Enrollment
172
Middle
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRINIDAD SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 080696001204
Trinidad Middle School
614 PARK STREET, TRINIDAD, CO 81082 · (719) 846-4411 · Las Animas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+Beats 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
18.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
125 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 58 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Trinidad Middle School→Trinidad High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Trinidad School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | N/A |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Trinidad Middle School
Trinidad Middle School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad Middle School this school | 172 | 72.7% | 26.9% |
| Monte Vista Middle School MONTE VISTA | 190 | 72.6% | 17.1% |
| North Valley Middle School GILCREST | 248 | 66.9% | 32.5% |
| Lamar Middle School LAMAR | 275 | 76.4% | 24.8% |
| South Valley Middle School PLATTEVILLE | 143 | 62.9% | 20.3% |
| Yuma Middle School YUMA | 223 | 62.8% | 30.5% |
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 Trinidad Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #153 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #208 of 244 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #138 of 246 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #231 of 278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #53 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #51 of 169 |
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
172
-60 (-26%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 172 | 9.5 | 18.1:1 | 73% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | 84% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 74% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 11 | 21.1:1 | 84% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | 76% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 13 | 19.3:1 | 68% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 63% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 65% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trinidad Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (235 to 172); teachers down 32% (14 to 9.5).
About Trinidad Middle School
Trinidad Middle School is a very small middle school in TRINIDAD, Colorado. There are 172 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 462.
Trinidad Middle School is run by Trinidad School District #1, whose 3 schools enroll 769 students.
Hispanic students are 66% of those enrolled at Trinidad Middle School. Next come 30% White and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 39% Hispanic among all Las Animas County residents. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Trinidad Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.1 students per teacher. Middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Trinidad Middle School, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Las Animas County.
Trinidad Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Colorado public middle schools.
Trinidad Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.9% is 4.2 points above the 22.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Las Animas County area, the median household earns about $52,074 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Trinidad Middle School shares Las Animas County with 11 other public schools.
Trinidad High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Trinidad Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 26.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Trinidad Middle School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 172, down from 232 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.1:1, from 21.1:1.
This page is set up for the Trinidad Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Las Animas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,413
Census ACS
Median income
$52,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trinidad School District #1
- Fisher's Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Trinidad High SchoolHigh · 204 students
Other schools in TRINIDAD
- Fisher's Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Hoehne SchoolsCombined · 271 students
- Trinidad High SchoolHigh · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Trinidad High School0.1 mi · 204
- Fisher's Peak Elementary School1.9 mi · 393
- Hoehne Schools10.6 mi · 271
- Primero Junior-Senior High School15.6 mi · 102
- Primero Elementary School15.6 mi · 111
- Aguilar Junior-Senior High School18.0 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Trinidad Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Trinidad Middle School?
Trinidad Middle School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 06-08.
Is Trinidad Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trinidad Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trinidad Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trinidad Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trinidad Middle School?
At Trinidad Middle School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Trinidad Middle School?
Trinidad Middle School is overseen by Trinidad School District #1 in Las Animas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.