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Schools in Nucla

Nucla’s public schools

West End School District RE-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nucla. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 5% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
260 students on the public path
In brief

Nucla’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Nucla’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Nucla High School places highest (better than 31%); Nucla Elementary School lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nucla, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Nucla Elementary Schoolin NaturitaC−
7–8Nucla Middle SchoolWest End School District RE-2C
9–12Nucla High SchoolWest End School District RE-2C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West End School District RE-2.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West End School District RE-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 260 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$16,656CO $15,889 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 44.9% · 107 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.8% · 106 students tested

Nucla vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Nucla’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nucla—West End School District RE-2

Every school in Nucla

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Nuclaby address
Nucla Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C
39 students17:1Rate it →
Nucla High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
60 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Nuclain other towns
Nucla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Naturita
C−
161 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Nucla’s schools

Are Nucla’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nucla. West End School District RE-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nucla. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nucla in?

West End School District RE-2.

Where do Nucla kids go to high school?

Nucla High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.