Best Public Schools in Wiggins, CO

Wiggins, Colorado is served by a single district, School District No. Re-50 Wiggins, which operates four schools spanning grades PK–12 with about 913 students. The grade configuration is unusual: Wiggins Primary School serves PK–3, Wiggins Elementary School serves 4–6 (though the data labels it a middle school), Wiggins Middle School serves 7–8, and Wiggins High School serves 9–12. District-wide, chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, below the state rate of 28.4%, and the average free/reduced lunch rate is roughly 42%, reflecting moderate-to-high economic need.

Each school has its own profile. Wiggins High School has exceptional graduation and dropout numbers — a 98% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate — but math proficiency is well below state averages: only 18% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Math in 2024–25 versus 32% statewide, with similar gaps in 9th and 10th grade. Reading and writing scores are much closer to state levels. Wiggins Elementary School (grades 4–6) is the strongest on attendance, with just 16.2% chronic absenteeism, and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 38.91%. Wiggins Middle School (grades 7–8) is the smallest school at 134 students but has the highest chronic absenteeism at 24.8%. Wiggins Primary School is the largest at 322 students and has the highest economic need (45.34% free/reduced lunch) and the highest student–teacher ratio (18.6).

The biggest takeaway for parents is that math is a district-wide challenge, with proficiency scores roughly half of reading/writing scores, yet the high school still graduates nearly all of its students. Attendance also tends to worsen as students get older, and the youngest students face the largest class sizes. On the positive side, the high school's state rank has improved from the 26th to the 33rd percentile, and all four schools stay below state chronic absenteeism rates. The schools are arranged on two campuses: the primary and elementary schools share an address at 415 Main Street, while the middle and high schools share 201 Tiger Way.