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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000132
Nevin Platt Middle School
6096 BASELINE ROAD, BOULDER, CO 80303 · (720) 561-5536 · Boulder County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Colorado public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
71 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 138 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 33% |
Student demographics
33%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
63.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.1pp 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 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Nevin Platt Middle School
Nevin Platt Middle School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevin Platt Middle School this school | 483 | 14.7% | 53.7% |
| Turner Middle School BERTHOUD | 448 | 17.4% | 46.8% |
| Evergreen Middle School EVERGREEN | 478 | 12.6% | 66.2% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Middle School WINDSOR | 395 | 16.7% | 64.2% |
| Steamboat Springs Middle School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 440 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School LITTLETON | 567 | 18.9% | 50.7% |
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 Nevin Platt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #38 of 241 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #35 of 244 ▲ 16 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #39 of 246 ▲ 3 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #124 of 278 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #150 of 227 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #204 of 227 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #236 of 246 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #62 of 169 | #4 of 12 |
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
483
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 483 | 28.6 | 16.9:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 31.1 | 16.2:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 28.6 | 16.3:1 | 15% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 31.2 | 20.1:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 4% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nevin Platt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (628 to 483); teachers down 8% (31.2 to 28.6).
About Nevin Platt Middle School
Nevin Platt Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in BOULDER, Colorado. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 483 students.
Enrollment across the 56 schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 totals 27,988 students.
Of every 100 students at Nevin Platt Middle School, about 81 are White. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Boulder County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Nevin Platt Middle School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Nevin Platt Middle School, there are about 16.9 students; the school has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is lower. There are 71 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 15% of enrollment. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Boulder County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Nevin Platt Middle School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Nevin Platt Middle School would be expected to post about 57.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.7%.
In Boulder County, home to about 328,961 people, the median household earns about $103,994 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Boulder County number 86, with about 42,200 students.
Boulder Universal is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nevin Platt Middle School ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.7% against a local average of 72.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 483, starting from 473. The school's ratio dropped from 18.2:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Nevin Platt Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other schools in BOULDER
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and AcademicsMiddle · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Boulder Universal1.0 mi · 231
- Arapahoe Ridge High School1.0 mi · 184
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics1.2 mi · 482
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.3 mi · 308
- Horizons K-8 School1.6 mi · 358
- Douglass Elementary School1.7 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Nevin Platt Middle SchoolHow large is Nevin Platt Middle School?
Nevin Platt Middle School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
Is Nevin Platt Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nevin Platt Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Nevin Platt Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Nevin Platt Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nevin Platt Middle School?
At Nevin Platt Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Nevin Platt Middle School in?
Nevin Platt Middle 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.