For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 166 students in Dolores School District No. Re-4a. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Dolores School District No. Re-4a have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Colorado public middle school average of 52% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
4 Schools
670 Schools
# Students
668 Students
308,446 Students
# Teachers
53 Teachers
19,152 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dolores School District No. Re-4a, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 176 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 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#76 out of 179 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)15-19%
29%
Graduation Rate
85%
82.7%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)49.8%
33.6%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.63
% American Indian
5%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
14%
37%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
78%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,091 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,225. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,626 is less than the state median of $18,686. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$15,748 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$16,147 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,091
$18,225
Spending / Student
$14,626
$18,686
Best Dolores School District No. Re-4a Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dolores Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1301 Central Avenue
Dolores, CO 81323
(970) 882-7288
Dolores, CO 81323
(970) 882-7288
Gr: 6-8 | 166 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
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