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Which teacher or staff member at Sabin Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000234
Sabin Middle School
3605 NORTH CAREFREE CIRCLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 · (719) 328-7000 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
356 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
37.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 38 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 up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 22.4% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Sabin Middle School
Sabin Middle School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabin Middle School this school | 540 | 65.9% | 28.1% |
| Russell Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 520 | 64.4% | 29.9% |
| Lincoln Middle School FORT COLLINS | 552 | 66.7% | 32.3% |
| North Arvada Middle School ARVADA | 464 | 66.8% | 23.7% |
| Everitt Middle School WHEAT RIDGE | 456 | 56.6% | 29.2% |
| Bookcliff Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 525 | 72.6% | 18.0% |
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 Sabin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #146 of 241 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #134 of 244 ▼ 5 | #21 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #148 of 246 ▲ 9 | #23 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #105 of 278 | #18 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #47 of 227 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #33 of 227 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #68 of 246 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #28 of 169 | #7 of 27 |
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
540
-136 (-20%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 876
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 540 | 39.4 | 13.7:1 | 66% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 42.6 | 13.3:1 | 72% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 41.6 | 14.4:1 | 67% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 46.6 | 17.5:1 | 67% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 47 | 17.1:1 | 65% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 56% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 35 | 20.3:1 | 26% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 876 | 42 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (816 to 540); teachers down 15% (46.6 to 39.4).
About Sabin Middle School
As a medium-sized middle school, Sabin Middle School serves students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school's 540 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Besides Sabin Middle School, Colorado Springs School District 11 runs 59 other schools. The district enrolls 22,293 students.
White students are the largest group at Sabin Middle School, with 44% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. By the diversity index, Sabin Middle School comes in at 63%.
Sabin Middle School employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 42%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Sabin Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.8%.
Sabin Middle School is located in El Paso County, where median household income is about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
The nearest public school is Penrose Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Sabin Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Sabin Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal data place Sabin Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sabin Middle School had 676 students in 2020-21 and 540 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Sabin Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Penrose Elementary School0.3 mi · 279
- Carver Elementary School0.6 mi · 205
- Doherty High School1.0 mi · 1,715
- Grant Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
- Madison Elementary School1.4 mi · 265
- Rudy Elementary School1.4 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Sabin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sabin Middle School?
Sabin Middle School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sabin Middle School serve?
Sabin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sabin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sabin Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sabin Middle School?
Sabin Middle School reports a student body of 44% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sabin Middle School in?
Sabin Middle School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.