Miami-Yoder Middle/High School

Miami-Yoder Middle/High School is a small, rural school in Rush, Colorado, serving 184 students in grades 6 through 12. The school is part of the Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60, which currently holds a 1-star rating, and the school itself has seen its state ranking fall sharply — from the 38th percentile in 2023-24 to the 13th percentile in 2025-26. This continues a longer decline from a high point in 2014-15, when it ranked in the 74th percentile.

Academically, Miami-Yoder struggles most in math. In 2024-25, only 10.7% of students scored proficient on CMAS math, compared to 35.9% statewide — a gap that has persisted even when reading scores approach state averages. The school's only reported subgroup ranking placed it in the 4th percentile statewide, indicating results are far below what would be expected. On a more positive note, the school isn't uniformly the lowest performer in the area. Miami-Yoder's 9th-grade PSAT reading/writing proficiency was 76% in 2024-25, well above Calhan Secondary School's 68% and Ellicott Senior High School's 48%. However, Calhan remains the strongest nearby benchmark, outperforming Miami-Yoder on most core measures.

The school's graduation rate was 86.4% in 2024-25, just above the state average of 85.6%, though it has declined from 90.9% in each of the prior two years. Chronic absenteeism is a relative bright spot: 23.5% in 2024-25, down from 27.0% and better than the state rate of 28.4%. One important factor to understand: with only about 25-30 students per grade, results can swing dramatically from year to year — a single cohort's performance can shift the school's rankings significantly. Families should also know that socioeconomic need has risen quickly, with free/reduced lunch eligibility jumping from 43.6% in 2022-23 to 62.5% in 2024-25.