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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80751

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At a glance

Schools

1,550

Students

Top rankedSterling High School255^th of 338 Colorado high schools

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Sterling High School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 80751 in Sterling, Colorado is served by School District No. Re-1 Valley, which includes four public schools enrolling 1,550 students total. The district is ranked 73rd out of 115 Colorado districts and holds a 2-star rating. The schools include one high school (Sterling High School, grades 9-12), one middle school (Sterling Middle School, grades 6-8), and two elementary schools (Ayres Elementary School, K-2, and Campbell Elementary School, grades 3-5). Enrollment is fairly evenly split across the three school levels.

Sterling High School stands out for its strong graduation rate of 93.8%, nearly eight points above the state average, and a dropout rate of just 0.8%—half the state rate. However, math proficiency is a clear weakness: only 27% of 9th graders were proficient on PSAT9 in 2025-2026, well below the state's 40%. Campbell Elementary School is another bright spot. Despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the district (65.42%) and the highest student-teacher ratio (17.7), it beats the district average in both ELA (33.4% vs. 29.2%) and math (22.9% vs. 21.3%). Meanwhile, Sterling Middle School posts the lowest proficiency rates among tested schools, with just 23.3% ELA and 18.9% math proficiency on CMAS, and its state ranking has fallen from the 57th percentile (2018-2019) to the 31st percentile (2023-2024).

Several concerning trends emerge across the district. School rankings are mostly declining—Sterling High School dropped from the 56th percentile to the 17th percentile, and Campbell Elementary fell from the 52nd to the 20th percentile. Test scores also appear to decline between elementary and middle school, suggesting a challenging transition. On a positive note, all four schools have chronic absenteeism rates below the state average of 28.4%, with Ayres Elementary School leading the way at 21.7% alongside the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district (13.8). While Ayres serves only K-2 and has no state test data yet, its strong attendance and small class sizes lay a positive foundation for future learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)			CMAS Math (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	Total
Sterling Middle School	Public	6-8	1177 Pawnee Ave	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	No	(970) 522-1041	397	28	14.1	57.7%	260 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	112 (28.2%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)								(n/a)				29.1	23.3		21.0	18.9	$14,105
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	407 W Broadway St	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	No	(970) 522-2944	421	27	15.5	43.7%	270 (64.1%)	6 (1.4%)	128 (30.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	25.8	255^th of 338 public high schools	24.6%		19.1	271^st of 328 public high schools	17.4%	16	52.0	27.0							$17,209
Campbell Elementary School	Public	3-5	902 Clark St	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 522-2514	347	20	17.7	65.4%	213 (61.4%)	1 (0.3%)	113 (32.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)			32.7		33.4	20.9		22.9	$13,194
Ayres Elementary School	Public	K-2	1812 Robin Road	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 522-1409	385	28	13.8	45.7%	243 (63.1%)	2 (0.5%)	121 (31.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)								(n/a)									$15,191

Cities Near Zip Code 80751

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sterling	0.37 mi	5
Merino	13.07 mi	2	96^th
Iliff	18.49 mi	2	75^th
Fleming	19.64 mi	2	24^th
Peetz	23.04 mi	2	7^th

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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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