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Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000642
Heath Middle School
2223 16TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80631 · (970) 348-3400 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
401 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
10.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 9.1% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Heath Middle School
Heath Middle School's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Middle School this school | 499 | 80.4% | 12.8% |
| Prairie Heights Middle School EVANS | 537 | 73.7% | 21.0% |
| Brentwood Middle School GREELEY | 564 | 74.1% | 22.7% |
| Bear Valley International School DENVER | 313 | 77.6% | 22.4% |
| Franklin Middle School GREELEY | 367 | 87.7% | 20.9% |
| Shaw Heights Middle School WESTMINSTER | 321 | 86.6% | 13.4% |
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 Heath Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #223 of 241 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #211 of 244 ▲ 3 | #18 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #226 of 246 ▼ 1 | #18 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #116 of 278 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #86 of 227 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #174 of 227 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #38 of 246 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #41 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
499
-210 (-30%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 499 | 32.9 | 15.2:1 | 80% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 38.2 | 15.0:1 | 88% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 38.6 | 17.2:1 | 86% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 87% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 37.9 | 18.8:1 | 82% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 39 | 19.0:1 | 82% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 39 | 20.4:1 | 68% (540) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 46% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 853 | 47 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heath Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (713 to 499); teachers down 13% (37.9 to 32.9).
About Heath Middle School
Heath Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in GREELEY, Colorado. It serves 499 students in grades 6 through 8.
Heath Middle School belongs to Greeley-Evans School District 6, a district of 34 schools and 22,917 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Heath Middle School are Hispanic. Other groups include 15% White, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. By comparison, Weld County residents are about 31% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Eligible students account for 80% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Weld County is 47%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Heath Middle School is 5.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 12.8% actual, 18.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Weld County show that the median household income is $97,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Weld County is home to 116 public schools and about 61,274 public school students.
Maplewood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Heath Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Heath Middle School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 12.8% versus a 17.3% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment is down 30% from 2020-21, when Heath Middle School had 709 students, to 2024-25, when it had 499. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Heath Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other Heath Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Heath Middle. Heath Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Heath Middle SchoolWest Paducah, KY · 433 students
- Heath Middle SchoolHeath, OH · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Maplewood Elementary School0.4 mi · 544
- Greeley Central High School0.6 mi · 1,507
- Scott Elementary School0.8 mi · 566
- Fred Tjardes School of Innovation0.8 mi · 124
- James Madison STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 768
- District 6 Online Academy1.1 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Heath Middle SchoolHow many students attend Heath Middle School?
Heath Middle School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Heath Middle School serve?
Heath Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Heath Middle School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Heath Middle School.
How diverse is Heath Middle School?
Heath Middle School reports a student body of 15% White, 74% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Heath Middle School?
Heath Middle School is overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Weld County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.