Stratton Middle School

Set in STRATTON, Colorado, Stratton Middle School is a minimally staffed junior high, run under School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat. It enrolls 54 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 462.

School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 219 students; Stratton Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Stratton Middle School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Stratton Middle School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Stratton Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Kit Carson County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stratton Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.0%; Stratton Middle School posts 26.0%, -16.1 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kit Carson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,259 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Kit Carson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,342 students), of which Stratton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Stratton Senior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stratton Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

Stratton Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 54 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.