Elizabeth Middle School

Elizabeth Middle School is a middle school of intimate scale in ELIZABETH, Colorado, overseen by ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 386 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 7 schools in ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,282 students total), Elizabeth Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Elizabeth Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Elizabeth Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elizabeth Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -10.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Elbert County) shows that median household income runs about $132,685, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Elbert County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students), of which Elizabeth Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Elizabeth High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elizabeth Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Elizabeth Middle School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 386). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 77%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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