Sterling Middle School
1177 Pawnee Ave, Sterling, CO 80751 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 21% state 33% · 2025-26 | 27% state 43% · 2022-23 | — |
| Grade 7 | 21% state 30% · 2023-24 | 29% state 47% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 8 | 30% state 35% · 2024-25 | 30% state 44% · 2024-25 | 19% state 32% · 2023-24 |
| All grades | 19% state 33% · 2025-26 | 23% state 47% · 2025-26 | 19% state 32% · 2023-24 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19% state 33% | 23% state 47% | — |
| 2024-25 | 18% state 35% | 26% state 44% | — |
| 2023-24 | 17% state 30% | 22% state 46% | 19% state 32% |
| 2022-23 | 18% state 28% | 26% state 43% | — |
| 2021-22 | 16% state 32% | 24% state 43% | — |
| 2018-19 | 35% state 33% | 50% state 46% | — |
| 2017-18 | — | 52% state 47% | — |
| 2015-16 | 30% state 26% | 23% state 40% | — |
| 2014-15 | — | 22% state 40% | — |
Compared with similar schools
Colorado middle schools where 14–24% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 19%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 19%, typical similar school 23%. Higher than 32% of 85 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 23%, typical similar school 32%. Higher than 23% of 88 similar schools.
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 1%
- White 65%
- Hispanic 28%
- Black 1%
- Two or more 3%
- Other 1%
Students with disabilities: 19% of students (70) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 1% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).