Sunset Middle School

Set in LONGMONT, Colorado, Sunset Middle School is a compact middle school, operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. It teaches 316 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 462.

Within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which oversees 54 schools and 31,607 students, Sunset Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Sunset Middle School records that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 40% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Boulder County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Boulder County (around 33%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sunset Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.8%.

In the broader community, Boulder County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,994, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Sunset Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Boulder County (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students).

The closest other public school is St. Vrain Virtual High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunset Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunset Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.8%.

Sunset Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Middle School has contracted 39%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sunset Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.