SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL

SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small 6-8 campus in MONTE VISTA, Colorado, one of the schools within Sargent School District No. Re-33J. The school instructs 70 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 85% smaller than typical.

Within Sargent School District No. Re-33J, which oversees 3 schools and 293 students, SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Rio Grande County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rio Grande County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,411, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Rio Grande County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students), SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Sargent Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL has grew 6%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 70 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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