| Bennett Middle School BENNETT | 281 | 42.7% | 18.8% |
| Riverside School NEW CASTLE | 483 | 40.8% | 31.1% |
| Basalt Middle School BASALT | 367 | 55.6% | 27.5% |
| Centennial Middle School MONTROSE | 540 | 53.1% | 31.8% |
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 Carbondale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #100 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #93 of 244 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #119 of 246 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #174 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #75 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #79 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #129 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #25 of 55 |
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
362
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 362 | 24.7 | 14.7:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 23.8 | 14.9:1 | 60% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 23.6 | 14.6:1 | 39% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 22.2 | 14.5:1 | 51% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 61% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 30% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carbondale Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (321 to 362); teachers up 11% (22.2 to 24.7).
About Carbondale Middle School
Families in CARBONDALE, Colorado, are served by Carbondale Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It reported 362 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Colorado enroll about 462 students on average.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 totals 5,839 students.
The student body at Carbondale Middle School is 50% Hispanic. The school is also 44% White and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 33%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school has 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Of all students at Carbondale Middle School, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Garfield County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carbondale Middle School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Colorado public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Carbondale Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
In Garfield County, home to about 62,479 people, the median household earns about $91,131 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Carbondale Middle School shares Garfield County with 28 other public schools.
Carbondale Middle School's nearest public school is Crystal River Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Carbondale Middle School. By average proficiency, Carbondale Middle School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (361) and 2024-25 (362).
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.
Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,479
Census ACS
Median income
$91,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
- Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Basalt Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Glenwood Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
Other schools in CARBONDALE
- Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Ross Montessori SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Carbondale Community Charter SchoolElementary · 143 students
- BridgesHigh · 68 students
Other Carbondale Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carbondale Middle. Carbondale Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carbondale Middle SchoolCarbondale, IL · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Crystal River Elementary School0.2 mi · 445
- Roaring Fork High School0.3 mi · 472
- Ross Montessori School0.4 mi · 183
- Bridges0.4 mi · 68
- Carbondale Community Charter School1.7 mi · 143
- Riverview School8.0 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Carbondale Middle SchoolHow many students attend Carbondale Middle School?
Carbondale Middle School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Carbondale Middle School serve?
Carbondale Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carbondale Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carbondale Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carbondale Middle School?
Student demographics at Carbondale Middle School are roughly 44% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carbondale Middle School in?
Carbondale Middle School is part of Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1.
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