Dolores Middle School

Dolores Middle School is one of the tiny 6-8 campuss in DOLORES, Colorado, part of Dolores School District No. Re-4A, with 166 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

Within Dolores School District No. Re-4A, which oversees 4 schools and 668 students, Dolores Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Dolores Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Dolores Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Dolores Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.0%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of -2.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montezuma County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,244, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montezuma County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students), Dolores Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dolores High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dolores Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dolores Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.