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South Valley Middle School

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South Valley Middle School ranks 344 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

South Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Platteville, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 164 students. The school is part of the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1, which is ranked 89 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Valley Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.1% of South Valley students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 20.3% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.8% to 25.6% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 29.2% to 34.7%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.9% to 27.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing South Valley Middle School to nearby schools, such as North Valley Middle School, Overland Trail Middle School, and Heath Middle School, highlights the disparities in educational opportunities. These nearby schools outperform South Valley Middle School across various metrics, including academic achievement, student demographics, and school climate. The school's challenges suggest the need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve student outcomes and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

143

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,932

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1004 Main Street
Platteville, CO 80651-7567

(970) 350-4201

District: Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

Students who attend South Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Valley High School

Feeder schools for South Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Gilcrest Elementary School
	Pete Mirich Elementary School
	Platteville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

White:

34.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg27%

Colorado avg40%

344^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

89^th of 115Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 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	22.2	344 of 469	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	412 of 485	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	353 of 480	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	322 of 448	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	316 of 369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	323 of 458	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	279 of 418	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	264 of 424	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	276 of 400	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	276 of 436	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.9	356 of 461	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	342 of 454	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	321 of 425	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	318 of 422	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	303 of 409	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	323 of 377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	266 of 362	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.1	253 of 360	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.0	214 of 346	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.7	210 of 340	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.5	216 of 336	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	266 of 363	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	222 of 254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	254 of 352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	127 of 198	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	112 of 220	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	100 of 165	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	39.6	133 of 241	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	115 of 240	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	145 of 222	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	280 of 352	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	263 of 356	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	249 of 343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	177 of 317	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	259 of 286	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)45th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2023)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science24%-13 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

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Schools Near South Valley 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
South Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1004 Main Street	Platteville	80651	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	143	13	10.9	62.9%	49 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	22.2	344^th of 469 public middle schools	26.7%		14.3	412^th of 485 public middle schools	15.1%	68	35.9	23.1	19.6	25.5	25.6			13.1	23.9	$18,932
North Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	248	19	13.3	66.9%	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	43.9	225^th of 469 public middle schools	52.0%		33.6	289^th of 485 public middle schools	40.4%	64	49.4	42.6	33.9	42.6			34.9	22.0	29.5	$18,251
Coal Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Booth Drive	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-4176	727	37	19.6	31.9%	455 (62.6%)	4 (0.6%)	218 (30.0%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.7%)	53.7	187^th of 469 public middle schools	60.1%		52.3	196^th of 485 public middle schools	59.6%	9	36.9	48.9	47.2	44.4	28.0	37.3	40.0	35.3	47.2	$15,349
Fort Lupton Middle School	Public	6-8	201 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7200	438	29	15.1	62.8%	62 (14.2%)	4 (0.9%)	360 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9.4	444^th of 469 public middle schools	5.3%		10.2	451^st of 485 public middle schools	7.0%	7	10.2	14.1	16.3	13.5			17.4			$15,642
Mead Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4446	571	32	17.8	27.0%	406 (71.1%)	4 (0.7%)	132 (23.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	80.4	74^th of 469 public middle schools	84.2%		83.7	63^rd of 485 public middle schools	87.0%	11	61.7	71.0	53.9	62.7	46.2	58.6	56.3	53.3	49.6	$16,865
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	616 N. 2nd Street	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4341	695	43	16.3	29.2%	440 (63.3%)	3 (0.4%)	227 (32.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	39.5	245^th of 469 public middle schools	47.8%		40.4	247^th of 485 public middle schools	49.1%	2	41.7	51.1	42.0	44.5	24.1	21.3	22.7	22.8	33.0	$13,731
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
Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Button Rock Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3820	435	30	14.7	59.8%	161 (37.0%)	3 (0.7%)	251 (57.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	37.1	263^rd of 469 public middle schools	43.9%		29.8	310^th of 485 public middle schools	36.1%	47	39.5	35.9	37.8	37.8	27.8	24.3	32.1	27.7	31.0	$17,473
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
Overland Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	455 North 19th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4000	581	40	14.5	70.4%	139 (23.9%)	8 (1.4%)	408 (70.2%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	10.4	440^th of 469 public middle schools	6.2%		8.6	461^st of 485 public middle schools	4.9%	21	21.5	20.9	13.9	19.0		8.9		7.6	11.9	$14,499

Frequently Asked Questions about South Valley Middle School

What district is South Valley Middle School in?

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

What is the racial makeup of South Valley Middle School?

Students at South Valley Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 34% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended South Valley Middle School.

Is South Valley Middle School a good school?

South Valley Middle School ranks 344^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of South Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Valley High School

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