Enrollment
255
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-7·NCES 080495001697
Platte Valley Middle School
700 HILL STREET, KERSEY, CO 80644 · (970) 336-8610 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
132 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 73 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Platte Valley Middle School→Platte Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Weld County School District No. Re-7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
20.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 21.1% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Platte Valley Middle School
Platte Valley Middle School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Valley Middle School this school | 255 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
| Ellicott Middle School ELLICOTT | 230 | 58.3% | 25.4% |
| Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| Hemphill Middle School STRASBURG | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
| Carbondale Middle School CARBONDALE | 362 | 48.6% | 37.6% |
| 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 Platte Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #123 of 241 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #157 of 244 ▼ 18 | #10 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #113 of 246 ▼ 6 | #8 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #210 of 278 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #16 of 227 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #105 of 227 | #3 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #121 of 246 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #168 of 169 | #12 of 12 |
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
255
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 52% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 18.8 | 14.0:1 | 57% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 21.6 | 11.3:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 20.8 | 12.3:1 | 32% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 48% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 45% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 32% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Platte Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (256 to 255); teachers up 1% (20.8 to 21).
About Platte Valley Middle School
Platte Valley Middle School is a middle school in KERSEY, Colorado, according to federal school records. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 255 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Colorado is about 462, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
Weld County School District No. Re-7 is the local district for Platte Valley Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 1,195 students.
A majority of students at Platte Valley Middle School, 58%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 73%. By the diversity index, Platte Valley Middle School comes in at 52%.
The count of teachers at Platte Valley Middle School is 21 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 52% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Platte Valley Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Platte Valley Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 35.3%. Platte Valley Middle School scores 32.2%, 3.1 points below that line.
Weld County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,097, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Weld County number 116 and enroll about 61,274.
Platte Valley Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Platte Valley Middle School places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 238 to 255.
Discussions about Platte Valley Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weld County School District No. Re-7
- Platte Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Platte Valley High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Platte Valley Early Learning CenterElementary · 81 students
Other schools in KERSEY
- Platte Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Platte Valley High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Platte Valley Early Learning CenterElementary · 81 students
Nearby schools
- Platte Valley Elementary School0.1 mi · 528
- Platte Valley Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 81
- Platte Valley High School0.3 mi · 331
- Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology5.3 mi · 876
- Salida del Sol Academy6.3 mi · 654
- Jefferson Junior/Senior High6.9 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Platte Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Platte Valley Middle School?
Platte Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Platte Valley Middle School serve?
Platte Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Platte Valley Middle School have?
Platte Valley Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Platte Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Platte Valley Middle School are roughly 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Platte Valley Middle School in?
Platte Valley Middle School is part of Weld County School District No. Re-7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.