Hayden Middle School

Hayden Middle School, an one-room-style middle school in HAYDEN, Colorado, overseen by Hayden School District No. Re 1, serves 93 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 80% below typical.

Within Hayden School District No. Re 1, which oversees 3 schools and 444 students, Hayden Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hayden Middle School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Routt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Hayden Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hayden Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.1%; this one comes in at 24.8%, -26.3 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Routt County put the typical household earns roughly $106,489 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Hayden Middle School is one of 15 public schools in Routt County (combined enrollment of about 3,419 students).

Hayden High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hayden Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 103 students in 2018 compared to 93 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Hayden Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.