Custer Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Westcliffe, Colorado·81252
Score
18.6/100
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#208
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
Top 82%
In Colorado

Score 18.6/100: better than 18% of Colorado middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
20%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 12% of them
49 students tested
Math
16%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 22% of them
49 students tested
Science
21%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 31% of them
19 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 7CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 8CMAS15.819
English language artsAll gradesCMAS20.449
MathGrade 6CMAS2516
MathGrade 7CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 8CMASnot reported19
MathAll gradesCMAS16.349
ScienceGrade 8CMAS21.119

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
78
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
78
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
47%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

Contact

Address
709 MAIN STREET
Westcliffe, CO 81252

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Custer Middle School at a glance

Custer Middle School is a public middle school in Westcliffe, Colorado, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Custer County School District Consolidate 1. It has about 78 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 20% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 16% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 18.6 out of 100: better than 18% of them, ranking #208 of 255. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.