Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-YODER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080567000971
Miami/Yoder Elementary School
420 SOUTH RUSH ROAD, RUSH, CO 80833 · (719) 478-2186 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
112 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Miami/Yoder Elementary School→Miami-Yoder Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Miami-Yoder School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 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 down about 5 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 26.1% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Miami/Yoder Elementary School
Miami/Yoder Elementary School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School this school | 173 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| Fowler Elementary School FOWLER | 183 | 58.5% | 38.1% |
| Crowley County Elementary K-6 ORDWAY | 156 | 69.9% | 23.6% |
| Simla Elementary School SIMLA | 165 | 64.8% | 46.9% |
| Wiley Elementary School WILEY | 155 | 59.4% | 48.1% |
| Springfield Elementary School SPRINGFIELD | 156 | 73.1% | 27.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Miami/Yoder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #597 of 931 | #97 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #600 of 940 | #87 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #590 of 946 ▼ 75 | #85 of 127 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #922 of 1,056 | #127 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #326 of 983 | #38 of 134 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
173
+64 (+59%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 65% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 7.9 | 21.6:1 | 69% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 7.8 | 20.7:1 | 48% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 8 | 13.6:1 | 57% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 7.8 | 18.2:1 | 57% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 68% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 52% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 45% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 104 | 6 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miami/Yoder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (143 to 173); teachers up 2% (7.8 to 8).
About Miami/Yoder Elementary School
Miami/Yoder Elementary School is an elementary school in RUSH, Colorado, reachable at (719) 478-2186. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 173 students. That is 54% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Miami-Yoder School District enrolls 398 students, and its 3 schools include Miami/Yoder Elementary School.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Miami/Yoder Elementary School. Next come 28% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with El Paso County, where about 70% of residents are White. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Miami/Yoder Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 5.1 students per teacher. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Miami/Yoder Elementary School is 1.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.2% actual, 27.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
El Paso County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Miami/Yoder Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Miami/Yoder Elementary School from the closest public school, Miami Yoder Preparatory Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Miami/Yoder Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.2% against a local average of 22.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 109 in 2020-21 and 173 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.6 to 21.6 over 4 years.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Miami-Yoder School District
- Miami-Yoder Middle/High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Miami Yoder Preparatory AcademyHigh · 41 students
Other schools in RUSH
- Miami-Yoder Middle/High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Miami Yoder Preparatory AcademyHigh · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Miami Yoder Preparatory Academy0.0 mi · 41
- Miami-Yoder Middle/High School0.0 mi · 184
- Edison Prep15.0 mi · 6
- Edison Elementary School15.0 mi · 29
- Edison Junior-Senior High School15.0 mi · 21
- Ellicott Elementary School15.8 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Miami/Yoder Elementary SchoolHow large is Miami/Yoder Elementary School?
Miami/Yoder Elementary School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Miami/Yoder Elementary School serve?
Miami/Yoder Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Miami/Yoder Elementary School have?
Miami/Yoder Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Miami/Yoder Elementary School?
Student demographics at Miami/Yoder Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Miami/Yoder Elementary School in?
Miami/Yoder Elementary School is part of Miami-Yoder School District.
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