Enrollment
314
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUNNISON WATERSHED SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1J·NCES 080447001600
Gunnison Middle School
1099 NORTH 11TH, GUNNISON, CO 81230 · (970) 641-7710 · Gunnison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Colorado public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 33.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
135 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 104 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Gunnison Middle School→Gunnison High School
Based on grade levels within Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 21.2% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Gunnison Middle School
Gunnison Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Middle School this school | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| Hemphill Middle School STRASBURG | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
| Wiggins Elementary School WIGGINS | 221 | 38.9% | 35.8% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| Escalante Middle School DURANGO | 461 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| Platte Valley Middle School KERSEY | 255 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
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 Gunnison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #140 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #155 of 244 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #132 of 246 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #192 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #30 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #111 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #142 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #32 of 55 |
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
314
+41 (+15%) vs 2020
-64% since 2000-01, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 314 | 24.4 | 12.9:1 | 43% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 24.3 | 12.5:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.4 | 13.5:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 20.4 | 14.2:1 | 37% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 32% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 63 | 13.9:1 | 20% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gunnison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (290 to 314); teachers up 20% (20.4 to 24.4).
About Gunnison Middle School
Gunnison Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle-grades school in GUNNISON, Colorado. The school has 314 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Colorado have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
Federal data list 7 schools in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J, with 2,095 students enrolled.
At Gunnison Middle School, 60% of students are White. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Gunnison County is roughly 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gunnison Middle School scores 51%.
Its staff includes 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 43% of students at Gunnison Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 33% for public schools in Gunnison County.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Gunnison Middle School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In Colorado, Gunnison Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.8% actual against a predicted 40.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gunnison County show that median household income comes to about $84,527, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 2,095 students.
Of the public schools around it, Gunnison Middle School is closest to Gunnison Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gunnison Middle School ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Gunnison Middle School had a net gain of 41 students, or 15%.
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Gunnison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,241
Census ACS
Median income
$84,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,095 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
- Gunnison Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Gunnison High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Crested Butte Secondary SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Crested Butte Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Lake PreschoolElementary · 74 students
- Marble Charter SchoolCombined · 34 students
Other schools in GUNNISON
- Gunnison Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Gunnison High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Lake PreschoolElementary · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Gunnison Elementary School0.0 mi · 560
- Lake Preschool0.3 mi · 74
- Gunnison High School0.4 mi · 410
- Crested Butte Secondary School21.6 mi · 400
- Crested Butte Elementary School21.6 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Gunnison Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gunnison Middle School?
Gunnison Middle School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gunnison Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gunnison Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gunnison Middle School have?
Gunnison Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Gunnison Middle School?
Gunnison Middle School reports a student body of 60% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gunnison Middle School?
Gunnison Middle School is overseen by Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J in Gunnison County.
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