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Schools in Wiggins · Wiggins School District RE-50J

Wiggins’s public schools outscore 54% of Colorado districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Wiggins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state math tests, 24% of Wiggins’s students scored proficient, below the Colorado average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 5 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 8 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 18% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
CO 16.3
Schools in town
4
913 students on the public path
In brief

Wiggins’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 150 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wiggins’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,978 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Wiggins Middle School, then Wiggins High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wiggins’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 54% of Colorado school districts. Test scores are below the Colorado average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (150)Better than 39%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 380 test results could put Wiggins anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Wiggins’s students in the tested grades sat them (380 in math, 381 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wiggins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Wiggins Primary SchoolWiggins School District RE-50JNo scores
7–8Wiggins Middle SchoolWiggins School District RE-50JC+
9–12Wiggins High SchoolWiggins School District RE-50JB

Wiggins’s public schools are run by Wiggins School District RE-50J. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Wiggins School District RE-50JGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 913 students, up 4% since 2023–24 · 16.2 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$12,978CO $15,889 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 44.9% · 381 students tested
Math24%
State average 31.8% · 380 students tested

Wiggins vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WigginsB−Wiggins School District RE-50J

Every school in Wiggins

4 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 Wigginsby address
Wiggins Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
322 students19:1Rate it →
Wiggins Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6
B−
221 students15:1Rate it →
Wiggins Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C+
134 students17:1Rate it →
Wiggins High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
236 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wiggins’s schools

Are Wiggins’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Colorado: the public schools Wiggins children attend outscore 54% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wiggins in?

Wiggins School District RE-50J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 913 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wiggins kids go to high school?

Wiggins High School, with 236 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Wiggins spend per student?

$12,978 in Wiggins School District RE-50J (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.