Adams City Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Commerce City, Colorado

Adams City Middle School in Commerce City, Colorado enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 46% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

550 students in 2022-23, 498 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.1 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Adams City Middle School by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 29602004006002022-235502023-244982024-25296
Students enrolled at Adams City Middle School by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 29602004006002022-235502023-244982024-25296
Students enrolled at Adams City Middle School by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 29602004006002022-235502023-244982024-25296
Students enrolled at Adams City Middle School by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 29602004006002022-235502023-244982024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355029.118.9
2023-2449826.818.6
2024-2529624.812.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 12.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 12.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 12.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 12.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 219 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Adams City Middle School enrolled 657 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 193 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 219 of the 657 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions193
  • Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.5% of students were Hispanic, 9.8% White, 2.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic87.5%
  2. White9.8%
  3. Black2.0%
  4. Two or more races0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Adams City Middle School scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math5%6% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Commerce City

4 public middle schools in Commerce City report 2024-25 enrollment; Adams City Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Otho E Stuart Middle School79418.345.7%
Kearney Middle School39713.473.8%
Adams City Middle School29612.073.3%
Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter S16628.473.5%

All public schools in Commerce City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Adams City Middle School

  1. Kearney Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 397 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter SThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 166 students, 28.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Adams City Middle School with Kearney Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Adams County School District 14 spends per student$18,034 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,034
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoAdams City Middle School is the number 200 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#200 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Adams City Middle School

  1. How many students attend Adams City Middle School?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 550 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Commerce City, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams City Middle School?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Adams City Middle School a Title I school?
    Adams City Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Adams City Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Adams City Middle School scored proficient or above: 5% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Adams City Middle School in?
    Adams County School District 14, NCES district ID 0801950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080195000009 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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