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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEAMBOAT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 2·NCES 080666001146
Steamboat Springs Middle School
39610 AMETHYST DRIVE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487 · (970) 879-1058 · Routt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- 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
12.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
81 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 34% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 55.0% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Steamboat Springs Middle School
Steamboat Springs Middle School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs Middle School this school | 440 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
| Turner Middle School BERTHOUD | 448 | 17.4% | 46.8% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Middle School WINDSOR | 395 | 16.7% | 64.2% |
| Wayne Carle Middle School WESTMINSTER | 438 | 21.2% | 45.6% |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School LITTLETON | 567 | 18.9% | 50.7% |
| Nevin Platt Middle School BOULDER | 483 | 14.7% | 53.7% |
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 Steamboat Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #13 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #19 of 244 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #9 of 246 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #148 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #18 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #194 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #224 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #49 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
440
-204 (-32%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 440 | 36.1 | 12.2:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 35.5 | 13.5:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 35.8 | 14.2:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 18% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 38.1 | 15.9:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 28 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steamboat Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (606 to 440); teachers down 5% (38.1 to 36.1).
About Steamboat Springs Middle School
Steamboat Springs Middle School is a middle-grades school in STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado, reachable at (970) 879-1058. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 440 students.
Steamboat Springs Middle School is in Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2, a district with 2,509 students across 7 schools.
White students are the majority at Steamboat Springs Middle School, with 77% of enrollment. The school is also 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Routt County residents. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Steamboat Springs Middle School's 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.2:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 18%.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, Steamboat Springs Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Steamboat Springs Middle School would score about 55.6%. It scores 65.6%, 10.0 points above that figure.
In Routt County (population about 25,084), the median household income is $106,489, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 15 public schools in Routt County, enrolling about 3,419 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Strawberry Park Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Steamboat Springs Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Steamboat Springs Middle School at 1st of 6.
Federal data place Steamboat Springs Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 32% from its 2020-21 level of 644. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Steamboat Springs Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
- Steamboat Springs High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Soda Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Strawberry Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Sleeping Giant SchoolElementary · 337 students
- North Routt Community Charter SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Yampa Valley High SchoolHigh · 32 students
Other schools in STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
- Steamboat Springs High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Soda Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Strawberry Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Sleeping Giant SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Steamboat MontessoriElementary · 140 students
- Yampa Valley High SchoolHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Strawberry Park Elementary School0.1 mi · 368
- Soda Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 379
- Steamboat Springs High School0.7 mi · 871
- Yampa Valley High School0.8 mi · 32
- Sleeping Giant School4.4 mi · 337
- Steamboat Montessori4.8 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Steamboat Springs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Steamboat Springs Middle School?
Steamboat Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Steamboat Springs Middle School serve?
Steamboat Springs Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Steamboat Springs Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steamboat Springs Middle School is approximately 12.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Steamboat Springs Middle School?
Steamboat Springs Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Steamboat Springs Middle School?
Steamboat Springs Middle School is overseen by Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 in Routt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.