Summary:
Trinidad School District 1 is home to a single middle school, Trinidad Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 in Trinidad, Colorado, with 172 students enrolled. Because it is the only middle school in the district, its grade-level test scores are identical to the district’s, and this small school serves a predominantly high-poverty community—about 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Trinidad Middle School performs below state averages in nearly every subject, with math being the biggest concern. Only 18.5% of students are proficient in math across all grades, compared to 37.3% statewide, and 7th grade is particularly weak at 14.8% proficiency. ELA is stronger but uneven: 6th and 7th graders score close to state averages (39.7% and 40.7% proficient, respectively), while 8th grade ELA drops sharply to 26.8% versus 42.2% statewide—a 15-point gap. Science also fell dramatically for 8th graders, from 29.4% proficient in 2024–25 to just 16.1% in 2025–26, well below the state’s 35.4%.
On the positive side, the school’s dropout rate is low at 1.6%, matching the state rate, and its state ranking has been stable for three years, hovering around the 32nd percentile with a 2-star SchoolDigger rating. However, chronic absenteeism affects more than one in four students (25.7%), which is higher than the district’s 24.1% but lower than the state’s 28.4%. Given the small enrollment, even a handful of students can shift proficiency percentages, so these trends—especially the declines in 8th grade ELA and science—are worth watching closely. Overall, Trinidad Middle School faces significant academic challenges tied to poverty and attendance, but individual grade-level strengths and a low dropout rate offer some encouraging signs for parents.
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