Middle Schools in Weld County School District No. Re-7

Summary:

Weld County School District No. Re-7 in Colorado has only one middle school, Platte Valley Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance and characteristics provide a mixed picture, with fluctuating statewide rankings, academic challenges, and socioeconomic factors that may impact student success.

Platte Valley Middle School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 185th out of 480 Colorado middle schools in 2022-2023 to 251st out of 485 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43.3%) and Math (20.1%) are below the Weld County School District No. Re-7 and state averages, indicating academic performance challenges. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

Socioeconomic factors may also play a role in the school's performance, as Platte Valley Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students (56.87%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant proportion of students come from low-income families. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.9 is slightly lower than the typical recommended range, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning.

District Detail

501 Clark Street
Kersey, CO 80644-0485

(970) 336-8500

SchoolDigger Rank:
39^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,195

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Platte Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8610	255	21	12.1	51.8%	147 (57.6%)	2 (0.8%)	98 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	35.8	269^th of 469 public middle schools	42.6%		40.1	251^st of 485 public middle schools	48.2%	18	45.8	49.4	34.6	43.3	23.6	12.9	24.4	20.1	30.5	$17,152

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
GreeleySchool District No. 6	5.26 mi	34	100^th
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	8.26 mi	6	89^th
Weld County School District No. Re-2	9.02 mi	5	21^st
Division of Youth Services	9.18 mi	6
Centennial BOCES	11.08 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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