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Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000106
Casey Middle School
1301 HIGH STREET, BOULDER, CO 80304 · (720) 561-2700 · Boulder County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
236 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 114 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 38% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
36.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 22.6% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Casey Middle School
Casey Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Middle School this school | 363 | 65.0% | 29.8% |
| Trail Ridge Middle School LONGMONT | 435 | 59.8% | 29.8% |
| Sunset Middle School LONGMONT | 316 | 58.5% | 30.8% |
| North Arvada Middle School ARVADA | 464 | 66.8% | 23.7% |
| Weld Central Middle School KEENESBURG | 403 | 58.3% | 17.7% |
| Brush Middle School BRUSH | 328 | 65.5% | 20.1% |
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 Casey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #138 of 241 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #151 of 244 ▼ 23 | #12 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #154 of 246 ▼ 27 | #12 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #172 of 278 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #25 of 227 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #75 of 227 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #74 of 246 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.8% | #9 of 169 | #1 of 12 |
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
363
-143 (-28%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 363 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 65% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 32.6 | 12.1:1 | 56% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 30.1 | 15.0:1 | 57% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 43% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 37.6 | 17.8:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 43% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 51% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Casey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (670 to 363); teachers down 24% (37.6 to 28.8).
About Casey Middle School
Casey Middle School is a small middle school in BOULDER, Colorado, one of the schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. The student body numbers 363 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 has 56 schools; together they serve 27,988 students.
Casey Middle School is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 38% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Boulder County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Casey Middle School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at Casey Middle School, with 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 65% of enrollment. It compares with 33% for public schools in Boulder County.
In Colorado, Casey Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 27.3%.
Boulder County census figures show that the median household income is $103,994, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Boulder County is home to 86 public schools and about 42,200 public school students.
The shortest distance from Casey Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Mapleton Early Childhood Center. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 51.7% proficiency; Casey Middle School posts 29.8%.
Casey Middle School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Casey Middle School's enrollment declined from 506 in 2020-21 to 363 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 12.6:1.
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Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Other schools in BOULDER
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Other Casey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Casey Middle. Casey Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NY · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Mapleton Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 68
- Williamsburg Academy of Colorado0.4 mi · 622
- Whittier Elementary School0.6 mi · 269
- Boulder High School0.7 mi · 1,939
- Columbine Elementary School0.9 mi · 369
- Foothill Elementary School0.9 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Casey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Casey Middle School?
Casey Middle School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Casey Middle School serve?
Casey Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Casey Middle School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Casey Middle School.
How diverse is Casey Middle School?
Casey Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Casey Middle School public or private?
Casey Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.