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Enrollment at Prairie View Middle School decreased by 0.4% in 2024-25 school year compared to previous school year

Published 06/11/25

There were 679 students enrolled in Prairie View Middle School during the 2024-25 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year's 682 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 51.4% were boys and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino (378), representing 55.7% of the Prairie View Middle School total enrollment. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 227 students (33.4%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was sixth grade, with 236 students enrolled that year, accounting for 34.8% of the total student body.

The school is located in School District 27J, and has a central office in Henderson.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

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School Enrollment Breakdown in School District 27J in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Prairie View High School1,809
Riverdale Ridge High School1,784
Brighton High School1,733
Bromley East Charter School1,214
Rodger Quist Middle School855
Otho E. Stuart Middle School794
Foundations Academy763
Landmark Academy at Reunion758
Turnberry Elementary742
Reunion Elementary School742
Second Creek Elementary School697
West Ridge Elementary690
Prairie View Middle School679
Elaine S. Padilla672
Eagle Ridge Academy593
Mary E. Pennock Elementary School592
Overland Trail Middle School581
Brantner Elementary School574
John W. Thimmig Elementary School531
Vikan Middle School528
Southeast Elementary School527
Belle Creek Charter School519
Northeast Elementary School470
The STEAD School421
Henderson Elementary School357
South Elementary School337
27J Online Academy336
Innovations & Options235
SD 27J Preschool at the Brighton LRC72

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