Summary:
Zip code 80136 contains 4 schools serving grades PK–12 in the small, rural Strasburg School District 31J in Colorado, with a combined enrollment of 1,180 students.
Strasburg High School is the clear standout in this area, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide — up from 39th just last year — with a 96.1% graduation rate and a dropout rate of just 0.7%, both far better than state averages. The school also posts strong PSAT reading and writing scores (73% proficient on PSAT 9, above the 66% state average), though math remains a weakness at 35% and 24% proficiency on PSAT 9 and 10 respectively. Strasburg Elementary School is the other bright spot, with the best attendance in the area at 19% chronic absenteeism — well below the district and state averages — and math proficiency of 35.3% that nearly matches the state average of 37.3%.
The biggest concern is Hemphill Middle School, which ranks in just the 21st percentile and has fallen sharply from the 36th percentile a year ago. Only 15.3% of its students are proficient in math, and 8th-grade math proficiency sits at a critically low 6.8% compared with 37.8% statewide; ELA proficiency also lags badly at 26.4% versus 44.7% for Colorado. Chronic absenteeism at the middle school is high at 33.6%. Prairie Creek High School, a tiny 22-student school, serves a higher-risk population with a 54.55% free/reduced lunch rate and struggles with a 76.9% graduation rate and 4.7% dropout rate. Overall, this district is a mixed picture: the high school is rising, the elementary school is stable, but the middle school needs urgent attention, particularly in math.
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