Summary:
Zip code 80654 in Wiggins, Colorado, is served by four schools within School District No. Re-50 Wiggins, together enrolling about 913 students across a PK–12 feeder pattern. The district is small and cohesive, with moderate economic disadvantage: free/reduced lunch eligibility ranges from 38.9% to 45.3% across schools. The four schools are Wiggins Primary School (PK–3, 322 students), Wiggins Elementary School (4–6, 221 students), Wiggins Middle School (7–8, 134 students), and Wiggins High School (9–12, 236 students).
Wiggins High School stands out for graduating 98% of its seniors in 2023–24, far above the state rate of 85.6%, with a 0.0% dropout rate. Yet only 18% of its 11th graders were proficient in SAT math in 2024–25, versus 32% statewide — a sharp gap between graduation success and math readiness. Wiggins Middle School has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 24.8%, while Wiggins Elementary School posts the lowest at 16.2%, along with the lowest poverty rate. Wiggins Primary School has the largest enrollment, the highest poverty rate at 45.3%, and the largest student-teacher ratio at 18.6.
Chronic absenteeism stays below the state average of 28.4% in every school, but it jumps by 8.6 percentage points between Wiggins Elementary School and Wiggins Middle School, and remains high at 22.6% in high school. On a positive note, Wiggins High School has improved from the 26th to the 33rd percentile in state rankings, moving from 1 star to 2 stars. While math proficiency lags across all grade levels, the district's strong graduation rate and improving academic trajectory make it a stable choice for families seeking a close-knit school community.
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