Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-4·NCES 080678000138
Stratton Middle School
219 ILLINOIS AVENUE, STRATTON, CO 80836 · (719) 348-5369 · Kit Carson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Colorado public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.1:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
22 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 16 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 43% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Stratton Middle School→Stratton Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Stratton School District No. R-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Stratton Middle School
Stratton Middle School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Middle School this school | 54 | 40.7% | 26.0% |
| SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTE VISTA | 70 | 45.7% | 31.1% |
| South Park Middle School FAIRPLAY | 87 | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| Kiowa Middle School KIOWA | 66 | 45.5% | 26.4% |
| Mancos Middle School MANCOS | 116 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Simla Junior High School SIMLA | 63 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
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 Stratton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 54 | #268 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
54
+12 (+29%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 54 | 2.8 | 19.1:1 | 41% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 3.5 | 14.9:1 | 50% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 3 | 15.5:1 | 41% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 4 | 10.5:1 | 57% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 49 | 3.5 | 14.0:1 | 57% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | 48% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 3 | 14.0:1 | 62% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 4 | 15.3:1 | 38% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (49 to 54); teachers down 19% (3.5 to 2.8).
About Stratton Middle School
Stratton Middle School is a very small middle school in STRATTON, Colorado, administered by Stratton School District No. R-4. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 54 students. That is 88% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
Stratton Middle School is in Stratton School District No. R-4, a district with 219 students across 3 schools.
At Stratton Middle School, 74% of students are White. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
A staff of 2.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.1:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kit Carson County is 54%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Stratton Middle School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stratton Middle School is -16.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Colorado. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.0%, and the predicted rate is 42.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kit Carson County show that median household income comes to about $70,259, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 1,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, Stratton Middle School is closest to Stratton Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.0%; Stratton Middle School's is 26.0%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Stratton Middle School had a net gain of 12 students, or 29%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.5:1 to 19.1:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Stratton Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kit Carson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,023
Census ACS
Median income
$70,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stratton School District No. R-4
- Stratton Elementary SchoolElementary · 101 students
- Stratton Senior High SchoolHigh · 64 students
Other schools in STRATTON
- Stratton Elementary SchoolElementary · 101 students
- Stratton Senior High SchoolHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Stratton Senior High School0.0 mi · 64
- Stratton Elementary School0.2 mi · 101
- Bethune Public Schools9.3 mi · 99
- Hi-Plains School District R-2314.0 mi · 96
- Burlington Middle School17.0 mi · 206
- Burlington High School17.6 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Stratton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Stratton Middle School?
Stratton Middle School enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Stratton Middle School serve?
Stratton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Stratton Middle School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Stratton Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stratton Middle School?
At Stratton Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 26% Hispanic.
Is Stratton Middle School public or private?
Stratton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stratton School District No. R-4.
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