Pagosa Springs Middle School

Pagosa Springs Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado, one of the schools within Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt. The school hosts 484 students in grades 5 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt (1,588 students total), Pagosa Springs Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pagosa Springs Middle School lists that 55% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pagosa Springs Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 38.0%, a residual of +4.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Archuleta County indicate median household income runs about $83,065, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Archuleta County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,588 students), of which Pagosa Springs Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Pagosa Springs Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pagosa Springs Middle School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 39% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Pagosa Springs Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.