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Gypsum Creek Middle School

401 GRUNDEL WAY, GYPSUM, CO 81637 · (970) 328-8980 · Eagle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Colorado public middle schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
317
Middle
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
182 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 69129%
Grade 711035%
Grade 811637%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
6521%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
24076%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
16853%
Female
14947%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
30.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 have held steady.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.2%16.2%
2023-2426.7%15.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Gypsum Creek Middle School

Gypsum Creek Middle School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Gypsum Creek Middle School this school31757.4%22.7%
Fort Lupton Middle School
FORT LUPTON
43862.8%13.1%
Glenwood Springs Middle School
GLENWOOD SPRINGS
38058.7%23.8%
Lochbuie Elementary School
LOCHBUIE
23961.9%20.5%
Basalt Middle School
BASALT
36755.6%27.5%
North Valley Middle School
GILCREST
24866.9%32.5%
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 Gypsum Creek Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Colorado
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.7%#172 of 241
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.2%#181 of 244
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.2%#180 of 246
▲ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
317#189 of 278
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#17 of 227
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.4%#186 of 227
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.4%#98 of 246
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.9%#79 of 169
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 2024-25
Enrollment
317
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253172612.2:157% (182)
2023-2436228.312.8:153% (193)
2022-2335725.214.2:151% (183)
2020-213332413.9:139% (131)
2017-183912714.5:144% (173)
2015-163712216.9:152% (194)
2010-113342215.2:156% (188)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gypsum Creek Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (391 to 317); teachers down 4% (27 to 26).

About Gypsum Creek Middle School

Gypsum Creek Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in GYPSUM, Colorado. Its 317 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 31% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Colorado.

Gypsum Creek Middle School is one school in a 21-school district, Eagle County School District No. Re 50, which enrolls 6,312 students.

By race and ethnicity, Gypsum Creek Middle School is 76% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 21% White and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Eagle County residents. By the diversity index, Gypsum Creek Middle School comes in at 38%.

Teachers at the school number 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Eagle County.

The allk12 Grade for Gypsum Creek Middle School is C-. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Gypsum Creek Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.7%; the prediction is 31.9%.

Eagle County has these Census figures: median household income is about $104,096, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Gypsum Creek Middle School is among the 23 public schools in Eagle County.

Nearby, Red Hill Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Gypsum Creek Middle School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

In the federal locale system, Gypsum Creek Middle School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

Federal counts put enrollment at 333 in 2020-21 and 317 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.

Community posts for Gypsum Creek Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Eagle County at a glance

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Population
55,135
Census ACS
Median income
$104,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,148 students

Quick facts

School name
Gypsum Creek Middle School
District
Eagle County School District No. Re 50
Address
401 GRUNDEL WAY, GYPSUM, CO 81637
Phone
(970) 328-8980
County
Eagle County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
317
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
182 (57%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
080354001723
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Eagle County School District No. Re 50
Other schools in GYPSUM
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Gypsum Creek Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Gypsum Creek Middle School?
Gypsum Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gypsum Creek Middle School serve?
Gypsum Creek Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Gypsum Creek Middle School have?
Gypsum Creek Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Gypsum Creek Middle School?
Gypsum Creek Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 76% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gypsum Creek Middle School?
Gypsum Creek Middle School is overseen by Eagle County School District No. Re 50 in Eagle County.
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