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)
080336000403	51	Skinner Middle School	Public	6-8	3435 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1420	631	38	16.7	43.3%	308 (48.8%)	15 (2.4%)	279 (44.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$15,307							86.4	81.2	76	25
080192006447	52	TCA College Pathways	Public, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 488-6294	465	22	21.4		377 (81.1%)	12 (2.6%)	36 (7.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$21,649							86.1	90.5	39	13
080735006782	53	Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	383	22	17.1	10.2%	309 (80.7%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$4,568							85.9	86.3	51	2
080537006739	54	Soaring Heights Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3280 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8020	1,242	70	17.7	8.9%	959 (77.2%)	13 (1.0%)	160 (12.9%)	57 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.2%)	$13,518							85.3	62.5	145	91
080249001792	55	Peak to Peak Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Merlin Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 453-4600	1,450	76	19.1	13.4%	867 (59.8%)	10 (0.7%)	178 (12.3%)	297 (20.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	92 (6.3%)	$12,677							85.3	84.8	57	2
080345006492	56	Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	893	46	19.6	3.4%	691 (77.4%)	5 (0.6%)	105 (11.8%)	39 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$10,429							85	92.3	30	26
080480001812	57	Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen	Public, Charter	K-8	2959 Royale Elk Way	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 670-1070	349	26	13.5		310 (88.8%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,412							84.6	88.4	44	13
080453006402	58	The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	219	17	13.2	22.8%	111 (50.7%)	8 (3.7%)	59 (26.9%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.9%)	$6,027							84.5	93.4	27	31
080690006507	59	Prospect Ridge Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2555 Preble Creek Pkwy	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 399-0300	1,453	73	19.9		1,010 (69.5%)	7 (0.5%)	168 (11.6%)	177 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (5.9%)	$11,305							84.4	80.9	79	20
080333001337	60	Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	251	17	14.9	57.0%	207 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$16,011							84.4	83.5	62	2

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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