Enrollment
67
Middle
DISTRICT 82 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ROUTT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 3·NCES 080591001013
Soroco Middle School
305 SOUTH GRANT STREET, OAK CREEK, CO 80467 · (970) 736-8531 · Routt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Colorado public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
14 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 26 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 36% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Soroco Middle School→Soroco High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Routt School District No. Re 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 37.3% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Soroco Middle School
Soroco Middle School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soroco Middle School this school | 67 | 20.9% | 62.8% |
| Ridgway Middle School RIDGWAY | 74 | 25.7% | 64.6% |
| Crest Academy SALIDA | 60 | 26.7% | 74.3% |
| Hayden Middle School HAYDEN | 93 | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Peyton Junior High School PEYTON | 78 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE | 124 | 30.6% | 60.8% |
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 Soroco Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #261 of 278 |
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
67
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 94
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 67 | 4 | 16.8:1 | 21% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 5 | 11.8:1 | 14% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 4.1 | 17.5:1 | 33% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 35% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 7.2 | 12.1:1 | 51% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 43% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 8 | 9.8:1 | 41% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 5 | 22.0:1 | 17% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 94 | 5 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soroco Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (87 to 67); teachers down 44% (7.2 to 4).
About Soroco Middle School
This page covers Soroco Middle School, a small middle-grades school in OAK CREEK, Colorado. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 67 students. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students each.
Soroco Middle School is one of 4 schools in South Routt School District No. Re 3, which enrolls 326 students in total.
The student body at Soroco Middle School is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Soroco Middle School's 4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.8:1. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. For comparison, public schools in Routt County average 21%.
allk12 grades Soroco Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Soroco Middle School would be expected to post about 54.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.8%.
Across Routt County, the median household income is $106,489, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Routt County has 15 public schools and roughly 3,419 students.
Soroco High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Soroco Middle School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Soroco Middle School is 1st on average proficiency.
Soroco Middle School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Soroco Middle School's enrollment climbed 3%, to 67. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Routt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,084
Census ACS
Median income
$106,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Routt School District No. Re 3
- South Routt Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Soroco High SchoolHigh · 103 students
- Soroco Preschool at YampaElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Soroco High School0.0 mi · 103
- Soroco Preschool at Yampa8.4 mi · 26
- South Routt Elementary School8.5 mi · 130
- Steamboat Montessori16.1 mi · 140
- Yampa Valley High School16.1 mi · 32
- Steamboat Springs High School16.2 mi · 871
Frequently asked questions
About Soroco Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Soroco Middle School?
Soroco Middle School enrolls approximately 67 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Soroco Middle School serve?
Soroco Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Soroco Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Soroco Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soroco Middle School?
At Soroco Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Soroco Middle School?
Soroco Middle School is overseen by South Routt School District No. Re 3 in Routt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.