Telluride Middle School

As a tiny middle school in TELLURIDE, Colorado, Telluride Middle School works with 124 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Telluride School District No. R-1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Telluride Middle School sits 73% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Telluride School District No. R-1, which oversees 4 schools and 799 students, Telluride Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Telluride Middle School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Telluride Middle School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Telluride Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +12.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Miguel County) logs that median household income runs about $79,024, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Miguel County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 990 students), of which Telluride Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Telluride High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Telluride Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 144 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025.

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