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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000645
Prairie Heights Middle School
3737 65TH AVENUE, EVANS, CO 80631 · (970) 348-3600 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test 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
15.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
396 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 6 | 158 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 36% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 13.7% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Prairie Heights Middle School
Prairie Heights Middle School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Heights Middle School this school | 537 | 73.7% | 21.0% |
| Brentwood Middle School GREELEY | 564 | 74.1% | 22.7% |
| Overland Trail Middle School BRIGHTON | 581 | 70.4% | 12.3% |
| Heath Middle School GREELEY | 499 | 80.4% | 12.8% |
| Bear Valley International School DENVER | 313 | 77.6% | 22.4% |
| Silver Hills Middle School NORTHGLENN | 965 | 68.8% | 21.2% |
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 Prairie Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #180 of 241 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #198 of 244 ▼ 10 | #14 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #174 of 246 ▼ 3 | #11 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #107 of 278 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #105 of 227 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #150 of 227 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #50 of 246 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #53 of 169 | #5 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
537
-111 (-17%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 537 | 34.1 | 15.8:1 | 74% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 82% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 78% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 77% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 41.8 | 17.2:1 | 75% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 45 | 16.8:1 | 84% (635) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 85% (577) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 43 | 19.4:1 | 61% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 42 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Heights Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (719 to 537); teachers down 19% (41.8 to 34.1).
About Prairie Heights Middle School
Prairie Heights Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in EVANS, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 537 students in grades 6 through 8.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 operates 34 schools. Combined enrollment is 22,917 students.
Of every 100 students at Prairie Heights Middle School, about 71 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 31%. The diversity index for Prairie Heights Middle School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Prairie Heights Middle School has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 74%. The 47% average for public schools in Weld County is 27 points lower.
Prairie Heights Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Colorado public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.0% for Prairie Heights Middle School. The school posts 21.0%, 1.0 points below the prediction.
In Weld County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Weld County number 116, with about 61,274 students.
About 2.1 miles separate Prairie Heights Middle School from the closest public school, Heiman Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Prairie Heights Middle School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Prairie Heights Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 17% across 4 years, from 648 in 2020-21 to 537 in 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 17.1 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Prairie Heights Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in EVANS
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Heiman Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Union Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Prairie Heights Middle schools
One other US public school is named Prairie Heights Middle. Prairie Heights Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolLaGrange, IN · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Heiman Elementary School2.1 mi · 602
- Centennial BOCES High School2.4 mi · 82
- Union Colony Preparatory School2.4 mi · 333
- University Schools2.6 mi · 1,784
- Monfort Elementary School2.6 mi · 373
- Greeley West High School3.2 mi · 1,936
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Heights Middle SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Heights Middle School?
Prairie Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-08.
Is Prairie Heights Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Heights Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Prairie Heights Middle School have?
Prairie Heights Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Heights Middle School?
At Prairie Heights Middle School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 71% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Heights Middle School in?
Prairie Heights Middle School is part of Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.