Centauri Middle School

Centauri Middle School is a public middle school located in La Jara, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 240 students. It is part of the North Conejos School District, which is ranked 25th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Centauri Middle School has maintained a statewide ranking between 202-242 out of around 450 Colorado middle schools, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centauri Middle School outperforms the state average in CMAS Science proficiency for 8th grade, with 51.5% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 36.4%. However, in CMAS English Language Arts, the school's performance is mixed, with 6th and 8th grade scores slightly above the state average, but 7th grade scores slightly below. In CMAS Math, Centauri Middle School's performance is below the state and district averages across all grade levels, with only 28.5% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 35.9%. The school has a relatively high percentage of Hispanic students and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, both of which are performing well above the state average.

Centauri Middle School faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.8% to 33.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been increasing in recent years, from 0.0% in 2020-2021 to 2.1% in 2022-2023. The school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 14.6 over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.33% to 66.25% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population.