Colorado El and Middle

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Colorado City, Texas

Colorado El and Middle in Colorado City, Texas enrolled 681 students in 2024-25. 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, 47-53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 89%

708 students in 2022-23, 698 students in 2023-24, 681 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.3 to 5.2.

Students enrolled at Colorado El and Middle by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237082023-246982024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado El and Middle by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237082023-246982024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado El and Middle by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237082023-246982024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado El and Middle by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 698, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237082023-246982024-25681
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370845.315.6
2023-2469845.515.3
2024-256815.2130.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

One counselor per 577 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colorado El and Middle enrolled 577 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 577 of the 577 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.4% of students were Hispanic, 32.0% White, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic56.4%
  2. White32.0%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. Black5.3%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Colorado El and Middle scored proficient or above: 47-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑53%47‑53%52%
Math, 2022-2335%35‑41% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

What to look at next about Colorado El and Middle

  1. Roscoe ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 179 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  2. Lone Star Online AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 11,686 students (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Colorado El and Middle with Roscoe ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colorado ISD spends per student$14,677 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,677
  5. The largest public schools in TexasColorado El and Middle is the number 995 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#995 of 4,615
  6. 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 Colorado El and Middle

  1. How many students attend Colorado El and Middle?
    681 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 708 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Colorado City, TX.
  2. Is Colorado El and Middle a Title I school?
    Colorado El and Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Colorado El and Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Colorado El and Middle scored proficient or above: 47-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What district is Colorado El and Middle in?
    Colorado ISD, NCES district ID 4814640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481464013409 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, 2021-22 and 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