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Enrollment
221
Middle
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-50 WIGGINS·NCES 080729001257
Wiggins Elementary School
415 MAIN STREET, WIGGINS, CO 80654 · (970) 483-7784 · Morgan County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
86 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 4 | 75 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-50 Wiggins. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
CO avg 44.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 44 of 100.
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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Wiggins Elementary School
Wiggins Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Elementary School this school | 221 | 38.9% | 35.8% |
| Hemphill Middle School STRASBURG | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
| Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON | 314 | 43.0% | 29.8% |
| Highland Middle School AULT | 234 | 30.8% | 21.3% |
| Woodland Park Middle School WOODLAND PARK | 195 | 39.5% | 39.6% |
| Walt Clark Middle School LOVELAND | 340 | 39.1% | 34.1% |
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 Wiggins Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #106 of 241 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #131 of 246 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #221 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #94 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #144 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #158 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #39 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
221
-203 (-48%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 221 | 14.4 | 15.4:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 12.8 | 15.0:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 27.4 | 18.6:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 17.4 | 18.1:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 43% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wiggins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (316 to 221); teachers down 17% (17.4 to 14.4).
About Wiggins Elementary School
Wiggins Elementary School is a small middle school in Colorado, located in WIGGINS. The student body numbers 221 students, from grades 4 through 6. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
Wiggins Elementary School is run by School District No. Re-50 Wiggins, whose 4 schools enroll 913 students.
Wiggins Elementary School's enrollment is 65% White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Morgan County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. By the diversity index, Wiggins Elementary School comes in at 47%.
Teachers at Wiggins Elementary School total 14.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. Middle schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morgan County is 56%.
Wiggins Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Colorado, Wiggins Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.8% actual against a predicted 43.1%.
Morgan County census figures show that median household income is about $73,278, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Morgan County, serving about 6,039 students.
The nearest public school is Wiggins Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Wiggins Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Wiggins Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school counted 424 students in 2020-21 and 221 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.2:1 to 15.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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-50 Wiggins
- Wiggins Primary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Wiggins High SchoolHigh · 236 students
- Wiggins Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in WIGGINS
- Wiggins Primary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Wiggins High SchoolHigh · 236 students
- Wiggins Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Wiggins Middle School0.1 mi · 134
- Wiggins High School0.1 mi · 236
- Wiggins Primary School0.1 mi · 322
- Weldon Valley Jr/Sr High School10.1 mi · 96
- Weldon Valley Elementary School10.1 mi · 119
- Innovative Connections High School14.0 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Wiggins Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wiggins Elementary School?
Wiggins Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Wiggins Elementary School serve?
Wiggins Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Wiggins Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Wiggins Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wiggins Elementary School?
At Wiggins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wiggins Elementary School?
Wiggins Elementary School is overseen by School District No. Re-50 Wiggins in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.