Estes Park Middle School

Estes Park Middle School is a 6-8 campus of micro-enrollment scale in ESTES PARK, Colorado, part of Estes Park School District R-3, hosting 163 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Estes Park Middle School sits 65% smaller than that benchmark.

Estes Park Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Estes Park School District R-3, a district that works with 882 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Estes Park Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% Hispanic. By comparison, Larimer County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Estes Park Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.1%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Larimer County put median household income runs about $93,765, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Larimer County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), of which Estes Park Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Estes Park K-5 School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Estes Park Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Estes Park Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.4%.

Estes Park Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 42%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 28% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Estes Park Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.