Enrollment
96
High
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-20 WELDON VALLEY·NCES 080714001218
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School
911 NORTH AVENUE, WELDONA, CO 80653 · (970) 645-2411 · Morgan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Colorado public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
35 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 24% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 15% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -17.8pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 43.3% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School this school | 96 | 36.5% | 52.5% |
| Elbert Junior-Senior High School ELBERT | 136 | 35.3% | 19.6% |
| Haxtun Jr/Sr High School HAXTUN | 142 | 32.4% | 32.5% |
| Hayden High School HAYDEN | 119 | 38.7% | 18.9% |
| Merino Junior Senior High School MERINO | 155 | 32.3% | N/A |
| Caliche Junior-Senior High School ILIFF | 104 | 42.3% | 22.9% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #338 of 409 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
96
+15 (+19%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 96 | 9.3 | 10.4:1 | 36% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 8.4 | 10.7:1 | 43% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 8.2 | 10.2:1 | 37% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | 26% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 8.6 | 10.5:1 | 37% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 33% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 34% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 71 | 6 | 11.8:1 | 37% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 6 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (90 to 96); teachers up 8% (8.6 to 9.3).
About Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School is a small high school in WELDONA, Colorado, (ZIP code 80653). The school enrolls 96 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Colorado is about 627, so this school runs 85% smaller than that.
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School is among 2 schools run by School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley, which serves 215 students.
The large majority of students at Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School, 86%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic. Morgan County's residents are about 64% White, 23 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Teachers at the school number 9.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Morgan County.
allk12 grades Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.6%. Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School scores 52.5%.
Morgan County census figures show that median household income is about $73,278, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School is among the 19 public schools in Morgan County.
The shortest distance from Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Weldon Valley Elementary School. The nearest schools with test data average 31.8%, lower than Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School's 52.5%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School had 81 students in 2020-21 and 96 in 2024-25, a 19% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.0:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,520
Census ACS
Median income
$73,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley
- Weldon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Weldon Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 119
- Wiggins Elementary School10.1 mi · 221
- Wiggins High School10.3 mi · 236
- Wiggins Middle School10.3 mi · 134
- Wiggins Primary School10.3 mi · 322
- Columbine Elementary School10.4 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School?
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 07-12.
Is Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School have?
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School are roughly 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School in?
Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School is part of School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley.
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