Middle Schools in Ellicott School District No. 22

Ellicott School District No. 22 contains only one middle school, Ellicott Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 in the rural Calhan, Colorado area with 230 students enrolled.

As the sole middle school in Ellicott School District No. 22, this school’s performance essentially defines the district’s middle-level results. Its state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 21st percentile in 2023-2024 to a peak of the 38th percentile in 2024-2025, then dropping back to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026. Academically, the most recent CMAS scores show only 29.3% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 12.0% proficient in math, both well below state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%, respectively. Math proficiency is particularly concerning, with 6th grade at 7.9% proficiency and even the strongest grade level, 8th grade, at only 16.3%. The school experienced a steep 12.9-point decline in ELA proficiency from the prior year, erasing a previous near-state-average performance. Encouragingly, chronic absenteeism at 18.5% is lower than both the district (25.3%) and state (28.4%), and the school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1.

For parents, the picture is mixed. On the positive side, attendance is a relative strength, dropout rates are minimal, and a low student-teacher ratio supports the potential for individualized attention. On the other hand, math achievement is critically low across all grades, and the recent ELA drop signals instability that warrants monitoring. With 58.26% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, a factor that often correlates with academic challenges. Grade-level trends show steady improvement from 6th to 8th grade in both subjects, but even the strongest scores remain below state averages. Overall, Ellicott Middle School offers a supportive environment in terms of attendance and class sizes, yet targeted intervention in math and continued attention to ELA are clearly needed to lift student outcomes.