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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000900
Erie Middle School
650 MAIN STREET, ERIE, CO 80516 · (303) 828-3391 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Colorado public middle schools
- A-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
20.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
118 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 271 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
61.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 52.9% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Erie Middle School
Erie Middle School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Middle School this school | 762 | 15.5% | 55.4% |
| West Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 1,019 | 18.1% | 64.5% |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 752 | 14.6% | 61.0% |
| Challenger Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 696 | 16.8% | 65.3% |
| Cimarron Middle PARKER | 1,052 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 821 | 18.1% | 64.4% |
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 Erie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #35 of 241 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #25 of 244 ▲ 2 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #48 of 246 ▲ 7 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #42 of 278 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #223 of 227 | #18 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #169 of 227 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #234 of 246 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #46 of 169 | #4 of 12 |
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
762
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+143% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 762 | 37.8 | 20.1:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 37 | 20.1:1 | 12% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 36.7 | 19.9:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 37 | 21.4:1 | 11% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 48.2 | 22.0:1 | 8% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 43 | 21.6:1 | 12% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,063 to 762); teachers down 22% (48.2 to 37.8).
About Erie Middle School
Erie Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school that serves part of ERIE, Colorado. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 762 students. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students each.
Enrollment across the 54 schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J totals 31,607 students.
Erie Middle School is 74% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Weld County as a whole is similar, at about 73%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Erie Middle School and a ratio of 20.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Weld County average 47%.
The allk12 Grade for Erie Middle School is B+. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Erie Middle School is 2.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (55.4% versus 57.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Census estimates describe Weld County this way: the median household income is $97,097, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Weld County has 116 public schools and roughly 61,274 students.
The school nearest to Erie Middle School is Erie Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Erie Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Erie Middle School dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 790 to 762 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.1:1.
Discussions about Erie Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in ERIE
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Meadowlark SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Black Rock ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Red Hawk ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Aspen Ridge Preparatory SchoolElementary · 581 students
Other Erie Middle schools
One other US public school is named Erie Middle. Erie Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Erie Middle SchoolErie, IL · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Erie Elementary School0.2 mi · 486
- Red Hawk Elementary0.8 mi · 588
- Aspen Ridge Preparatory School1.2 mi · 581
- Highlands Elementary School1.6 mi · 528
- Soaring Heights PK-82.0 mi · 1,211
- Meadowlark School2.0 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Erie Middle SchoolHow many students attend Erie Middle School?
Erie Middle School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Erie Middle School serve?
Erie Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Erie Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Erie Middle School is approximately 20.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Erie Middle School?
At Erie Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Erie Middle School in?
Erie Middle School is part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.