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Bayfield Middle School

Q: Is Bayfield Middle School a good school?

Bayfield Middle School ranks 309 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bayfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Bayfield Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bayfield Middle School?

Students at Bayfield Middle School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Bayfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bayfield Middle School usually go on to attend Bayfield High School

Public Grades 6-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Bayfield Middle School is a public middle school in Bayfield, Colorado, serving 283 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R. The school currently ranks 309th out of 469 Colorado middle schools — the 34th percentile with a 2-star rating — a steady decline from its 61st-percentile, 3-star ranking in 2017–18. Within the local region, Bayfield sits firmly in the lower half: Mountain Middle School ranks in the 84th percentile, Miller Middle School in the 68th, and Escalante Middle School in the 60th, while only Ignacio Middle School, at the 19th percentile, ranks lower.

CMAS test results show Bayfield below district and state averages in every subject. ELA proficiency is 30.5%, compared with 36.3% for the district and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency is 24.1% versus 27.6% district and 37.3% state averages. The gap with nearby schools is striking — Mountain Middle posts 63.5% ELA and 63.3% math proficiency, and even Miller and Escalante outperform Bayfield by 15 to 20 percentage points. There is some encouraging news: math proficiency has climbed from 18.1% in 2022–23 to 24.1% today. But ELA has slipped in the opposite direction, falling from 36.0% to 30.5% over the same period, widening the gap to the state.

The most urgent concern is attendance. Bayfield's chronic absenteeism rate hit 39.8% in 2024–25, up sharply from 32.4% the year before and well above the 28.4% state average. Only Ignacio Middle, at 42.3%, has a comparable rate; Mountain Middle sits at just 6.6%. Subgroup results also raise red flags: Gifted and Talented students rank last among all 154 Colorado middle schools, and low-income students collapsed from the 90th percentile statewide to the 33rd in a single year. In many ways, Bayfield's profile now resembles Ignacio's more than its Durango neighbors', pointing to school-level challenges — especially attendance — rather than location as key drivers. Without aggressive intervention, the school risks falling further behind its own district and region.

283

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 E. Oak
Bayfield, CO 81122

(970) 884-9592

District: Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R

Students who attend Bayfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bayfield High School

Feeder schools for Bayfield Middle School:

Elementary:	Bayfield Intermediate School
	Bayfield Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

Colorado avg41%

309^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd of 115Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	309 of 469	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	316 of 469	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	328 of 485	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	303 of 480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	355 of 448	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	228 of 369	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	265 of 458	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	161 of 418	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	192 of 424	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.4	200 of 400	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.0	221 of 436	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.3	167 of 461	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	176 of 454	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.6	177 of 425	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	175 of 422	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.9	131 of 409	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	137 of 377	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	161 of 362	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	149 of 360	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	101 of 346	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	66.3	114 of 340	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	118 of 336	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	263 of 365	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	297 of 350	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	252 of 363	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	159 of 254	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	210 of 352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	134 of 315	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	154 of 154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	73.0	38 of 220	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	81.1	24 of 241	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	42.8	125 of 244	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	77 of 241	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	37 of 240	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	15 of 222	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	269 of 369	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	217 of 352	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	208 of 357	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	221 of 356	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	181 of 249	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	211 of 343	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	150 of 317	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	263 of 275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	244 of 275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	242 of 273	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	248 of 286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	261 of 265	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	194 of 283	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2019)83rd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science26%-9 vs state

Math24%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Bayfield Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E. Oak	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9592	283	23	12.4	40.3%	204 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (18.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	28.7	309^th of 469 public middle schools	34.1%		29.8	316^th of 469 public middle schools	32.6%	7	31.3	32.0	28.2	30.5	21.2	19.7	31.0	24.1	26.5	$00
Ignacio Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Ignacio Street	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	No	(970) 563-0600	144	14	10.2	53.5%	35 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	18.3	380^th of 469 public middle schools	19.0%		30.3	313^th of 469 public middle schools	33.3%	67	22.6	28.6	15.8	22.9	18.9	18.0	15.8	17.7	18.4	$23,554
Escalante Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Baker Lane	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-9491	461	35	13.1	42.7%	286 (62.0%)	8 (1.7%)	111 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)								(n/a)	47.0			46.4			52.7	37.3		$20,006
Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	2608 Junction Street	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-1418	360	30	11.9	35.3%	248 (68.9%)	5 (1.4%)	66 (18.3%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	63.3	148^th of 469 public middle schools	68.4%					(n/a)			57.8	47.8		32.5		33.6	42.3	$20,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayfield Middle School

How many students attend Bayfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Bayfield Middle School.

Is Bayfield Middle School a good school?

Bayfield Middle School ranks 309^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bayfield Middle School in?

Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R

What is the racial makeup of Bayfield Middle School?

Students at Bayfield Middle School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Bayfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bayfield Middle School usually go on to attend Bayfield High School

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