Enrollment
327
Middle
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-32·NCES 080633001107
Salida Middle School
520 MILFORD STREET, SALIDA, CO 81201 · (719) 530-5300 · Chaffee County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Colorado public middle schools
- A-Test 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
12.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
152 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 5 | 79 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 26% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 36.2% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Salida Middle School
Salida Middle School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salida Middle School this school | 327 | 46.5% | 51.5% |
| Bayfield Middle School BAYFIELD | 283 | 40.3% | 27.1% |
| Canon City Middle School CANON CITY | 382 | 53.1% | 31.5% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
| Craig Middle School CRAIG | 419 | 52.3% | 26.4% |
| Escalante Middle School DURANGO | 461 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
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 Salida Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #50 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #45 of 244 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #32 of 246 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #187 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #24 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #184 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #133 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #151 of 169 |
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
327
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 22.1 | 14.1:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 25.2 | 12.5:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 24.5 | 14.1:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 47% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 32% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salida Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (344 to 327); teachers up 6% (24.5 to 26).
About Salida Middle School
This page covers Salida Middle School, a small middle-grades school in SALIDA, Colorado. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 327 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students, which makes this school 29% below average.
Salida Middle School reports to Salida School District No. R-32, which has 6 schools and 1,351 students.
Of every 100 students at Salida Middle School, about 76 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Salida Middle School scores 39%.
Salida Middle School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1. About 46% of students at Salida Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Chaffee County is 9 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Salida Middle School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Colorado public middle schools.
Salida Middle School scores 51.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.5%.
For Chaffee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $84,132, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 12 public schools and about 2,462 students.
Salida Early Childhood Center, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Salida Middle School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (326) to 2024-25 (327).
Salida Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Chaffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,178
Census ACS
Median income
$84,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salida School District No. R-32
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Crest AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Other schools in SALIDA
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Crest AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Salida Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 74
- Horizons Exploratory Academy0.1 mi · 32
- Salida High School0.1 mi · 409
- Crest Academy0.5 mi · 60
- Salida Montessori Charter School0.5 mi · 186
- Longfellow Elementary School0.6 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Salida Middle SchoolHow large is Salida Middle School?
Salida Middle School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 05-08.
Is Salida Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salida Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Salida Middle School have?
Salida Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Salida Middle School?
Salida Middle School reports a student body of 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Salida Middle School public or private?
Salida Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salida School District No. R-32.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.