Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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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)
080441001989	291	Winograd K-8 Elementary School	Public	K-8	320 North 71st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2600	593	35	16.9	66.4%	137 (23.1%)	4 (0.7%)	431 (72.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,366							33.3	43.5	241	50
080723001363	292	John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	337	19	17.7	73.9%	73 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	230 (68.2%)	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$16,709							33.2	19.3	373	81
080615001559	293	Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	629	30	20.9	30.7%	370 (58.8%)	3 (0.5%)	197 (31.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.8%)	$7,310							32.9	33.8	295	2
080645002015	294	Sargent Junior High School	Public	7-8	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-4025	56	2	26.6	37.5%	37 (66.1%)	1 (1.8%)	14 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	$12,271							32.8	36.9	277	17
080336000364	295	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	451 Clermont Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9680	624	38	16.6	50.8%	257 (41.2%)	117 (18.8%)	174 (27.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.1%)	$15,545							32.8	42.1	248	47
080372001586	296	Legacy Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1975 Legacy Circle	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 646-2636	415	27	15.2	9.2%	372 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,750							32.7	54.7	178	118
080615006841	297	Pueblo Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	694 E Spalding Ave	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 467-6100	180	10	18.6	36.1%	106 (58.9%)	3 (1.7%)	65 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$6,647							32.7			(n/a)
080435006581	298	Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 639-0884	419	28	14.9	39.6%	336 (80.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$9,301							32.6	19.6	371	73
080234000056	299	Aurora Central Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11700 East 11th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1600	2,084	121	17.2	82.5%	136 (6.5%)	344 (16.5%)	1,419 (68.1%)	69 (3.3%)	22 (1.1%)	26 (1.2%)	68 (3.3%)	$17,631							32.5			(n/a)
080339006823	300	Dolores Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Central Avenue	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	No	(970) 882-7288	187	13	14.4	40.6%	138 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$10,250							32.3	29.5	314	14

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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