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Deer Trail School District No. 26j ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 149 students in Deer Trail School District No. 26j. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Deer Trail School District No. 26j have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
2 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
361 Students
306,112 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
19,030 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deer Trail School District No. 26j, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#125 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)19%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤10%
29%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.63
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
43%
36%
% Black
4%
5%
% White
47%
50%
% Hawaiian
4%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,482 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has declined by 29% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,787 is less than the state median of $15,791. The school district spending/student has declined by 29% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,482
$15,473
Spending / Student
$10,787
$15,791
Best Deer Trail School District No. 26j Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Deer Trail Junior-senior High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
130 2nd Avenue
Deer Trail, CO 80105
(303) 769-4421
Deer Trail, CO 80105
(303) 769-4421
Grades: 6-12
| 149 students
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