Summary:
The Dolores School District No. Re-4A in Colorado has only one middle school, Dolores Middle School, which serves 172 students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, its academic performance and overall school rating suggest significant room for improvement.
Dolores Middle School has a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 314 out of 480 Colorado middle schools in 2022-2023 to 278 out of 469 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on the CMAS assessments are lower than the state averages in science (35.4% vs. 36.4%), English Language Arts (35.8% vs. 44.8%), and math (24.5% vs. 35.9%). Additionally, the school has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 1.9% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% for the 2023-2024 school year.
The data suggests that Dolores Middle School is facing significant challenges in terms of student achievement and school performance. The school's declining statewide ranking, low proficiency rates, and high rates of dropout and chronic absenteeism indicate that there is room for improvement. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the underlying issues and help the school better serve its students, who come from a relatively low-income background with 50% of them receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
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