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)
080345006666	91	World Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2490 South Perry Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 814-5200	711	46	15.5	9.6%	472 (66.4%)	12 (1.7%)	133 (18.7%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.4%)	$11,872							76.2	81.1	77	14
080690001726	92	Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,001	56	17.7	23.3%	592 (59.1%)	13 (1.3%)	260 (26.0%)	73 (7.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.5%)	$13,792							76.2	69.3	120	28
080002006437	93	Thomas MacLaren State Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1702 N Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 313-4488	927	75	12.3	27.1%	610 (65.8%)	21 (2.3%)	199 (21.5%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.5%)	$11,528							76	72.7	109	16
080336001835	94	Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	531	44	12.1	45.4%	245 (46.1%)	140 (26.4%)	112 (21.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$13,142							76	81.4	72	22
080480006722	95	Three Creeks K-8	Public	K-8	19486 West 94th Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1140	1,026	56	18.1	7.8%	805 (78.5%)	11 (1.1%)	118 (11.5%)	40 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.8%)	$13,817							75.7	76	94	1
080537001572	96	Twin Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-7286	807	61	13.1	36.4%	477 (59.1%)	20 (2.5%)	248 (30.7%)	35 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	$21,270							75.7	75.6	97	1
080582001002	97	Lewis-Palmer Middle School	Public	7-8	1776 Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4776	781	42	18.6		609 (78.0%)	12 (1.5%)	104 (13.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.4%)	$11,230							75.4	84.9	55	42
080234002009	98	Aurora Frontier K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Jericho Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-1995	781	43	18.1	51.9%	217 (27.8%)	127 (16.3%)	264 (33.8%)	113 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (6.9%)	$17,069							75.2	73.6	105	7
080249000132	99	Nevin Platt Middle School	Public	6-8	6096 Baseline Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5536	466	29	16.3	14.6%	379 (81.3%)	8 (1.7%)	41 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$19,033							74.9	71.4	115	16
080249001573	100	Monarch K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	263 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4000	715	45	15.7	34.4%	436 (61.0%)	5 (0.7%)	107 (15.0%)	110 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.4%)	$18,965							74.6	84.3	60	40

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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