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Enrollment
360
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9-R·NCES 080348000452
Miller Middle School
2608 JUNCTION STREET, DURANGO, CO 81301 · (970) 247-1418 · La Plata County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Colorado public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
127 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 30% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
52.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 33.5% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Miller Middle School
Miller Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Middle School this school | 360 | 35.3% | 43.8% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| Bayfield Middle School BAYFIELD | 283 | 40.3% | 27.1% |
| East Grand Middle School GRANBY | 304 | 30.6% | 44.5% |
| Eaton Middle School EATON | 485 | 32.6% | 32.8% |
| Elizabeth Middle School ELIZABETH | 386 | 28.2% | 38.7% |
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 Miller Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #73 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #98 of 244 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #77 of 246 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #176 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #13 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #131 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #168 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #75 of 169 |
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
360
-109 (-23%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 360 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 28.5 | 13.9:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 31.3 | 13.3:1 | 23% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 23% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 24% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 20% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (455 to 360); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Miller Middle School
Miller Middle School is a public middle-grades school in DURANGO, Colorado. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 360 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
Miller Middle School falls under Durango School District No. 9-R, which has 13 schools enrolling 5,089 students.
White students are the majority at Miller Middle School, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Miller Middle School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.0:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Miller Middle School is 35%.
The allk12 Grade for Miller Middle School is B+. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Miller Middle School would score about 45.3%. It scores 43.8%, 1.5 points below that figure.
Within La Plata County, 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 Miller Middle School, La Plata County has 23 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Needham Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Miller Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Miller Middle School ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.8% against a local average of 42.6%.
Miller Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Miller Middle School dropped 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 469 to 360 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
The Miller Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Durango School District No. 9-R
- Durango High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Escalante Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other schools in DURANGO
- Durango High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Colorado Connections Academy @ DurangoCombined · 752 students
- Escalante Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other Miller Middle schools
One other US public school is named Miller Middle. Miller Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Miller Middle SchoolSAN MARCOS, TX · 896 students
Nearby schools
- Needham Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- Mountain Middle School0.4 mi · 302
- Durango High School0.5 mi · 1,352
- Riverview Elementary School0.8 mi · 374
- Southwest Colorado eSchool1.6 mi · 48
- Animas High School1.6 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Middle SchoolHow large is Miller Middle School?
Miller Middle School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 06-08.
Is Miller Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miller Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Miller Middle School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Miller Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Miller Middle School?
Student demographics at Miller Middle School are roughly 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Miller Middle School in?
Miller Middle School is part of Durango School District No. 9-R.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.