Pagosa Springs Middle School (6657)
309 LEWIS STREET
PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO 81147
441
Total Students Served
Grade 5 - Grade 8
School District:
Archuleta County 50 Jt (0220)
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About Pagosa Springs Middle School (6657)
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Pagosa Springs Middle School
2025-2026
Pagosa Springs Middle School takes great pride in offering a dynamic, well-rounded educational experience for all our students. This whole-child educational approach ensures our students grow and develop academically, physically, and socially/emotionally. Our mission is to empower students to navigate the future through learning and problem-solving. Pagosa Springs Middle School is located in rural Southwest Colorado with a student population 420 students 5th-8th grade. Our student demographics …
are approximately 33% Hispanic/Latino; 9% Native American; 3% two or more races; and 54% white. We have a special education service population of approximately 12.7%; ELD service population of 6.67%; and approximately 54.8% Free and Reduced Lunch. Our highly trained and caring staff engage students in relevant and dynamic ways to meet and exceed the Colorado Academic Standards. We support students utilizing an RtI model that includes supports in the classroom, small group instruction with our specific courses for students to help in English Language Arts and Math, and intensive programs based on student need. We embrace our community values and spectacular location in our academic pursuits and often venture outside the classroom to learn and explore. We operate in a modified block schedule with longer class periods (90 minutes) to enable our teachers to develop learning activities that take students deep into projects, outdoor learning experiences, science labs, and often involve community partners. These learning activities have a strong purpose, relevance, student agency, and career focus. We create lessons that foster and embed essential skills: critical analysis, communication, collaboration, citizenship, and character. Students set personalized learning goals, manage their learning progress, evaluate their work, and showcase it to the public. The result is deep, retained knowledge where students develop real mastery and can apply their thinking, ask thoughtful questions, and teach others. In addition to our strong academic program, student health and wellness is a top priority at Pagosa Springs Middle School. As a three-time Healthy School Champion and Governor?s Award Winner , we have been recognized for our well-developed, systemic approach to embedding best practices at all grade levels. All our students have the opportunity to participate in daily health and physical fitness classes and have many opportunities to learn life-long fitness activities. Also, we've created adventure learning opportunities in all grades to bolster fitness and learning as well. Some highlights include our overnight trip to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument (6th), the Bandelier National Monument Trip (7th ) and the Arches National Monument Trip (8th). All students have the opportunity to participate in the Wolf Creek Ski Program and learn to ski or snowboard as well. Finally, our middle school develops a strong positive school culture through a daily advisory program?Pirate Time. Through this program, staff and students build a strong rapport and purposefully make those human connections that provide the foundation for our educational program. We strategically utilize a Positive Behavior Intervention & Support  model to create the kind of school that kids want to attend, enjoy, and thrive in.
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