Summary:
The Strasburg School District 31J in Colorado has one middle school, Hemphill Middle School, serving grades 6-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.
Hemphill Middle School has 249 students enrolled, with a 41.37% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families. The school's proficiency rates in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests were below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math for all grades. For example, in 8th grade CMAS Science, Hemphill Middle School had a 22% proficiency rate, compared to the district average of 22% and the state average of 36.4%. The school's statewide ranking among Colorado middle schools has also been declining, dropping from 329 out of 480 in 2022-2023 to 298 out of 469 in 2024-2025.
Additionally, Hemphill Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 1.9%. While the school has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 14.6 compared to the state average, these factors suggest that Hemphill Middle School may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students and address the challenges faced by its student population.
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