Summary:
Wiley, Colorado is served by the Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt, which operates just two public schools — Wiley Elementary School (grades PK–5, 155 students) and Wiley Junior-Senior High School (grades 6–12, 115 students) — for a combined enrollment of 270 students in this small eastern Colorado community.
These two schools tell very different stories. Wiley Elementary is the district's clear standout, ranking in the 64th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating. It exceeds state averages in ELA (52.1% vs. 44.7%), Math (43.8% vs. 37.3%), and 5th-grade Science (50% vs. 36.1%), all while serving a student body where nearly 60% qualify for free or reduced lunch. By contrast, Wiley Junior-Senior High has fallen sharply from the 51st percentile (3 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 20th percentile (1 star) today. Its ELA proficiency is just 30.6% and Math 24.2%, both well below state averages. The gap between the two buildings is striking — a 21.5-point gap in ELA and a 19.6-point gap in Math — suggesting students arrive in middle school with solid skills but lose ground in the upper grades.
Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism is just 8.8% at the elementary and 17.2% at the high school, far better than the 28.4% statewide rate. However, college readiness is a major concern at the high school, with only 26% of 9th graders proficient in PSAT Math versus 40% statewide. The district's overall 2-star, 47th-percentile rating masks this tale of two schools: a top-third elementary and a bottom-fifth high school. Because cohorts are small, year-to-year swings can be volatile, but the high school's multi-year decline is real and worth watching closely.
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