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Ridgway Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
52nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 469 Colorado Middle Schools
Better than 89% of Colorado middle schools
Summary

Ridgway Middle School is a public middle school in Ridgway, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 80 students. The school is part of the Ridgway School District No. R-2, which is ranked 4 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ridgway Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in Colorado over the past decade, with a current ranking of 52 out of 469 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Ridgway Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in CMAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 75.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.8%. In Math, the school had 52.2% proficiency, compared to the state average of 35.9%. The school also maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 2.2% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average. While Ridgway Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 11.9% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, the school still performs better than the state average in this metric.

Ridgway Middle School's performance, particularly in academic metrics, appears to be stronger than the nearby Ouray Middle School and Telluride Middle School. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 11.2 over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the nearby Telluride Middle School (32.1 in 2023-2024). However, Ridgway Middle School has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 13.7% in 2021-2022 to 28.75% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

74
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,938
Per pupil spending ?
25.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1200 Green Street
       Ridgway, CO  81432-8713

(970) 626-5788

District: Ridgway School District No. R-2


Students who attend Ridgway Middle School usually attend:

High:    Ridgway High School

Feeder schools for Ridgway Middle School:

Elementary:    Ridgway Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
82.4%
Hispanic:
14.9%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado middle schools
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school63%
District avg63%
Colorado avg40%
52nd of 469
Colorado public middle schools ?
Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 115Ridgway School District No. R-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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202586.052 of 46988.9%★★★★☆
202487.049 of 48589.9%★★★★★
202383.861 of 48087.3%★★★★☆
202277.480 of 44882.1%★★★★☆
202170.095 of 36974.3%★★★★☆
201973.993 of 45879.7%★★★★☆
201870.199 of 41876.3%★★★★☆
201779.266 of 42484.4%★★★★☆
201670.383 of 40079.3%★★★★☆
201585.146 of 43689.4%★★★★☆
201479.975 of 46183.7%★★★★☆
201376.284 of 45481.5%★★★★☆
201283.955 of 42587.1%★★★★☆
201183.749 of 42288.4%★★★★☆
201076.285 of 40979.2%★★★★☆
200975.675 of 37780.1%★★★★☆
200876.373 of 36279.8%★★★★☆
200766.8110 of 36069.4%★★★☆☆
200672.589 of 34674.3%★★★★☆
200576.376 of 34077.6%★★★★☆
200472.880 of 33676.2%★★★★☆
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts75%+31 vs state
Science55%+19 vs state
Math52%+16 vs state

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Ridgway Middle School ranks 52nd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 74 students attended Ridgway Middle School.

Students at Ridgway Middle School are 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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


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