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Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOFFAT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE: NO. 1·NCES 080573000977
Craig Middle School
915 YAMPA AVENUE, CRAIG, CO 81625 · (970) 824-3289 · Moffat County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Colorado public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
219 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 162 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Craig Middle School→Moffat County High School
Based on grade levels within Moffat County School District RE: No. 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 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 up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 16.4% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Craig Middle School
Craig Middle School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Middle School this school | 419 | 52.3% | 26.4% |
| Columbine Middle School MONTROSE | 491 | 50.7% | 30.3% |
| West Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 468 | 52.1% | 33.0% |
| Sterling Middle School STERLING | 397 | 57.7% | 23.6% |
| Canon City Middle School CANON CITY | 382 | 53.1% | 31.5% |
| Pagosa Springs Middle School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 484 | 54.8% | 38.0% |
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 Craig Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #157 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #153 of 244 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #160 of 246 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #153 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #51 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #163 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #115 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #96 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
419
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 419 | 30.2 | 13.9:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 34.8 | 11.9:1 | 59% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 28.8 | 16.1:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 31.4 | 15.6:1 | 40% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 21% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 42 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Craig Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (488 to 419); teachers down 4% (31.4 to 30.2).
About Craig Middle School
Craig Middle School is a mid-sized middle school based in CRAIG, Colorado. It teaches 419 students in grades 6 through 8.
Across its 7 schools, Moffat County School District RE: No. 1 enrolls 1,821 students. Craig Middle School is one of those schools.
About 70% of the student body at Craig Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic. County-wide, 83% of Moffat County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The school lists 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is higher. A total of 219 students, or 52%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in Moffat County.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Craig Middle School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Craig Middle School's results are 8.7 points below predicted: 26.4% against 35.0%.
In Moffat County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,849, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,821, Craig Middle School among them.
Craig Middle School's nearest public school is Sandrock Elementary (about 0.1 miles). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Craig Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 439 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Craig Middle School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Moffat County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,207
Census ACS
Median income
$73,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,821 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moffat County School District RE: No. 1
- Moffat County High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Sandrock ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 117 students
- Maybell SchoolElementary · 11 students
Other schools in CRAIG
- Moffat County High SchoolHigh · 481 students
- Sandrock ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 117 students
Other Craig Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Craig Middle. Craig Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Craig Middle SchoolABILENE, TX · 771 students
- Craig Middle SchoolCraig, AK · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Sandrock Elementary0.1 mi · 299
- Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 117
- Sunset Elementary School0.6 mi · 261
- Moffat County High School1.0 mi · 481
- Ridgeview Elementary School2.4 mi · 233
- Hayden Middle School15.0 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Craig Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Craig Middle School?
Craig Middle School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Craig Middle School serve?
Craig Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Craig Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Craig Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Craig Middle School?
Student demographics at Craig Middle School are roughly 70% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Craig Middle School public or private?
Craig Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moffat County School District RE: No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.