Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 104 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATE 1·NCES 080720001732
Custer Middle School
709 MAIN STREET, WESTCLIFFE, CO 81252 · (719) 783-2291 · Custer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Colorado public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
37 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 16 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 38% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Custer Middle School→Custer County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Custer County School District Consolidate 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 11 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | N/A |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Custer Middle School
Custer Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Middle School this school | 69 | 53.6% | 27.9% |
| Simla Junior High School SIMLA | 63 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| Fowler Junior High School FOWLER | 58 | 60.3% | 37.6% |
| Kiowa Middle School KIOWA | 66 | 45.5% | 26.4% |
| South Park Middle School FAIRPLAY | 87 | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| Mancos Middle School MANCOS | 116 | 46.6% | N/A |
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 Custer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #260 of 278 |
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
69
-17 (-20%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 69 | 6.7 | 10.3:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 6.7 | 11.6:1 | 50% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 6 | 12.5:1 | 33% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 5 | 17.2:1 | 53% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 71 | 5.6 | 12.8:1 | 49% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 55% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 39% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Custer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (71 to 69); teachers up 21% (5.6 to 6.7).
About Custer Middle School
Custer Middle School is a small middle school located in WESTCLIFFE, Colorado. School enrollment was 69 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 85% smaller than that.
Custer Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Custer County School District Consolidate 1, with 313 students.
A majority of students at Custer Middle School, 78%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Custer County, the White share is about 91%. By the diversity index, Custer Middle School comes in at 36%.
At Custer Middle School, 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Custer Middle School is C. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Custer Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.9%, compared with a predicted 34.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Custer County, median household income is about $72,674, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Custer Middle School is among the 3 public schools in Custer County.
Of nearby public schools, Custer County Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Custer Middle School at 5th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Custer Middle School had 86 students in 2020-21 and 69 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. The ratio was 17.2:1 in 2020-21 and 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,247
Census ACS
Median income
$72,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Custer County School District Consolidate 1
- Custer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 146 students
- Custer County High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Other schools in WESTCLIFFE
- Custer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 146 students
- Custer County High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Custer County Elementary School0.0 mi · 146
- Custer County High School0.0 mi · 98
- Crestone Charter School16.3 mi · 100
- Cotopaxi Elementary School20.7 mi · 78
- Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School20.7 mi · 77
- Lincoln School of Science and Technology23.7 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Custer Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Custer Middle School?
Custer Middle School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
Is Custer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Custer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Custer Middle School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Custer Middle School.
How diverse is Custer Middle School?
Custer Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Custer Middle School?
Custer Middle School is overseen by Custer County School District Consolidate 1 in Custer County.
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