Ouray Middle School

As a minimally staffed junior high in OURAY, Colorado, Ouray Middle School instructs 55 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and. Enrollment runs roughly 88% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 180 students; Ouray Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ouray Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ouray Middle School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ouray Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 53.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ouray County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,020, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ouray County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 500 students), Ouray Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ouray Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ouray Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ouray Middle School's enrollment has climbed 162% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 55). The White share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ouray Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.