Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLORES SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-4A·NCES 080339006823
Dolores Middle School
1301 CENTRAL AVENUE, DOLORES, CO 81323 · (970) 882-7288 · Montezuma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B-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
11.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
95 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 63 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Dolores Middle School→Dolores High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dolores School District No. Re-4A. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.6pp 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 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 15.9% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Dolores Middle School
Dolores Middle School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Middle School this school | 166 | 57.2% | 29.7% |
| Cedaredge Middle School CEDAREDGE | 154 | 64.9% | 32.6% |
| Mancos Middle School MANCOS | 116 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Craver Middle School COLORADO CITY | 158 | 44.3% | 36.3% |
| Canon City Middle School CANON CITY | 382 | 53.1% | 31.5% |
| Orton Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 114 | 45.6% | 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 Dolores Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #141 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #128 of 244 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #159 of 246 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #233 of 278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #99 of 246 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 166 | 14.7 | 11.3:1 | 57% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 15.4 | 11.2:1 | 50% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 12.9 | 14.5:1 | 41% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dolores Middle School.
About Dolores Middle School
Dolores Middle School is a small middle-grades school that serves part of DOLORES, Colorado. A federal count lists 166 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Colorado is about 462, so this school runs 64% smaller than that.
Dolores Middle School is one school in Dolores School District No. Re-4A, a system of 4 schools with 668 students.
By race and ethnicity, Dolores Middle School is 77% White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The White share in Montezuma County as a whole is similar, at about 75%. Dolores Middle School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.3:1 comes from the school's 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 57% in 2024-25. That is close to the 59% average for public schools in Montezuma County.
The allk12 Grade for Dolores Middle School is B-. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dolores Middle School is 2.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.7% actual, 32.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Montezuma County show that median household income is about $65,244, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dolores Middle School is among the 19 public schools in Montezuma County.
The closest public school, Dolores High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Dolores Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dolores Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Dolores Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montezuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,412
Census ACS
Median income
$65,244
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,620 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dolores School District No. Re-4A
- Dolores Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Dolores High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Teddy Bear PreschoolElementary · 71 students
Other schools in DOLORES
- Dolores Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Dolores High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Teddy Bear PreschoolElementary · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Dolores High School0.0 mi · 186
- Dolores Elementary School0.0 mi · 245
- Teddy Bear Preschool0.2 mi · 71
- Lewis-Arriola Elementary School8.9 mi · 125
- Southwest Open Charter School9.1 mi · 131
- Children's Kiva Montessori School9.4 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Dolores Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dolores Middle School?
Dolores Middle School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dolores Middle School serve?
Dolores Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dolores Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dolores Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dolores Middle School?
At Dolores Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dolores Middle School in?
Dolores Middle School is part of Dolores School District No. Re-4A.
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