Summary:
Weld County School District No. Re-5J in Colorado has only one middle school, Milliken Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Milliken Middle School appears to be an underperforming school within the district, with academic proficiency rates, attendance, and dropout rates that are consistently below the district and state averages.
Milliken Middle School has an enrollment of 661 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1, which is slightly higher than the state average. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science has been below the district and state levels for the past few years. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a dropout rate of 1.9%, which is slightly elevated compared to the state.
The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 269th out of 480 Colorado middle schools in 2022-2023 to 245th out of 469 in 2024-2025. Furthermore, Milliken Middle School's SchoolDigger rating has remained at 2 out of 5 stars for the past three school years, indicating it is not among the top-performing schools in the state. These trends suggest that the school and the Weld County School District No. Re-5J may need to implement significant improvements to their educational programs and support systems to better serve the students at Milliken Middle School.
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