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Wiggins Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
Summary

Wiggins Middle School is a public middle school in Wiggins, Colorado, serving 124 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the School District No. Re-50 Wiggins, which is ranked 69 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Wiggins Middle School faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming the state average on CMAS assessments, with proficiency rates of 32.7% in English Language Arts, 19% in Math, and 22.4% in Science, compared to state averages of 43.7%, 32.9%, and 31.3%, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of White students (62.1%) compared to the nearby Fort Morgan Middle School (25.52%), which has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (69.17%). Additionally, Wiggins Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 197 out of 454 Colorado middle schools in 2012-2013 to 321 out of 480 in 2022-2023.

However, Wiggins Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.7 to 18 students per teacher, which is comparable to the nearby Fort Morgan Middle School. Additionally, the school has performed better in supporting low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 95 out of 222 Colorado middle schools for this population in the 2017-2018 school year. While Wiggins Middle School faces challenges, its performance may be stronger relative to its local context, as the nearby Fort Morgan Middle School, which is part of a lower-ranked school district, has significantly lower academic performance across all CMAS assessments.

134
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,257
Per pupil spending ?
42.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 201 Tiger Way
       Wiggins, CO  80654-1347

(970) 483-7761

District: School District No. Re-50 Wiggins


Students who attend Wiggins Middle School usually attend:

High:    Wiggins High School

Feeder schools for Wiggins Middle School:

Middle:    Wiggins Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.7%
Hispanic:
32.1%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school15%
District avg40%
Colorado avg44%
Not ranked this year
Wiggins Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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
202328.5321 of 48033.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.2272 of 44839.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.0254 of 36931.2%★★☆☆☆
201927.7318 of 45830.6%★★☆☆☆
201846.9200 of 41852.2%★★★☆☆
201746.1198 of 42453.3%★★★☆☆
201636.4242 of 40039.5%★★☆☆☆
201540.6243 of 43644.3%★★☆☆☆
201448.6237 of 46148.6%★★☆☆☆
201356.4197 of 45456.6%★★★☆☆
201255.9198 of 42553.4%★★★☆☆
201161.4164 of 42261.1%★★★☆☆
201056.4185 of 40954.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202331.6223 of 36338.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.5181 of 32644.5%★★☆☆☆
202125.1195 of 25423.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.4245 of 35230.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.7153 of 31551.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
201847.795 of 22257.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202318.4289 of 35618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202221.4248 of 32824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0179 of 24928.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6233 of 34332.1%★★☆☆☆
201832.9202 of 31736.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)57th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2023)39th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2023)19th percentile-14 vs school

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Students at Wiggins Middle School are 63% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Wiggins Middle School.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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