Enrollment
124
Middle
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TELLURIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080687001304
Telluride Middle School
721 WEST COLORADO AVENUE, TELLURIDE, CO 81435 · (970) 369-4719 · San Miguel County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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
13.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
38 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 7 | 62 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 50% |
Student demographics
35%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
Students here typically continue to
Telluride Middle School→Telluride High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Telluride School District No. R-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 57.1% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Telluride Middle School
Telluride Middle School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride Middle School this school | 124 | 30.6% | 60.8% |
| Barone Middle School MEEKER | 163 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| Fitzsimmons Middle School BAILEY | 138 | 35.5% | 56.9% |
| Hayden Middle School HAYDEN | 93 | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Buena Vista Middle School BUENA VISTA | 211 | 32.2% | 35.1% |
| Ridgway Middle School RIDGWAY | 74 | 25.7% | 64.6% |
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 Telluride Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #21 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #44 of 244 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #17 of 246 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #245 of 278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #189 of 246 |
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
124
-44 (-26%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 75
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 124 | 9.2 | 13.5:1 | 31% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 3.8 | 32.1:1 | 30% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 8.5 | 15.2:1 | 18% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 17% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 10.5 | 13.8:1 | 21% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 95 | 9 | 10.6:1 | 17% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 6% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 75 | 4 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Telluride Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (144 to 124); teachers down 12% (10.5 to 9.2).
About Telluride Middle School
The public middle school Telluride Middle School is located in TELLURIDE, Colorado. A total of 124 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 73% lower.
District-wide, Telluride School District No. R-1 has 4 schools and 799 students.
Telluride Middle School is 77% White by enrollment. Other students are 22% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. For comparison, public schools in San Miguel County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Telluride Middle School is A. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Telluride Middle School is +12.7 points: 60.8% actual, 48.1% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Miguel County, the median household income is $79,024, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Telluride Middle School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Telluride High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Telluride Middle School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 44 fewer students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Telluride Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,968
Census ACS
Median income
$79,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Telluride School District No. R-1
- Telluride High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Telluride Intermediate SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Telluride Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
Other schools in TELLURIDE
- Telluride High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Telluride Intermediate SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Telluride Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Telluride High School0.0 mi · 298
- Telluride Intermediate School0.1 mi · 237
- Telluride Elementary School0.3 mi · 140
- Ouray Elementary School10.0 mi · 79
- Ouray Senior High School10.0 mi · 46
- Ouray Middle School10.0 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About Telluride Middle SchoolHow large is Telluride Middle School?
Telluride Middle School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 07-08.
Is Telluride Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Telluride Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Telluride Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Telluride Middle School is approximately 13.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Telluride Middle School?
At Telluride Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Telluride Middle School public or private?
Telluride Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Telluride School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.