Middle Schools in Telluride School District No. R-1

Summary:

Telluride School District No. R-1 is home to a single standout middle school, Telluride Middle School, which has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Colorado. This school serves grades 6-8 and is located in the picturesque town of Telluride, known for its stunning mountain scenery and vibrant community.

Telluride Middle School has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 32nd out of 480 middle schools in the state for the 2022-2023 school year and 35th out of 485 schools in 2023-2024. The school's students have significantly outperformed the state averages in CMAS tests for English Language Arts and Math, with 70.4% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.8%. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade students have excelled in CMAS Science, with 49.2% proficient or better, surpassing the state average of 36.4%.

While Telluride Middle School boasts impressive academic achievements, it also faces some challenges, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% in 2023-2024. The school's student-teacher ratio of 32.1 in 2023-2024 and 30.33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggest a diverse student population with varying needs that the school may need to address to ensure all students receive the support they require.

District Detail

725 West Colorado Ave.
Telluride, CO 81435

(970) 728-6617

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 799

Primary Schools: 2
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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Telluride Middle School	Public	7-8	721 West Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 369-4719	124	9	13.4	30.6%	96 (77.4%)	1 (0.8%)	27 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	76^th of 469 public middle schools	83.8%		91.4	35^th of 485 public middle schools	92.8%	41	81.8	60.0	70.4	42.9	53.3	48.3	49.2	$22,901

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ouray School District No. R-1	10.04 mi	3
Silverton School District No. 1	12.22 mi	3
Ridgway School District No. R-2	15.01 mi	3	4^th
Hinsdale County School District No. Re-1	28.27 mi	1
Norwood School District No. R-2j	29.06 mi	1

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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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