Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001074
Craver Middle School
4850 CROW CUT OFF ROAD, COLORADO CITY, CO 81019 · (719) 676-3030 · Pueblo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
18.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
70 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 57 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
50.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Craver Middle School
Craver Middle School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craver Middle School this school | 158 | 44.3% | 36.3% |
| Woodland Park Middle School WOODLAND PARK | 195 | 39.5% | 39.6% |
| Mancos Middle School MANCOS | 116 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Orton Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 114 | 45.6% | N/A |
| South Park Middle School FAIRPLAY | 87 | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| Fitzsimmons Middle School BAILEY | 138 | 35.5% | 56.9% |
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 Craver Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #104 of 241 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #127 of 244 ▲ 27 | #5 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #85 of 246 ▲ 25 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #236 of 278 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #139 of 246 | #11 of 11 |
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
158
-27 (-15%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 158 | 8.4 | 18.9:1 | 44% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 9.4 | 16.2:1 | 48% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 12.1 | 14.1:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 51% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 11.6 | 15.8:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 9 | 18.4:1 | 43% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 21% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 7 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Craver Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (183 to 158); teachers down 28% (11.6 to 8.4).
About Craver Middle School
Craver Middle School is a small middle school in COLORADO CITY, Colorado, (ZIP code 81019). A federal count lists 158 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
Craver Middle School is one of 27 schools in Pueblo County School District 70, which enrolls 10,563 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Craver Middle School is 75% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. For comparison, Pueblo County is about 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Craver Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Dividing enrollment by its 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. Craver Middle School reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Pueblo County average 66%.
allk12 grades Craver Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Craver Middle School is 3.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 36.3%. Predicted: 39.9%.
Across Pueblo County, median household income is about $64,010, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Craver Middle School is among the 66 public schools in Pueblo County.
Rye High School is the closest public school, about 6.0 miles away in a straight line. Craver Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Craver Middle School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Craver Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 158 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 185. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.9:1.
Discussions about Craver Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pueblo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,356
Census ACS
Median income
$64,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
32,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pueblo County School District 70
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Swallows Charter AcademyElementary · 677 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Rye High School6.0 mi · 250
- Rye Elementary School6.1 mi · 319
- Beulah Middle School11.6 mi · 48
- Beulah Elementary School11.6 mi · 88
- South Park Elementary School20.2 mi · 273
- Highland Park Elementary School20.3 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Craver Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Craver Middle School?
Craver Middle School enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
Is Craver Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Craver Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Craver Middle School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Craver Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Craver Middle School?
Student demographics at Craver Middle School are roughly 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Craver Middle School public or private?
Craver Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pueblo County School District 70.
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