Middle Schools in Trinidad School District 1

Summary:

Trinidad School District 1 in Colorado has only one middle school, Trinidad Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 158 students. The school's performance metrics and demographic data suggest significant challenges in academic achievement and student engagement.

Trinidad Middle School's test scores are consistently below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 11.2% of students proficient or better in CMAS/Math and 29.4% in CMAS/Science. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism at 27.7%, which may be contributing to the low academic performance. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 84.18% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The data indicates that Trinidad School District 1 as a whole is struggling, ranked 99 out of 115 districts in Colorado and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Trinidad Middle School's statewide ranking has also declined from 315 out of 485 Colorado middle schools in 2023-2024 to 324 out of 469 in 2024-2025, suggesting a trend of declining performance. Significant improvements are needed to support student success at Trinidad Middle School and across the district.

District Detail

612 Park Street
Trinidad, CO 81082

(719) 846-3324

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 769

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
Trinidad Middle School	Public	6-8	614 Park Street	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4411	172	10	18.1	72.7%	52 (30.2%)	1 (0.6%)	114 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	28	324^th of 469 public middle schools	30.9%		29.3	315^th of 485 public middle schools	35.1%	9	48.1	30.4	41.2	39.8	14.8	12.5	5.9	11.2	29.4	$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	10.77 mi	1
Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	15.86 mi	2	20^th
Aguilar Reorganized School District No. 6	18.64 mi	2
Branson Reorganized School District No. 82	35.92 mi	2
Huerfano School District Re-1	36.01 mi	3

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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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