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Cedaredge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
212th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 476 Colorado Middle Schools
Better than 55% of Colorado middle schools
Summary

Cedaredge Middle School is a small public school in Cedaredge, Colorado, serving 154 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Delta County Joint District No. 50. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks 210th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (55th percentile statewide), an improvement from the past two years but still below its peak performance from 2016–2018.

What makes Cedaredge stand out is how well its students achieve despite high poverty levels. With 64.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's low-income students rank 22nd out of 230 similar schools statewide — a 5-star, 90th-percentile result. Eighth grade is a particular bright spot: Cedaredge's 8th graders beat both district and state averages in ELA, math, and science, and outperform nearby Delta Middle School by roughly 15 points in each subject. Overall, Cedaredge outranks Delta Middle despite serving a higher-poverty population, with notably stronger math and science scores. Male students have also shown impressive gains, jumping from the 43rd to 69th percentile in recent years.

The biggest concern for parents is chronic absenteeism, which rose sharply from 27.6% to 35.1% — well above district and state averages. The dropout rate also ticked up from zero to 1.6%. Additionally, 6th and 7th grade scores currently trail district and state averages, suggesting the strong 8th grade results may reflect a particularly accomplished cohort. With only 154 students, year-to-year results can swing considerably, but if the school can reduce absenteeism and replicate its 8th-grade success in earlier grades, it has a clear path back to the upper tier of Colorado middle schools.

154
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,147
Per pupil spending ?
64.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Colorado receive free school meals.
 845 SE Deer Creek Drive
       Cedaredge, CO  81413-3834

(970) 856-3118

District: Delta County Joint District No. 50


Students who attend Cedaredge Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cedaredge High School
    Delta High School
    Grand Mesa Choice Academy
    North Fork High School

Feeder schools for Cedaredge Middle School:

Elementary:    Cedaredge Elementary School
    Garnet Mesa Elementary School
    Hotchkiss K8 School
    Lincoln Elementary School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
80.5%
Hispanic:
13.0%
Two or more races:
5.8%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg38%
Colorado avg41%
212th of 476
Colorado public middle schools ?
Top 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From top 38% (2016) to top 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Middle Schools in the Delta County Joint District No. 50
36th of 114Delta County Joint District No. 50 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202646.2212 of 47655.5%★★★☆☆
202540.4239 of 46949.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.5246 of 48549.3%★★☆☆☆
202355.4171 of 48064.4%★★★☆☆
202256.0171 of 44861.8%★★★☆☆
202148.7167 of 36954.7%★★★☆☆
201950.1209 of 45854.4%★★★☆☆
201858.3148 of 41864.6%★★★☆☆
201759.4136 of 42467.9%★★★☆☆
201656.1150 of 40062.5%★★★☆☆
201550.2186 of 43657.3%★★★☆☆
201455.4199 of 46156.8%★★★☆☆
201355.6204 of 45455.1%★★★☆☆
201256.0197 of 42553.6%★★★☆☆
201158.0185 of 42256.2%★★★☆☆
201070.3116 of 40971.6%★★★★☆
200966.2120 of 37768.2%★★★☆☆
200853.3178 of 36250.8%★★★☆☆
200747.5204 of 36043.3%★★☆☆☆
200662.2126 of 34663.6%★★★☆☆
200545.1204 of 34040.0%★★☆☆☆
200454.3155 of 33653.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202644.8175 of 36852.4%★★★☆☆
202545.8165 of 34752.4%★★★☆☆
202443.4174 of 35050.3%★★★☆☆
202344.0185 of 36349.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.0189 of 32642.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.0130 of 25448.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.7169 of 35252.0%★★★☆☆
201856.4126 of 31560.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202684.922 of 23190.5%★★★★★
202563.160 of 24175.1%★★★★☆
202458.769 of 24471.7%★★★★☆
202379.220 of 24191.7%★★★★★
202283.611 of 19794.4%★★★★★
202175.512 of 11489.5%★★★★★
201958.479 of 24067.1%★★★☆☆
201879.228 of 22287.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202665.5115 of 37269.1%★★★☆☆
202546.4163 of 35253.7%★★★☆☆
202435.9205 of 35742.6%★★☆☆☆
202355.9131 of 35663.2%★★★☆☆
202262.3104 of 32868.3%★★★☆☆
202141.0136 of 24945.4%★★☆☆☆
201941.6187 of 34345.5%★★☆☆☆
201846.6148 of 31753.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
201928.7205 of 28327.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+35 vs school
Male (2026)69th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2019)28th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
Science44%+8 vs state
English Language Arts43%~ state avg
Math28%-9 vs state

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

Cedaredge Middle School ranks 212th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Cedaredge Middle School.

Students at Cedaredge Middle School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026
2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026


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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