Enrollment
74
Middle
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2·NCES 080621006166
Ridgway Middle School
1200 GREEN STREET, RIDGWAY, CO 81432 · (970) 626-5788 · Ouray County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Colorado public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
19 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 21 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 31% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Ridgway Middle School→Ridgway High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ridgway School District R-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 54.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Ridgway Middle School
Ridgway Middle School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgway Middle School this school | 74 | 25.7% | 64.6% |
| Hayden Middle School HAYDEN | 93 | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Soroco Middle School OAK CREEK | 67 | 20.9% | 62.8% |
| Crest Academy SALIDA | 60 | 26.7% | 74.3% |
| Peyton Junior High School PEYTON | 78 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE | 124 | 30.6% | 60.8% |
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 Ridgway Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #258 of 278 |
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
74
-4 (-5%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 47
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 74 | 7.1 | 10.4:1 | 26% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 7.1 | 11.2:1 | 29% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 7.3 | 10.2:1 | 26% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 17% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 6.3 | 13.0:1 | 29% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 23% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 6 | 12.7:1 | 28% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 4 | 20.3:1 | 17% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 47 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (82 to 74); teachers up 13% (6.3 to 7.1).
About Ridgway Middle School
Ridgway Middle School is a middle-grades school in RIDGWAY, Colorado, and it is part of Ridgway School District R-2. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 74 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students.
Ridgway School District R-2 operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 320 students.
The student body at Ridgway Middle School is 82% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. That is 5.5 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Ridgway Middle School reports 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 28% average for public schools in Ouray County.
allk12 grades Ridgway Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ridgway Middle School is in the top 10% of Colorado schools: 64.6% actual against 51.2% predicted.
Ouray County has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,020, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Ouray County is home to 6 public schools and about 500 public school students.
Ridgway High School is the public school closest to Ridgway Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Ridgway Middle School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Ridgway Middle School's enrollment dropped 5%, to 74.
Discussions about Ridgway Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ouray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,087
Census ACS
Median income
$91,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
500 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ridgway School District R-2
- Ridgway Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Ridgway High SchoolHigh · 97 students
Other schools in RIDGWAY
- Ridgway Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Ridgway High SchoolHigh · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgway High School0.0 mi · 97
- Ridgway Elementary School0.8 mi · 149
- Ouray Elementary School10.8 mi · 79
- Ouray Middle School10.8 mi · 55
- Ouray Senior High School10.8 mi · 46
- Telluride High School15.7 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgway Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ridgway Middle School?
Ridgway Middle School enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ridgway Middle School serve?
Ridgway Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgway Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgway Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ridgway Middle School?
Student demographics at Ridgway Middle School are roughly 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ridgway Middle School in?
Ridgway Middle School is part of Ridgway School District R-2.
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