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Craver Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
195th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 469 Colorado Middle Schools
Better than 58% of Colorado middle schools
Summary

Craver Middle School is a public middle school in Colorado City, Colorado, serving 152 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Pueblo County School District 70, which is ranked 56 out of 115 school districts in the state.

Craver Middle School has shown relatively strong performance in certain subject areas, with 59.1% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in CMAS/Science, significantly higher than the district (33.7%) and state (36.4%) averages. Additionally, the school's 6th-grade CMAS/English Language Arts proficiency rate of 56.3% is also higher than the district (36.8%) and state (44.2%) averages. The school has also maintained relatively low dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.6% to 2.2%, which is lower than the national average for middle schools.

However, Craver Middle School faces some challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.7% to 41.6% in recent years, and a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 48.03% to 50.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the nearby Beulah Middle School, also part of the Pueblo County School District 70, has shown stronger academic performance in certain areas, such as higher proficiency rates in CMAS/English Language Arts. Craver Middle School's statewide ranking and star rating have also fluctuated over the years, indicating inconsistent academic performance.

158
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,034
Per pupil spending ?
44.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4850 Crow Cut Off Road
       Colorado City, CO  81019

(719) 676-3030

District: Pueblo County School District 70


Students who attend Craver Middle School usually attend:

High:    Rye High School

Feeder schools for Craver Middle School:

Elementary:    Rye Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
74.7%
Hispanic:
13.9%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Colorado median (58th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Math scores 11 pts below the Colorado average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg36%
Colorado avg40%
195th of 469
Colorado public middle schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to top 42% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 7Middle Schools in the Pueblo County School District 70
56th of 115Pueblo County School District 70 among Colorado districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202551.4195 of 46958.4%★★★☆☆
202436.5269 of 48544.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.7268 of 48044.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.6233 of 44848.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.1206 of 36944.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.1268 of 45841.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.8233 of 41844.3%★★☆☆☆
201729.7295 of 42430.4%★★☆☆☆
201625.0302 of 40024.5%★☆☆☆☆
201544.7217 of 43650.2%★★★☆☆
201449.2233 of 46149.5%★★☆☆☆
201344.4270 of 45440.5%★★☆☆☆
201237.7281 of 42533.9%★★☆☆☆
201154.8204 of 42251.7%★★★☆☆
201056.2187 of 40954.3%★★★☆☆
200964.2132 of 37765.0%★★★☆☆
200859.6141 of 36261.0%★★★☆☆
200758.5152 of 36057.8%★★★☆☆
200653.9163 of 34652.9%★★★☆☆
200550.5179 of 34047.4%★★☆☆☆
200460.1137 of 33659.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202543.1174 of 34749.9%★★★☆☆
202446.0167 of 35052.3%★★★☆☆
202343.0191 of 36347.4%★★☆☆☆
202239.2186 of 32642.9%★★☆☆☆
202146.5126 of 25450.4%★★★☆☆
201944.8182 of 35248.3%★★☆☆☆
201858.0118 of 31562.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202442.7126 of 24448.4%★★☆☆☆
202364.251 of 24178.8%★★★★☆
201943.6124 of 24048.3%★★☆☆☆
201846.2100 of 22255.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202551.1147 of 35258.2%★★★☆☆
202435.6206 of 35742.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.8230 of 35635.4%★★☆☆☆
202234.5201 of 32838.7%★★☆☆☆
202126.9188 of 24924.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5216 of 34337.0%★★☆☆☆
201853.7121 of 31761.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202523.5218 of 27520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4220 of 28322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201846.899 of 19950.3%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Male (2025)58th percentile~ school
Female (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)48th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)21st percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Science59%+23 vs state
English Language Arts50%+5 vs state
Math25%-11 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Craver Middle School.

Craver Middle School ranks 195th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Craver Middle School usually go on to attend Rye High School

Students at Craver Middle School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.


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