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)
080438001368	421	Grand Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	0364 Siprelle Drive	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5707	241	18	13.3	51.9%	129 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$15,806							13.7	11.2	442	21
080537000910	422	Longs Peak Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 14th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 776-5611	396	30	13.2	76.3%	117 (29.5%)	1 (0.3%)	260 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,628							13.5	12.9	421	1
080285000178	423	Skoglund Middle School	Public	6-8	550 S. Sylvester Avenue	Center	81125	Rio Grande County	Center Consolidated School District No. 26 Jt.	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 754-2232	142	10	14.3	90.8%	12 (8.5%)	1 (0.7%)	127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,425							13.5	20	368	55
080690001187	424	Northglenn Middle School	Public	6-8	1123 Muriel Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5080	684	44	15.5	85.2%	140 (20.5%)	10 (1.5%)	480 (70.2%)	23 (3.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$15,634							13.4	10.9	445	21
080336001739	425	Marie L. Greenwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5130 Durham Court	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6630	592	38	15.7	91.7%	5 (0.8%)	76 (12.8%)	478 (80.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	11 (1.9%)	$16,472							13.4	14.2	411	14
080002002033	426	High Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6750 N. Dunkirk St.	Aurora	80019	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 217-5152	716	37	19.6	58.2%	96 (13.4%)	226 (31.6%)	331 (46.2%)	35 (4.9%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	$11,535							13.3	11.9	431	5
080612006843	427	D60 Online School	Public, Virtual	5-8	1801 Hollywood Dr	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 225-5097	164	8	20.5		29 (17.7%)	1 (0.6%)	124 (75.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	$13,334							13.3	9.8	458	31
080234006787	428	Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6397	454	30	15.1	74.4%	40 (8.8%)	50 (11.0%)	334 (73.6%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$21,849							13.3	14.7	407	21
080336001838	429	Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	727	45	15.9	76.9%	41 (5.6%)	277 (38.1%)	245 (33.7%)	97 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.8%)	50 (6.9%)	$12,068							13.2	16.9	394	35
080453000662	430	Carmel Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1700 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3210	568	35	16.2	70.1%	114 (20.1%)	98 (17.3%)	292 (51.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	49 (8.6%)	$14,091							13.1	12.5	424	6

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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