Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IGNACIO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11JT·NCES 080477000688
Ignacio Middle School
315 IGNACIO STREET, IGNACIO, CO 81137 · (970) 563-0600 · La Plata County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C-Beats 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
10.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
77 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 | 49 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 32% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Ignacio Middle School→Ignacio High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ignacio School District No. 11Jt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 7.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ignacio Middle School
Ignacio Middle School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Middle School this school | 144 | 53.5% | 26.2% |
| Englewood Leadership Academy ENGLEWOOD | 110 | 51.8% | 53.5% |
| Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School PUEBLO | 141 | 46.1% | 33.2% |
| Ellicott Middle School ELLICOTT | 230 | 58.3% | 25.4% |
| Platte Valley Middle School KERSEY | 255 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
| South Valley Middle School PLATTEVILLE | 143 | 62.9% | 20.3% |
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 Ignacio Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #158 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #226 of 244 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #152 of 246 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #239 of 278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #110 of 246 |
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
144
-17 (-11%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | 53% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 14.8 | 10.5:1 | 65% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 14.7 | 10.2:1 | 72% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 68% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 15.6 | 12.4:1 | 71% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 59% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | 47% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 12 | 11.9:1 | 52% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignacio Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (194 to 144); teachers down 10% (15.6 to 14).
About Ignacio Middle School
Ignacio Middle School runs as a small middle school in IGNACIO, Colorado. The student body numbers 144 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Colorado is about 462, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Ignacio Middle School is in Ignacio School District No. 11Jt, a district with 633 students across 4 schools.
Ignacio Middle School has no majority group; Native American students are the largest, at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 24% White, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 14 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.3:1. That is 5.6 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ignacio Middle School is 53%. The rate at public schools in La Plata County averages 39%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Ignacio Middle School is C-. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ignacio Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.2%, compared with a predicted 34.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe La Plata County this way: the median household income is $86,056, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Ignacio Middle School, La Plata County has 23 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Ignacio Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Ignacio Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Ignacio Middle School's enrollment dropped 11%, to 144.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ignacio School District No. 11Jt
- Ignacio Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Ignacio High SchoolHigh · 182 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Other schools in IGNACIO
- Ignacio Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Ignacio High SchoolHigh · 182 students
- Ignacio Early Learning ProgramElementary · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Ignacio Elementary School0.1 mi · 279
- Ignacio High School0.3 mi · 182
- Ignacio Early Learning Program0.5 mi · 28
- Bayfield Primary School8.0 mi · 222
- Bayfield Intermediate School8.8 mi · 274
- Bayfield High School8.9 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Ignacio Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ignacio Middle School?
Ignacio Middle School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ignacio Middle School serve?
Ignacio Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ignacio Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ignacio Middle School is approximately 10.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ignacio Middle School?
At Ignacio Middle School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Ignacio Middle School public or private?
Ignacio Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ignacio School District No. 11Jt.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.