Top Rankings
Custer County School District Consolidate 1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 78 students in Custer County School District Consolidate 1. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Custer County School District Consolidate 1 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
3 Schools
678 Schools
# Students
345 Students
306,112 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
19,030 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Custer County School District Consolidate 1, 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#106 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20-29%
29%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.63
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
7%
36%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
85%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,003 is higher than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,919 is less than the state median of $15,791. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,003
$15,473
Spending / Student
$14,919
$15,791
Best Custer County School District Consolidate 1 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Custer Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
709 Main Street
Westcliffe, CO 81252
(719) 783-2291
Westcliffe, CO 81252
(719) 783-2291
Gr: 6-8 | 78 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
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