Enrollment
55
Middle
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OURAY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080597001662
Ouray Middle School
400 7TH AVENUE, OURAY, CO 81427 · (970) 325-4505 · Ouray County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
17 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 5 | 14 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 27% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ouray Middle School→Ouray Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ouray School District R-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 39.2% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Ouray Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #267 of 278 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
+34 (+162%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 55 | 6.3 | 8.7:1 | 31% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 5.9 | 9.1:1 | 35% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | 18% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 3 | 7.0:1 | 33% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 3.3 | 6.3:1 | 33% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 32 | 3 | 10.7:1 | 28% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 32 | 3 | 10.7:1 | 41% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | 26% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ouray Middle School.
About Ouray Middle School
In OURAY, Colorado, part of Ouray County, Ouray Middle School is a middle school. It reported 55 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Colorado enroll about 462 students on average.
Across its 3 schools, Ouray School District R-1 enrolls 180 students. Ouray Middle School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Ouray Middle School is 75% White. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 15 points below the 90% share among Ouray County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
The school lists 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 17 students, or 31%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ouray Middle School is 5.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.3% actual, 48.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
The county, Ouray County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $91,020 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Ouray Middle School, Ouray County has 6 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Ouray Middle School from the closest public school, Ouray Senior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Ouray Middle School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment records show 21 in 2020-21 and 55 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 7.0:1 in 2020-21 to 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Ouray Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ouray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,087
Census ACS
Median income
$91,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
500 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ouray School District R-1
- Ouray Elementary SchoolElementary · 79 students
- Ouray Senior High SchoolHigh · 46 students
Other schools in OURAY
- Ouray Elementary SchoolElementary · 79 students
- Ouray Senior High SchoolHigh · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Ouray Senior High School0.0 mi · 46
- Ouray Elementary School0.0 mi · 79
- Telluride Elementary School9.8 mi · 140
- Telluride Middle School10.0 mi · 124
- Telluride High School10.0 mi · 298
- Telluride Intermediate School10.0 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Ouray Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ouray Middle School?
Ouray Middle School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Ouray Middle School serve?
Ouray Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Ouray Middle School have?
Ouray Middle School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ouray Middle School?
Student demographics at Ouray Middle School are roughly 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian.
Is Ouray Middle School public or private?
Ouray Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ouray School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.