Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 80644

ZIP code 80644, serving the Kersey, Colorado area, is home to just one public middle school: Platte Valley Middle School, which enrolls 255 students in grades 6–8 as part of Weld County School District No. Re-7. The district ranks in the 61st percentile of Colorado districts with a 3-star rating, while the school itself holds a 2-star rating. Over the past three years, the school's state percentile rank has slipped from the 48th to the 38th percentile, indicating a relative decline despite consistent ratings.

Academically, Platte Valley Middle School shows a clear split between subjects. In English Language Arts, 39% of students are proficient, close to the state average of 44.7%. However, math proficiency is a major concern: only 20.8% of students are proficient versus 37.3% statewide, a gap of 16.5 points that persists across all grade levels—6th, 7th, and 8th grade all fall below 22% proficiency. Science proficiency for 8th graders dropped sharply from 30.5% to 20.9% in just one year, now sitting 14.5 points below the state average. The school's 8th-grade ELA performance (32.8%) also lags behind its own 6th and 7th grade scores and trails the state average by 9.4 points.

On the positive side, the school reports a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%—well below the statewide average of 28.4% and a strong indicator of student engagement. This attendance strength is especially notable given that 51.76% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Interestingly, the district's reported grade-level test scores are identical to the school's, which suggests a data reporting quirk but makes granular district comparisons less meaningful. Since Platte Valley Middle School's percentile rank (38th) sits well below its district's overall percentile (61st), it appears to be one of the lower-performing schools within Weld County School District No. Re-7. Targeted support in math and science, along with monitoring of 8th-grade ELA, are the clearest priorities for improvement moving forward.