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What's something Mead Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
571
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000915
Mead Middle School
620 WELKER AVE., MEAD, CO 80542 · (970) 535-4446 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
154 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 190 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 49.7% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Mead Middle School
Mead Middle School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Middle School this school | 571 | 27.0% | 56.8% |
| Castle Rock Middle School CASTLE ROCK | 660 | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| Euclid Middle School LITTLETON | 631 | 31.1% | 50.9% |
| Lesher Middle School FORT COLLINS | 766 | 29.5% | 56.0% |
| Dunstan Middle School LAKEWOOD | 798 | 28.2% | 43.5% |
| Bell Middle School GOLDEN | 774 | 26.6% | 50.8% |
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 Mead Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #32 of 241 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #32 of 244 ▼ 1 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #43 of 246 ▼ 15 | #2 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #88 of 278 | #6 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #174 of 227 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #161 of 227 | #11 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #201 of 246 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #13 of 55 | N/A |
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
571
+82 (+17%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 27% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 26.2 | 18.4:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 8% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mead Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (480 to 571); teachers up 22% (26.2 to 32).
About Mead Middle School
Located in MEAD, Colorado, Mead Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. Federal data show 571 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 462.
The district, St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, has 31,607 students enrolled across 54 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Mead Middle School is White: 71%. Next come 23% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Weld County overall, the White share is about 73%. The diversity index for Mead Middle School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Mead Middle School comes to 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1. Mead Middle School counts 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Weld County.
The model predicts 50.4% for a school in Colorado with Mead Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mead Middle School posts 56.8%.
The county, Weld County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,097, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 116 public schools and about 61,274 students.
Mead Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Mead Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Mead Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count increased 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Mead Middle School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other Mead Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mead Middle. Mead Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Mead Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 910 students
- Mead Middle SchoolWichita, KS · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Mead Elementary School0.1 mi · 879
- Mead High School3.3 mi · 1,174
- Fall River Elementary School4.6 mi · 520
- Trail Ridge Middle School4.8 mi · 435
- Alpine Elementary School5.1 mi · 388
- Skyline High School5.3 mi · 1,082
Frequently asked questions
About Mead Middle SchoolHow large is Mead Middle School?
Mead Middle School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mead Middle School serve?
Mead Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mead Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mead Middle School is approximately 17.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mead Middle School?
At Mead Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mead Middle School public or private?
Mead Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.