Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080002006760	171	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	862	47	18.1		731 (84.8%)	8 (0.9%)	78 (9.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,514	57.7	55.7	166	5
080435001980	172	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	485	28	17	23.5%	409 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$9,604	57.5	49.7	216	44
080306001683	173	Jenkins Middle School	Public	6-8	6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5300	790	40	19.6	40.6%	418 (52.9%)	51 (6.5%)	206 (26.1%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (10.9%)	$15,236	57.3	59	157	16
080480001054	174	Summit Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11809 West Coal Mine Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9013	909	48	18.8	26.5%	650 (71.5%)	6 (0.7%)	167 (18.4%)	32 (3.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.5%)	$13,545	57.2	54.4	184	10
080735001265	175	Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	818	51	16.1	17.0%	638 (78.0%)	9 (1.1%)	138 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$12,079	57.2	55.8	165	10
080258006325	176	Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	770	17	44.4	21.8%	361 (46.9%)	25 (3.2%)	288 (37.4%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	$10,914	57.1	65.2	138	38
080345006371	177	Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Mitchell Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4750	957	58	16.5	18.9%	654 (68.3%)	15 (1.6%)	206 (21.5%)	24 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	$14,190	57.1	63.9	141	36
080480006643	178	Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7114 West Jefferson Avenue	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 986-5791	728	42	17.3		477 (65.5%)	13 (1.8%)	194 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$7,671	57	50.6	214	36
080249000102	179	Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	489	30	16.2	33.5%	301 (61.6%)	11 (2.2%)	131 (26.8%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$19,638	56.9	52.7	196	17
080291001878	180	Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	907	52	17.5	29.2%	392 (43.2%)	134 (14.8%)	199 (21.9%)	79 (8.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.8%)	$14,331	55.8	50.8	212	32

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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.
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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)
080002006760	171	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	862	47	18.1		731 (84.8%)	8 (0.9%)	78 (9.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,514							57.7	55.7	166	5
080435001980	172	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	485	28	17	23.5%	409 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$9,604							57.5	49.7	216	44
080306001683	173	Jenkins Middle School	Public	6-8	6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5300	790	40	19.6	40.6%	418 (52.9%)	51 (6.5%)	206 (26.1%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (10.9%)	$15,236							57.3	59	157	16
080480001054	174	Summit Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11809 West Coal Mine Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9013	909	48	18.8	26.5%	650 (71.5%)	6 (0.7%)	167 (18.4%)	32 (3.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.5%)	$13,545							57.2	54.4	184	10
080735001265	175	Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	818	51	16.1	17.0%	638 (78.0%)	9 (1.1%)	138 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$12,079							57.2	55.8	165	10
080258006325	176	Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	770	17	44.4	21.8%	361 (46.9%)	25 (3.2%)	288 (37.4%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	$10,914							57.1	65.2	138	38
080345006371	177	Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Mitchell Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4750	957	58	16.5	18.9%	654 (68.3%)	15 (1.6%)	206 (21.5%)	24 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	$14,190							57.1	63.9	141	36
080480006643	178	Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7114 West Jefferson Avenue	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 986-5791	728	42	17.3		477 (65.5%)	13 (1.8%)	194 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$7,671							57	50.6	214	36
080249000102	179	Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	489	30	16.2	33.5%	301 (61.6%)	11 (2.2%)	131 (26.8%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$19,638							56.9	52.7	196	17
080291001878	180	Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	907	52	17.5	29.2%	392 (43.2%)	134 (14.8%)	199 (21.9%)	79 (8.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.8%)	$14,331							55.8	50.8	212	32