Rodger Quist Middle School

Rodger Quist Middle School is one of the sizable middle schools in THORNTON, Colorado, part of School District 27J, with 855 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 85% above typical.

Within School District 27J, which oversees 33 schools and 24,044 students, Rodger Quist Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Rodger Quist Middle School logs that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 42% White, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Adams County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rodger Quist Middle School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Rodger Quist Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Adams County (around 62%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rodger Quist Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.3%; Rodger Quist Middle School posts 27.4%, -15.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household earnings sit near $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Rodger Quist Middle School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is Riverdale Ridge High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rodger Quist Middle School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

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