For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 75 students in Custer County School District Consolidate 1. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Custer County School District Consolidate 1 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
3 Schools
670 Schools
# Students
354 Students
304,312 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
18,906 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Custer County School District Consolidate 1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#100 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20-29%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.62
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,787 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
11,278 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
16 Students
108,446 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
36%
# Black Students
3 Students
14,433 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
313 Students
152,186 Students
% White Students
88%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
957 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
15,254 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
2,788
# Students in K Grade:
25
12,020
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
12,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
20
12,392
# Students in 3rd Grade:
29
12,541
# Students in 4th Grade:
22
12,850
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
13,791
# Students in 6th Grade:
26
57,527
# Students in 7th Grade:
23
64,281
# Students in 8th Grade:
26
66,584
# Students in 9th Grade:
39
9,521
# Students in 10th Grade:
32
8,922
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
8,461
# Students in 12th Grade:
22
9,819
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,545 is higher than the state median of $15,418. The school district revenue/student has declined by 32% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,540 is less than the state median of $15,735. The school district spending/student has declined by 54% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,545
$15,418
Spending / Student
$14,540
$15,735
Best Custer County School District Consolidate 1 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Custer Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
709 Main Street
Westcliffe, CO 81252
(719) 783-2291
Westcliffe, CO 81252
(719) 783-2291
Grades: 6-8
| 75 students
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