Enrollment
41
Middle
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50·NCES 080303006288
Plateau Valley Junior High School
56600 HIGHWAY 330, COLLBRAN, CO 81624 · (970) 487-3547 · Mesa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL41 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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
14.3:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
19 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 7 | 14 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 66% |
Student demographics
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 Plateau Valley School District 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 28.9% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Plateau Valley Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Mesa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41 | #271 of 278 | #8 of 8 |
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
41
-1 (-2%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 41 | 2.9 | 14.3:1 | 46% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 2.2 | 19.2:1 | 40% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 2.9 | 11.6:1 | 24% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 33% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 81 | 3.1 | 26.4:1 | 37% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 74 | 4 | 18.5:1 | 32% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 4 | 12.5:1 | 40% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 34% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plateau Valley Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (81 to 41); teachers down 7% (3.1 to 2.9).
About Plateau Valley Junior High School
Plateau Valley Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in COLLBRAN, Colorado. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 41 students. The school's enrollment is 91% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Colorado.
The 4 schools of Plateau Valley School District 50, including Plateau Valley Junior High School, enroll 303 students.
Plateau Valley Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Mesa County is about 82% White.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 46% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Plateau Valley Junior High School is B. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Plateau Valley Junior High School is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.5% versus 38.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Across Mesa County, median household income is about $73,658, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Plateau Valley Junior High School is among the 57 public schools in Mesa County.
Plateau Valley Elementary School is the public school closest to Plateau Valley Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 19.2%; Plateau Valley Junior High School's is 37.5%, ranking 1st of 6.
The federal government classifies Plateau Valley Junior High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Plateau Valley Junior High School had 42 students in 2020-21 and 41 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.0:1 to 14.3:1.
Discussions about Plateau Valley Junior High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mesa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,601
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
22,232 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plateau Valley School District 50
- Plateau Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Grand Mesa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
Other schools in COLLBRAN
- Plateau Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Plateau Valley High SchoolHigh · 65 students
- Grand Mesa High SchoolHigh · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Plateau Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 142
- Plateau Valley High School0.0 mi · 65
- Grand Mesa High School1.1 mi · 55
- De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT13.6 mi · 179
- Bea Underwood Elementary School13.8 mi · 390
- Grand Valley Middle School14.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Plateau Valley Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Plateau Valley Junior High School?
Plateau Valley Junior High School enrolls approximately 41 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Plateau Valley Junior High School serve?
Plateau Valley Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plateau Valley Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plateau Valley Junior High School is approximately 14.3:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plateau Valley Junior High School?
At Plateau Valley Junior High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plateau Valley Junior High School?
Plateau Valley Junior High School is overseen by Plateau Valley School District 50 in Mesa County.
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