North Valley Middle School

As a small intermediate school in GILCREST, Colorado, North Valley Middle School teaches 248 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 462.

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,727 students. North Valley Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, North Valley Middle School reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 31% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, North Valley Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting North Valley Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, North Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Weld County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,097 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Weld County runs 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), of which North Valley Middle School is one.

Pete Mirich Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Valley Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Valley Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 23.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Valley Middle School has ticked down 6%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 57% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.