Nucla Middle School

As an one-room-style intermediate school in NUCLA, Colorado, Nucla Middle School instructs 39 students from grades 7 through 8, run under West End School District No. Re-2. Enrollment runs roughly 92% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

West End School District No. Re-2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 260 students. Nucla Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Nucla Middle School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American. By comparison, Montrose County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Montrose County put the typical household earns roughly $72,120 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nucla Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Montrose County (combined enrollment of about 6,237 students).

The closest other public school is Nucla High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Nucla Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 39 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.