Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 485)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
080258001377	461	Overland Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	455 North 19th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4000	538	39	13.7	59.9%	133 (24.7%)	3 (0.6%)	379 (70.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$14,121							8.6	11.6	436	25
080234000060	462	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 Fraser St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-0660	840	51	16.4	92.5%	49 (5.8%)	104 (12.4%)	606 (72.1%)	31 (3.7%)	9 (1.1%)	16 (1.9%)	25 (3.0%)	$18,573							8.6	9.3	461	1
080654001135	463	Fort Logan Northgate	Public	3-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Denver County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	398	27	14.7	95.2%	58 (14.6%)	11 (2.8%)	313 (78.6%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$23,566							8.5	7.9	470	7
080723001241	464	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7001 Lipan Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-8583	410	30	13.6	85.9%	34 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	358 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$19,549							8.5	13	420	44
080234000073	465	Mrachek Middle School	Public	6-8	1955 South Telluride St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 750-2836	867	43	20.1	78.9%	121 (14.0%)	166 (19.1%)	451 (52.0%)	41 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.0%)	73 (8.4%)	$16,502							8.2	9.8	457	8
080612001730	466	Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 West 18th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 295-1623	996	57	17.5	83.3%	115 (11.5%)	8 (0.8%)	858 (86.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	$14,071							8.2	10	456	10
080002006320	467	Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5301 Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80221	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 412-7610	253	15	17.4	75.1%	12 (4.7%)	5 (2.0%)	235 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,849							8.1	14.6	409	58
080234000055	468	Boston K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1365 Boston St.	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-6878	421	26	16.5	92.6%	18 (4.3%)	49 (11.6%)	300 (71.3%)	26 (6.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	$20,695							8	10.6	449	19
080234000054	469	Aurora Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1009 South Uvalda St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 341-7450	892	54	16.6	86.3%	76 (8.5%)	160 (17.9%)	549 (61.5%)	30 (3.4%)	8 (0.9%)	24 (2.7%)	45 (5.0%)	$17,268							7.6	8.4	467	2
080234000074	470	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-7411	613	34	18.2	92.7%	27 (4.4%)	103 (16.8%)	409 (66.7%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.6%)	25 (4.1%)	$18,966							7.5	7	475	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math, CMAS Science test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Colorado Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.