Hayden Middle School

Hayden Middle School is a public middle school located in Hayden, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 85 students. The school is part of the Hayden School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 97 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Hayden Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, ranging from 182 to 351 out of 400-469 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Colorado middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with the school's English Language Arts (28.6%) and Math (15.5%) proficiency rates well below the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates and high chronic absenteeism rates, which are above the state's averages.

Interestingly, the closest neighboring middle school, Craig Middle School, which is part of the Moffat County School District, also performs below the state average on various metrics, but generally outperforms Hayden Middle School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Hayden Middle School may be more systemic within the Hayden School District, rather than solely a local issue. Additionally, Hayden Middle School's performance has declined over the past 10 years, indicating that the school may be facing increasing challenges in providing a quality education to its students.