For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 127 students in Dolores County School District Re-2j. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Dolores County School District Re-2j have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
2 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
252 Students
306,112 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
19,030 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dolores County School District Re-2j, 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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#132 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤20%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.63
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
6%
36%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
91%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,401 is higher than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,306 is higher than the state median of $15,791. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,401
$15,473
Spending / Student
$16,306
$15,791
Best Dolores County School District Re-2j Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dove Creek High School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
525 North Main Street
Dove Creek, CO 81324
(970) 677-2237
Dove Creek, CO 81324
(970) 677-2237
Grades: 6-12
| 127 students
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