Enrollment
250
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRASBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 31J·NCES 080675001160
Hemphill Middle School
2100 WAGNER, STRASBURG, CO 80136 · (303) 622-9211 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
105 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 77 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Strasburg School District 31J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 19.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hemphill Middle School
Hemphill Middle School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Middle School this school | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
| Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| Wiggins Elementary School WIGGINS | 221 | 38.9% | 35.8% |
| Estes Park Middle School ESTES PARK | 163 | 42.3% | 34.8% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| 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 Hemphill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #156 of 241 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #143 of 244 ▲ 6 | #4 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #144 of 246 ▲ 25 | #3 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #212 of 278 | #19 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #104 of 227 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #93 of 227 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #147 of 246 | #18 of 20 |
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
250
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+297% since 1990-91, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 250 | 15.9 | 15.7:1 | 42% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 41% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 15.5 | 16.4:1 | 36% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 14.7 | 13.3:1 | 24% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 21% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 5 | 25.0:1 | 13% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemphill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (195 to 250); teachers up 8% (14.7 to 15.9).
About Hemphill Middle School
Hemphill Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in STRASBURG, Colorado. The school reports 250 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
Within Strasburg School District 31J, Hemphill Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,180 students.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Hemphill Middle School. Other groups include 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. Hemphill Middle School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hemphill Middle School counts 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. Middle schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Adams County, the average is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Hemphill Middle School is D. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hemphill Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools: 26.4% actual against 41.3% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Hemphill Middle School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
Nearest public school: Strasburg High School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Hemphill Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Hemphill Middle School's average proficiency of 26.4% compares with 25.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Hemphill Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hemphill Middle School had 256 students in 2020-21 and 250 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hemphill Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Strasburg School District 31J
- Strasburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Strasburg High SchoolHigh · 364 students
- Prairie Creek High SchoolHigh · 22 students
Other schools in STRASBURG
- Strasburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Strasburg High SchoolHigh · 364 students
- Prairie Creek High SchoolHigh · 22 students
Other Hemphill Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hemphill Middle. Hemphill Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Hemphill Middle SchoolHEMPHILL, TX · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Strasburg High School0.2 mi · 364
- Prairie Creek High School0.2 mi · 22
- Strasburg Elementary School0.2 mi · 544
- Bennett Preschool5.2 mi · 79
- Bennett Elementary School5.2 mi · 251
- Bennett Middle School5.3 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Hemphill Middle SchoolHow large is Hemphill Middle School?
Hemphill Middle School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hemphill Middle School serve?
Hemphill Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hemphill Middle School have?
Hemphill Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Hemphill Middle School?
Hemphill Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hemphill Middle School?
Hemphill Middle School is overseen by Strasburg School District 31J in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.