Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1 VALLEY·NCES 080669001154
Sterling Middle School
1177 PAWNEE AVE, STERLING, CO 80751 · (970) 522-1041 · Logan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Colorado public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
229 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 138 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Sterling Middle School→Sterling High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-1 Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 16.9% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Sterling Middle School
Sterling Middle School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Middle School this school | 397 | 57.7% | 23.6% |
| Craig Middle School CRAIG | 419 | 52.3% | 26.4% |
| Orchard Mesa Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 560 | 58.9% | 39.9% |
| West Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 468 | 52.1% | 33.0% |
| Pagosa Springs Middle School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 484 | 54.8% | 38.0% |
| Blevins Middle School FORT COLLINS | 363 | 52.1% | 39.7% |
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 Sterling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #168 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #167 of 244 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #197 of 246 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #160 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #59 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #126 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #96 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #150 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
397
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 58% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 19.8 | 18.7:1 | 66% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 17.2 | 23.2:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 29.2 | 14.3:1 | 56% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 53% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 49% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 40% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (418 to 397); teachers down 4% (29.2 to 28).
About Sterling Middle School
Sterling Middle School is a middle school in STERLING, Colorado, and it is part of School District No. Re-1 Valley. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 397 students on the rolls.
Sterling Middle School is one of the 7 schools that make up School District No. Re-1 Valley (1,910 students in total).
More than half of the students at Sterling Middle School are White (65%). The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Logan County's population at about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sterling Middle School scores 49%.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. Middle schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 15.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sterling Middle School, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Logan County average 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sterling Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Colorado public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sterling Middle School is 31.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.6%.
For the population of Logan County, median household income comes to about $51,829, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Logan County's 13 public schools enroll about 2,649 students and include Sterling Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Sterling High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Sterling Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Sterling Middle School comes in 3rd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decrease, from 431 to 397.
On allk12, people connected to Sterling Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,892
Census ACS
Median income
$51,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District No. Re-1 Valley
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- Ayres Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Caliche Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
- Hagen Early Education CenterElementary · 117 students
- Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 104 students
Other schools in STERLING
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- Ayres Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Hagen Early Education CenterElementary · 117 students
Other Sterling Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sterling Middle. Sterling Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sterling MiddleSterling, VA · 967 students
- Sterling Middle SchoolPeoria, IL · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Sterling High School0.3 mi · 421
- Campbell Elementary School0.7 mi · 347
- Hagen Early Education Center1.3 mi · 117
- Ayres Elementary School2.1 mi · 385
- Merino Elementary School13.0 mi · 159
- Merino Junior Senior High School13.0 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sterling Middle School?
Sterling Middle School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sterling Middle School serve?
Sterling Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sterling Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Sterling Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sterling Middle School?
At Sterling Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sterling Middle School public or private?
Sterling Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District No. Re-1 Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.