Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 945 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000131
Nederland Middle-Senior High School
597 ELDORA ROAD, NEDERLAND, CO 80466 · (720) 561-4900 · Boulder County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Colorado public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
90 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 17% |
Student demographics
20%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Nederland Middle-Senior High School
Nederland Middle-Senior High School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nederland Middle-Senior High School this school | 235 | 38.3% | 43.1% |
| Gilpin County Undivided High School BLACK HAWK | 200 | 38.0% | 40.2% |
| Rangely Junior/Senior High School RANGELY | 249 | 42.2% | 24.6% |
| Meeker High School MEEKER | 224 | 37.9% | 64.9% |
| Elbert Junior-Senior High School ELBERT | 136 | 35.3% | 19.6% |
| Merino Junior Senior High School MERINO | 155 | 32.3% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Nederland Middle-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #49 of 231 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #13 of 54 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #11 of 57 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #234 of 409 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #34 of 250 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #242 of 250 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #207 of 320 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #79 of 139 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
235
0 (0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 235 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 38% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 18.1 | 13.6:1 | 33% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 19.5 | 13.3:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 27% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 19.5 | 13.7:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 30% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 8% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 21 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nederland Middle-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (266 to 235); teachers down 10% (19.5 to 17.5).
About Nederland Middle-Senior High School
At 597 ELDORA ROAD in NEDERLAND, Colorado, Nederland Middle-Senior High School operates as a small high school. Its 235 students are spread across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 627 average for high schools in Colorado.
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, which runs Nederland Middle-Senior High School, has 56 schools and 27,988 students.
About 89% of the student body at Nederland Middle-Senior High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Boulder County's population at about 78%. Nederland Middle-Senior High School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nederland Middle-Senior High School and a ratio of 13.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Nederland Middle-Senior High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Nederland Middle-Senior High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.1% actual, 43.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Boulder County has about 328,961 residents, and the median household income is $103,994, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Nederland Middle-Senior High School, Boulder County has 85 other public schools.
Nearby, Nederland Elementary School is about 1.2 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Nederland Middle-Senior High School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 43.1% versus a 51.4% average.
Nederland Middle-Senior High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 235 to 235, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 13.4 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Nederland Middle-Senior High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Nearby schools
- Nederland Elementary School1.2 mi · 196
- Gilpin County Undivided High School8.3 mi · 200
- Gilpin County Elementary School8.3 mi · 192
- Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon9.6 mi · 59
- Gold Hill Elementary School9.7 mi · 10
- Flatirons Elementary School13.3 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Nederland Middle-Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Nederland Middle-Senior High School?
Nederland Middle-Senior High School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Nederland Middle-Senior High School serve?
Nederland Middle-Senior High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nederland Middle-Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nederland Middle-Senior High School is approximately 13.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nederland Middle-Senior High School?
Student demographics at Nederland Middle-Senior High School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nederland Middle-Senior High School in?
Nederland Middle-Senior High School is part of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.