Summary:
Zip code 80758 in Colorado is served by a single high school — Wray Junior Senior High School, a combined junior/senior campus within the Wray Rd-2 School District that spans grades 7 through 12 with 322 students total. The district ranks 43rd out of 115 Colorado districts with a 3-star rating, while the school itself ranks 199th out of 338 high schools statewide — a drop from 160th the previous year. With a 15:1 student-teacher ratio, class sizes are reasonably small, but 56.21% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating a majority low-income population.
The school's clearest strength is its graduation rate of 94.4%, well above the state average of 85.6%, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is also slightly better than Colorado's 1.6%. However, chronic absenteeism is a major red flag: 52.7% of students are chronically absent versus 38.9% for the district and 28.4% statewide — nearly double the state average. Academic proficiency generally trails Colorado averages. CMAS ELA proficiency is 37.9% (state 44.7%), math is 29.5% (state 37.3%), SAT Reading & Writing is 53% (state 60%), and SAT Math is 23% (state 32%). Science stands out as a particular weakness, with just 20% of 11th graders proficient on CMAS.
There are a few bright spots worth noting. Seventh-grade math proficiency (35.9%) actually exceeds the state average (32.9%), and PSAT10 Reading (67%) tops the state's 65%. PSAT10 Math also improved sharply from 28% to 35%. Still, the most recent year brought declines in ELA, science, and SAT scores, and the school's state ranking fell from the 51st to the 41st percentile. For parents, the picture is mixed: this is a small, tight-knit school with an excellent graduation rate, but it faces real challenges around attendance and academic proficiency that families should weigh carefully.
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