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How has Rodger Quist Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
855
Middle
DISTRICT 687 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258006753
Rodger Quist Middle School
13451 YOSEMITE STREET, THORNTON, CO 80602 · (303) 655-6950 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- FBeats 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
18.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
330 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 283 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
32.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 19.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rodger Quist Middle School
Rodger Quist Middle School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Quist Middle School this school | 855 | 38.6% | 27.4% |
| Century Middle School THORNTON | 717 | 49.5% | 30.4% |
| Rocky Top Middle School THORNTON | 1,052 | 27.6% | 52.8% |
| Mandalay Middle School WESTMINSTER | 443 | 39.3% | 37.6% |
| Falcon Creek Middle School AURORA | 701 | 36.1% | 44.2% |
| Merrill Middle School DENVER | 611 | 39.1% | 59.8% |
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 Rodger Quist Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #150 of 241 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #132 of 244 ▲ 12 | #2 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #168 of 246 ▼ 14 | #5 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #20 of 278 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #190 of 227 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #37 of 227 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #159 of 246 | #19 of 20 |
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
855
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 855 | 46.1 | 18.6:1 | 39% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 46.1 | 18.3:1 | 36% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 923 | 45.4 | 20.3:1 | 23% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 41 | 21.7:1 | 24% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rodger Quist Middle School.
About Rodger Quist Middle School
THORNTON, Colorado, is home to Rodger Quist Middle School, a large middle school. The school had 855 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
School District 27J includes 33 schools. Together they enroll 24,044 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Rodger Quist Middle School is Hispanic (44%). The remaining students are 42% White, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Rodger Quist Middle School comes in at 62%.
The school reported 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Adams County is 62%.
Rodger Quist Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rodger Quist Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 27.4%. Predicted: 43.3%. Difference: 15.9 points.
Adams County has these Census figures: median household income is about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Adams County number 171 and enroll about 87,938.
Nearby, Riverdale Ridge High School is about 0.2 miles away. Rodger Quist Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rodger Quist Middle School at 5th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 855, 4% below the 888 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.7:1 to 18.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Prairie View High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
- Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Ridge High School0.2 mi · 1,784
- Brantner Elementary School0.7 mi · 574
- West Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 690
- Horizon High School2.2 mi · 1,966
- Bright Horizons Preschool2.2 mi · 36
- Shadow Ridge Middle School2.4 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Rodger Quist Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rodger Quist Middle School?
Rodger Quist Middle School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rodger Quist Middle School serve?
Rodger Quist Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rodger Quist Middle School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Rodger Quist Middle School.
How diverse is Rodger Quist Middle School?
Rodger Quist Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rodger Quist Middle School in?
Rodger Quist Middle School is part of School District 27J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.