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Eaton Middle School

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Eaton Middle School ranks 224 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Eaton Middle School is a public middle school located in Eaton, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 487 students. It is part of the Weld County School District No. Re-2, which is ranked 21 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eaton Middle School has consistently performed below the state and district averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 44.1% in ELA, 31.2% in Math, and 23.1% in Science, compared to the state averages of 44.8%, 35.9%, and 36.4%, respectively. The school's performance on CMAS tests also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and low socioeconomic status students performing relatively better than female students and white students. Additionally, Eaton Middle School has experienced higher dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 0.7% to 2.2% over the past few years, and has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.9% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Eaton Middle School generally performs better than the Greeley-area schools, such as Brentwood Middle School, Franklin Middle School, Heath Middle School, and Prairie Heights Middle School, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Weld County Re-7 and Weld County Re-4 districts, such as Windsor Middle School, Severance Middle School, Platte Valley Middle School, and Windsor Charter Academy Middle School.

485

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,543

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 1st Street
Eaton, CO 80615-3503

(970) 454-3358

District: Weld County School District No. Re-2

Students who attend Eaton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Eaton High School

Feeder schools for Eaton Middle School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Eaton Elementary School
	Eaton Elementary School
	Galeton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

26.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

224^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 115Weld County School District No. Re-2 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
2025	43.9	224 of 469	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	255 of 485	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	213 of 480	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	193 of 448	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	172 of 369	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	169 of 458	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	165 of 418	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	175 of 424	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	142 of 400	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.9	120 of 436	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.4	131 of 461	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	113 of 454	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	85 of 425	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	109 of 422	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	122 of 409	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	107 of 377	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	91 of 362	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	118 of 360	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	129 of 346	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.0	199 of 340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.6	175 of 336	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	214 of 350	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	187 of 363	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	159 of 326	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	122 of 254	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	134 of 352	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	148 of 315	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	110 of 241	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	192 of 244	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	92 of 241	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	49 of 197	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	68 of 114	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	71 of 240	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	118 of 222	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	203 of 352	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	197 of 357	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	161 of 356	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	164 of 328	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	149 of 249	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	150 of 343	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	139 of 317	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	220 of 275	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	207 of 273	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	179 of 286	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	136 of 265	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	113 of 203	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	130 of 283	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Math31%-5 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Eaton Middle School

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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
Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	601 1st Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3358	485	32	15.3	32.6%	344 (70.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	43.9	224^th of 469 public middle schools	52.2%		39.7	255^th of 485 public middle schools	47.4%	31	48.7	52.3	29.2	44.1	32.7	35.9	23.8	31.2	23.1	$11,543
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	209 West 1st	Ault	80610	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	No	(970) 834-2820	234	17	14.1	30.8%	144 (61.5%)	2 (0.9%)	83 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)	31.1			19.1						$12,454
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	818 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3200	367	23	16.0	87.7%	45 (12.3%)	11 (3.0%)	286 (77.9%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	21.1	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%		20.3	369^th of 485 public middle schools	23.9%	17	20.7	31.9	31.1	28.6	5.8	20.0	26.6	19.1	14.2	$18,679
Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	2223 16th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3400	499	33	15.1	80.4%	73 (14.6%)	19 (3.8%)	371 (74.3%)	26 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	10.5	439^th of 469 public middle schools	6.4%		10.4	449^th of 485 public middle schools	7.4%	10	14.6	16.5	20.9	17.3	8.5	8.8	15.3	10.8	11.0	$16,364
Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	670	43	15.7	33.6%	444 (66.3%)	8 (1.2%)	190 (28.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	55.1	178^th of 469 public middle schools	62.0%		47.4	227^th of 485 public middle schools	53.2%	49	42.8			41.0	37.3			34.4	43.2	$13,153
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 24th Avenue Court	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3000	564	31	18.4	74.1%	136 (24.1%)	18 (3.2%)	364 (64.5%)	29 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	22.1	345^th of 469 public middle schools	26.4%		24.6	344^th of 485 public middle schools	29.1%	1	14.4	36.4	40.9	30.6	12.7	17.7	20.8	17.1	14.1	$15,422
Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	395	23	17.2	16.7%	308 (78.0%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	90.5	35^th of 469 public middle schools	92.5%		85.9	53^rd of 485 public middle schools	89.1%	18	71.0	76.6	70.2	72.6	49.2	64.6	71.7	61.5		$5,315
Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	785	50	15.8	21.8%	613 (78.1%)	7 (0.9%)	135 (17.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	54.4	182^nd of 469 public middle schools	61.2%		57.2	175^th of 485 public middle schools	63.9%	7	41.4	58.8	36.8	45.3	30.9	41.2	40.6	37.4	41.3	$13,474
Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 65th Avenue	Evans	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3600	537	34	15.7	73.7%	106 (19.7%)	18 (3.4%)	380 (70.8%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	19	378^th of 469 public middle schools	19.4%		20.7	363^rd of 485 public middle schools	25.2%	15	27.1	31.4	33.5	30.9	10.7	12.2	16.3	13.2	16.9	$16,770
Platte Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8610	255	21	12.1	51.8%	147 (57.6%)	2 (0.8%)	98 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	35.8	269^th of 469 public middle schools	42.6%		40.1	251^st of 485 public middle schools	48.2%	18	45.8	49.4	34.6	43.3	23.6	12.9	24.4	20.1	30.5	$17,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Eaton Middle School

Is Eaton Middle School a good school?

Eaton Middle School ranks 224^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Eaton Middle School?

Students at Eaton Middle School are 71% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Eaton Middle School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-2

What high school do graduates of Eaton Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Eaton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Eaton Middle School.

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