Platte Valley Middle School

Platte Valley Middle School operates as a close-knit 6-8 campus in KERSEY, Colorado, run under Weld County School District No. Re-7. Current enrollment sits at 255 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Platte Valley Middle School sits 45% below that benchmark.

Within Weld County School District No. Re-7, which oversees 4 schools and 1,195 students, Platte Valley Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Platte Valley Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Platte Valley Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Platte Valley Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Platte Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Weld County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,097 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Weld County's 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), Platte Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Platte Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Platte Valley Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Platte Valley Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 256 (now 255). The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 58% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Platte Valley Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.