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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCHULETA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50 JT·NCES 080219000040
Pagosa Springs Middle School
309 LEWIS STREET, PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO 81147 · (970) 264-2794 · Archuleta County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
265 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 29.5% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Pagosa Springs Middle School
Pagosa Springs Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagosa Springs Middle School this school | 484 | 54.8% | 38.0% |
| Columbine Middle School MONTROSE | 491 | 50.7% | 30.3% |
| Centennial Middle School MONTROSE | 540 | 53.1% | 31.8% |
| Delta Middle School DELTA | 498 | 55.0% | 30.3% |
| Sterling Middle School STERLING | 397 | 57.7% | 23.6% |
| Craig Middle School CRAIG | 419 | 52.3% | 26.4% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pagosa Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #98 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #117 of 244 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #99 of 246 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #123 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #121 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #62 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #106 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #100 of 169 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+210% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 484 | 30.1 | 16.1:1 | 55% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 31.1 | 15.7:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 29.5 | 17.3:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 60% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 27.8 | 20.1:1 | 53% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 53% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 35% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 9 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pagosa Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (558 to 484); teachers up 8% (27.8 to 30.1).
About Pagosa Springs Middle School
Pagosa Springs Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado. Enrolled students number 484 students, in grades 5 through 8.
Across its 5 schools, Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt enrolls 1,588 students. Pagosa Springs Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Pagosa Springs Middle School, at 55%. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 3% multiracial. In Archuleta County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.1:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The school's lunch program data list 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Archuleta County average 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Pagosa Springs Middle School is B+. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pagosa Springs Middle School's results are 4.5 points above predicted: 38.0% against 33.5%.
Within Archuleta County, the median household income is $83,065, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Archuleta County has 5 public schools and roughly 1,588 students.
Pagosa Springs Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Pagosa Springs Middle School. On state test proficiency, Pagosa Springs Middle School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Pagosa Springs Middle School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, Pagosa Springs Middle School's enrollment declined 3%, to 484. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 17.2 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pagosa Springs Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Archuleta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,900
Census ACS
Median income
$83,065
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt
- Pagosa Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Pagosa Springs High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Pagosa Peak Open SchoolElementary · 111 students
- San Juan Mountain SchoolHigh · 47 students
Other schools in PAGOSA SPRINGS
- Pagosa Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Pagosa Springs High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Pagosa Peak Open SchoolElementary · 111 students
- San Juan Mountain SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Pagosa Springs Elementary School0.6 mi · 511
- Pagosa Springs High School1.0 mi · 435
- San Juan Mountain School1.0 mi · 47
- Pagosa Peak Open School2.9 mi · 111
- DULCE MIDDLE22.5 mi · 130
- DULCE HIGH22.7 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Pagosa Springs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pagosa Springs Middle School?
Pagosa Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Pagosa Springs Middle School serve?
Pagosa Springs Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Pagosa Springs Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Pagosa Springs Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pagosa Springs Middle School?
At Pagosa Springs Middle School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pagosa Springs Middle School?
Pagosa Springs Middle School is overseen by Archuleta County School District No. 50 Jt in Archuleta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.