Coal Ridge Middle School

Set in FIRESTONE, Colorado, Coal Ridge Middle School is a roomy 6-8 campus, one of the schools within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. It educates 727 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 57% bigger than typical.

Within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which oversees 54 schools and 31,607 students, Coal Ridge Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Coal Ridge Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Coal Ridge Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Coal Ridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Weld County put median household earnings sit near $97,097, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Coal Ridge Middle School is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Ridge Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Coal Ridge Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Coal Ridge Middle School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 781 (now 727). Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 63%.

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