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How has Mesa Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
852
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006371
Mesa Middle School
365 MITCHELL STREET, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (303) 387-4750 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
218 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 175 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 348 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 329 | 39% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
51.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 30.8% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Mesa Middle School
Mesa Middle School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Middle School this school | 852 | 25.6% | 41.8% |
| Bell Middle School GOLDEN | 774 | 26.6% | 50.8% |
| Dunstan Middle School LAKEWOOD | 798 | 28.2% | 43.5% |
| Castle Rock Middle School CASTLE ROCK | 660 | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| Lesher Middle School FORT COLLINS | 766 | 29.5% | 56.0% |
| Oberon Middle School ARVADA | 704 | 28.3% | 49.3% |
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 Mesa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #82 of 241 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #89 of 244 ▲ 8 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #80 of 246 ▼ 8 | #9 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #22 of 278 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #97 of 227 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #137 of 227 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #207 of 246 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #48 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
852
-177 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 852 | 55.1 | 15.5:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 58.6 | 14.5:1 | 27% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 19% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 1,029 | 71 | 14.5:1 | 20% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 46.1 | 18.1:1 | 20% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 49 | 19.2:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 14% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (834 to 852); teachers up 20% (46.1 to 55.1).
About Mesa Middle School
Mesa Middle School, a large middle school, is located in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 852 students. The average for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students, so this school is 84% above average.
The district, Douglas County School District No. Re 1, has 61,550 students enrolled across 89 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Mesa Middle School is 68% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Douglas County's population at about 80%. Mesa Middle School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 at Mesa Middle School, with 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 26%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Douglas County is 18%.
Mesa Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.8%, compared with a predicted 51.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Douglas County has these Census figures: median household income is about $149,594, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The public schools of Douglas County number 92 and enroll about 63,841.
Nearest public school: Flagstone Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Mesa Middle School's is 41.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Mesa Middle School had 1,029 students in 2020-21 and 852 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease.
The Mesa Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Clear Sky ElementaryElementary · 627 students
Other Mesa Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mesa Middle. Mesa Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- MESA MIDDLELAS CRUCES, NM · 728 students
- Mesa MiddleArroyo Grande, CA · 474 students
- MESA MIDDLEROSWELL, NM · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Flagstone Elementary School0.5 mi · 496
- Rock Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 449
- Sage Canyon Elementary1.7 mi · 552
- South Ridge Elementary An IB World School2.6 mi · 371
- Franktown Elementary School2.6 mi · 354
- Castle Rock Elementary School2.8 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mesa Middle School?
Mesa Middle School enrolls approximately 852 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mesa Middle School serve?
Mesa Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mesa Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mesa Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mesa Middle School?
At Mesa Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mesa Middle School in?
Mesa Middle School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.