Summary:
Zip code 80466 is home to exactly one public high school, Nederland Middle-Senior High School, a small combined middle and high school serving grades 6–12 with 235 students in the highly rated Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. This single-school area offers a close-knit, rural mountain community environment, and all comparisons below are made against district and statewide averages.
Nederland Middle-Senior High School is a standout for its exceptional English Language Arts results. All-grades ELA proficiency reached 68.3% in 2025–26, well above the state's 44.7% and even the district's 65.3%. Sixth graders hit 92.3% proficiency in ELA, and high school reading and writing scores on PSAT10 and SAT range from 82% to 91%, far above state averages. The school also made a dramatic leap in its state ranking, from 82nd (75th percentile) in 2024–25 to 27th (92nd percentile) in 2025–26, earning a 5-star rating. However, math is a clear weakness: all-grades math proficiency is just 39.5% — below the district's 56.1% and barely above the state's 37.3%. Ninth-grade PSAT math (42%) trails the district by 19 points, creating a sharp contrast with the school's reading success.
Despite strong test scores in literacy, Nederland Middle-Senior High School faces challenges with student engagement and completion. The graduation rate is 81.1%, below both the state (85.6%) and district (93.3%), and chronic absenteeism is 28.1% — nearly identical to the state but 10.6 points above the district average. The dropout rate (1.2%) is also higher than the district's 0.7%. With a favorable 13.4:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the school offers small classes and strong early literacy foundations, but families should be aware that math support and efforts to improve attendance and on-time graduation are key areas needing attention. Overall, this is a high-performing reading and writing school in a top-rated district, with meaningful gaps in math and student persistence.
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