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)
080690001183	481	Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	732	43	17.2	89.8%	81 (11.1%)	26 (3.6%)	573 (78.3%)	38 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	$14,534							5.2	8.8	466	15
080195000009	482	Adams City Middle School	Public	6-8	4451 East 72nd Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-5881	550	29	18.8	84.5%	57 (10.4%)	10 (1.8%)	473 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$19,090							4.8	9.4	460	22
080480000739	483	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2305 Pierce Street	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6056	612	39	15.5	90.2%	59 (9.6%)	22 (3.6%)	505 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	$16,747							4.6	6	478	5
080336001869	484	Bruce Randolph School	Public	6-12	3955 Steele Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-1080	703	39	17.8	85.1%	11 (1.6%)	49 (7.0%)	632 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$19,393							4.2	5.7	479	5
080234000082	485	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	1,033	49	21	90.9%	34 (3.3%)	108 (10.5%)	791 (76.6%)	67 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	22 (2.1%)	$17,446							2.6			(n/a)

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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.