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West End School District No. Re-2 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 31 students in West End School District No. Re-2. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in West End School District No. Re-2 have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
2 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
94 Students
306,112 Students
# Teachers
9 Teachers
19,030 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
West End School District No. Re-2, which is ranked within the top 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 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#84 out of 179 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤20%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.63
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,727 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
11,670 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
109,002 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
36%
# Black Students
1 Student
14,331 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
77 Students
152,091 Students
% White Students
82%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,107 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
16,069 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
2,990
# Students in K Grade:
-
12,529
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
13,092
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
13,869
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
13,456
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
13,809
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
15,110
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
56,830
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
63,353
# Students in 8th Grade:
9
64,256
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
8,819
# Students in 10th Grade:
14
9,037
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
8,879
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
10,083
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $50,404 is higher than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 182% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $46,894 is higher than the state median of $15,791. The school district spending/student has grown by 182% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$50,404
$15,473
Spending / Student
$46,894
$15,791
Best West End School District No. Re-2 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nucla Middle School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
225 West 4th Avenue
Nucla, CO 81424
(970) 864-7350
Nucla, CO 81424
(970) 864-7350
Grades: 7-8
| 31 students
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