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Platte Valley Middle School

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Platte Valley Middle School ranks 293 rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Platte Valley Middle School serves 255 students in grades 6-8 in Kersey, Colorado, a small town in Weld County, and is part of Weld County School District No. Re-7. The school has some notable strengths: its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% is roughly half the statewide rate of 28.4%, and its student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1 is more favorable than nearby Eaton Middle School (15.3) and Severance Middle School (15.7). But these advantages have not translated into strong academic results in recent years.

The school's biggest academic challenge is math. Only 20.8% of students are proficient in math, compared with 37.3% statewide and 33.9% across the district. Nearby schools do much better: Eaton Middle School posts 36.6% math proficiency, Severance Middle School 32.9%, and Windsor Charter Academy Middle School 53.1%. English Language Arts is a relative bright spot, with 39.0% proficiency, close to the state average of 44.7%. Science, however, has collapsed — falling from 41.6% proficiency in 2022-2023 to just 20.9% in 2025-2026, a steep decline that flipped the school from above the state average to well below it.

Platte Valley's statewide ranking has slipped from the 67th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 38th percentile today, and the school now earns 2 stars. Students from low-income households — about 52% of the student body — have seen the sharpest drop, with their subgroup ranking falling from the 65th percentile to the 27th percentile in a single year. No subgroup is currently performing above the bottom third statewide. The school clearly outperforms Greeley-area middle schools like Heath Middle School and Franklin Middle School in both reading and math, but it lags well behind Eaton and Severance. With strong attendance and small class sizes, the school has the structural pieces in place to improve — the challenge will be turning those advantages into stronger math and science instruction.

255

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,990

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Hill Street
Kersey, CO 80644

(970) 336-8610

District: Weld County School District No. Re-7

Students who attend Platte Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Platte Valley High School

Feeder schools for Platte Valley Middle School:

Elementary:

Platte Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

38.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Math scores 16 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

293^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 115Weld County School District No. Re-7 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	32.1	293 of 469	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	269 of 469	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	251 of 485	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	185 of 480	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	182 of 448	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	208 of 369	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	228 of 458	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	134 of 418	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	138 of 424	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	209 of 400	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	216 of 436	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.0	290 of 461	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	316 of 454	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	266 of 425	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	302 of 422	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	283 of 409	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	237 of 377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	238 of 362	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	208 of 360	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	207 of 346	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	240 of 340	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	249 of 336	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	256 of 365	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	209 of 347	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	200 of 350	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	178 of 363	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	123 of 326	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	173 of 254	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	220 of 352	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	131 of 315	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	35.5	138 of 220	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	168 of 230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.0	84 of 241	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	123 of 244	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	52 of 241	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	34 of 197	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	25 of 114	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	157 of 240	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	66 of 222	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	251 of 369	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	250 of 352	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	207 of 357	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	144 of 356	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	130 of 328	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	145 of 343	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	101 of 317	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	192 of 275	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.5	217 of 275	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	189 of 273	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	135 of 286	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	108 of 265	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	135 of 203	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	170 of 283	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)37th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-6 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Math21%-16 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	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
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%)	32.1	293^rd of 469 public middle schools	37.5%		35.8	269^th of 469 public middle schools	42.6%	24	39.6	43.8	32.8	39.0	20.8	21.9	19.4	20.8	20.9	$21,990
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%)	11.3	437^th of 469 public middle schools	6.8%		10.5	439^th of 469 public middle schools	6.4%	2	17.5	17.4	17.0	17.3	12.3	10.3	14.4	12.3	9.9	$19,438
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%)	25.3	324^th of 469 public middle schools	30.9%		22.1	345^th of 469 public middle schools	26.4%	21	21.5	29.2	38.9	29.8	19.7	12.4	32.6	21.8	17.9	$17,202
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%)	14.8	412^th of 469 public middle schools	12.2%		21.1	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%	60	17.4	21.2	25.3	21.4	7.6	8.2	24.2	13.8	14.1	$20,301
Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 65th Avenue	Evans	80620	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%)	14.9	411^th of 469 public middle schools	12.4%		19	378^th of 469 public middle schools	19.4%	33	18.2	31.5	20.9	22.9	12.1	6.2	18.6	12.9	14.0	$19,553
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%)	50.4	193^rd of 469 public middle schools	58.8%		43.9	224^th of 469 public middle schools	52.2%	31	44.5	41.5	40.2	42.1	37.7	27.7	45.5	36.6	34.9	$13,400
Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	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%)	28.7	307^th of 469 public middle schools	34.5%		43.9	225^th of 469 public middle schools	52.0%	82		41.1	28.1	35.0		22.4	22.9	22.7	21.1	$16,548
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%)	23.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%					(n/a)	15.3	31.3	12.5	19.7	18.6	33.3	27.5	25.9	20.0	$13,845
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%)	47.6	202^nd of 469 public middle schools	56.9%		55.1	178^th of 469 public middle schools	62.0%	24	44.3			41.8	34.5			32.9	28.1	$14,931
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%)	79	90^th of 469 public middle schools	80.8%		90.5	35^th of 469 public middle schools	92.5%	55	61.7	69.8	57.3	62.9	42.2	51.6	65.2	53.1	42.0	$5,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Platte Valley Middle School

What district is Platte Valley Middle School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-7

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

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

How many students attend Platte Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Platte Valley Middle School.

Is Platte Valley Middle School a good school?

Platte Valley Middle School ranks 293^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Platte Valley Middle School?

Students at Platte Valley Middle School are 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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