Enrollment
163
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3·NCES 080381000499
Estes Park Middle School
1500 MANFORD AVENUE, ESTES PARK, CO 80517 · (970) 586-4439 · Larimer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-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
10.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
69 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 52 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Estes Park Middle School→Estes Park High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Estes Park School District R-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 25.8% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Estes Park Middle School
Estes Park Middle School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Park Middle School this school | 163 | 42.3% | 34.8% |
| Wiggins Middle School WIGGINS | 134 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Hemphill Middle School STRASBURG | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
| Woodland Park Middle School WOODLAND PARK | 195 | 39.5% | 39.6% |
| Wiggins Elementary School WIGGINS | 221 | 38.9% | 35.8% |
| Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
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 Estes Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #108 of 241 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #102 of 244 ▲ 11 | #9 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #137 of 246 ▼ 5 | #12 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #234 of 278 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #146 of 246 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.0% | #15 of 169 | #3 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
163
-62 (-28%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 163 | 15.3 | 10.7:1 | 42% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 16.7 | 11.3:1 | 51% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 34% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 44% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 17.7 | 15.9:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 36% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 35% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 10% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (281 to 163); teachers down 14% (17.7 to 15.3).
About Estes Park Middle School
As a very small middle-grades school, Estes Park Middle School serves students in ESTES PARK, Colorado. The school counted 163 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 65% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado.
Estes Park School District R-3 is responsible for 3 schools, Estes Park Middle School included, with 882 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Estes Park Middle School is White: 63%. Next come 34% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White. The diversity index for Estes Park Middle School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Estes Park Middle School, there are about 10.7 students; the school has 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Estes Park Middle School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Estes Park Middle School would be expected to post about 41.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.8%.
The county, Larimer County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 94 public schools and about 47,159 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Estes Park Middle School from the closest public school, Estes Park K-5 School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.4%; Estes Park Middle School's is 34.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal data place Estes Park Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 225 students in 2020-21 to 163 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.1:1 to 10.7:1.
People who know Estes Park Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estes Park School District R-3
- Estes Park K-5 SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Estes Park High SchoolHigh · 288 students
Other schools in ESTES PARK
- Estes Park K-5 SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Estes Park High SchoolHigh · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Estes Park K-5 School0.1 mi · 431
- Estes Park High School0.1 mi · 288
- Lyons Elementary School15.5 mi · 255
- Lyons Middle/Senior High School16.3 mi · 344
- Big Thompson Elementary School16.5 mi · 179
- Jamestown Elementary School18.5 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Estes Park Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Estes Park Middle School?
Estes Park Middle School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Estes Park Middle School serve?
Estes Park Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Estes Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Estes Park Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Estes Park Middle School?
Estes Park Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Estes Park Middle School?
Estes Park Middle School is overseen by Estes Park School District R-3 in Larimer County.
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