Enrollment
211
Middle
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CONEJOS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080510000842
Centauri Middle School
17891 US HWY 285, LA JARA, CO 81140 · (719) 274-4301 · Conejos County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
136 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 64 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Centauri Middle School→Centauri High School
Based on grade levels within North Conejos School District No. Re1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 19.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Centauri Middle School
Centauri Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centauri Middle School this school | 211 | 64.5% | 38.3% |
| Yuma Middle School YUMA | 223 | 62.8% | 30.5% |
| Grand Valley Middle School PARACHUTE | 264 | 63.6% | 14.8% |
| Burlington Middle School BURLINGTON | 206 | 65.0% | 20.0% |
| Brush Middle School BRUSH | 328 | 65.5% | 20.1% |
| Ellicott Middle School ELLICOTT | 230 | 58.3% | 25.4% |
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 Centauri Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #96 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #109 of 244 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #103 of 246 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #224 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #34 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #117 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #77 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #127 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
211
-27 (-11%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 211 | 16.1 | 13.1:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 17.6 | 13.6:1 | 66% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 16.2 | 14.1:1 | 65% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 53% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 16.1 | 14.3:1 | 70% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 67% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 78% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 59% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centauri Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (230 to 211); teachers unchanged (16.1 to 16.1).
About Centauri Middle School
Centauri Middle School is a middle-grades school in LA JARA, Colorado, according to federal school records. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 211 students. The average for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
The 5 schools in North Conejos School District No. Re1J enroll 927 students altogether, Centauri Middle School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Centauri Middle School is 53% Hispanic. The school is also 46% White. For comparison, Conejos County is about 50% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Centauri Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The count of teachers at Centauri Middle School is 16.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.1:1. Among middle schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The school counts 136 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 64%. Across public schools in Conejos County, the average is about the same, 63%.
Centauri Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.6% at Centauri Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.3%.
In Conejos County (population about 7,530), median household income is about $50,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Centauri Middle School is one of 10 public schools in Conejos County, which together enroll about 1,507 students.
Of nearby public schools, Centauri High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Centauri Middle School comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Centauri Middle School as Rural: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 238 in 2020-21 and 211 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.1:1.
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Conejos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,530
Census ACS
Median income
$50,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Conejos School District No. Re1J
- Centauri High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- La Jara Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Manassa Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- North Conejos Alternative ProgramCombined · 30 students
Other schools in LA JARA
- Centauri High SchoolHigh · 301 students
- La Jara Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Centauri High School0.1 mi · 301
- La Jara Elementary School1.9 mi · 195
- North Conejos Alternative Program1.9 mi · 30
- Sanford Elementary School3.4 mi · 218
- Sanford Junior/Senior High School3.4 mi · 166
- Manassa Elementary School5.6 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Centauri Middle SchoolHow many students attend Centauri Middle School?
Centauri Middle School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Centauri Middle School serve?
Centauri Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centauri Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centauri Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Centauri Middle School?
Centauri Middle School reports a student body of 46% White, 53% Hispanic.
Who oversees Centauri Middle School?
Centauri Middle School is overseen by North Conejos School District No. Re1J in Conejos County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.