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)
080291001328	381	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3981 South Reservoir Road	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6100	812	48	16.8	58.1%	266 (32.8%)	129 (15.9%)	307 (37.8%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	74 (9.1%)	$14,636							18.8	15.7	402	21
080231001466	382	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	209 West 1st	Ault	80610	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	No	(970) 834-2820	235	18	13	40.9%	145 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (32.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,343							18.8	41.3	250	132
080354001723	383	Gypsum Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Grundel Way	Gypsum	81637	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-8980	357	25	14.1	51.3%	75 (21.0%)	1 (0.3%)	274 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,703							18.7	23.1	351	32
080375001735	384	Ellicott Middle School	Public	6-8	350 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	203	15	13.1	61.1%	101 (49.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$13,844							18.6	29.5	316	68
080234006318	385	Global Village Academy Aurora	Public, Charter	K-8	16401 E Alameda Dr	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 309-6657	856	71	12	69.0%	55 (6.4%)	145 (16.9%)	562 (65.7%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	59 (6.9%)	$15,328							18.5	11.6	434	49
080258001729	386	Bromley East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	356 Longspur Drive	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 685-3297	1,237	54	23	29.4%	658 (53.2%)	11 (0.9%)	508 (41.1%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.3%)	$10,332							18.3	17.8	384	2
080441006837	387	District 6 Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1113 10th Ave	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	Yes	No	(970) 348-6172	357	31	11.6		79 (22.1%)	9 (2.5%)	243 (68.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$15,123							18.3	21.9	360	27
080336006556	388	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride St Bldg #5	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-2893	361	25	14.4	88.6%	15 (4.2%)	64 (17.7%)	245 (67.9%)	24 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,391							18.1	12.3	428	40
080336006457	389	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	Public, Charter	6-8	4735 Pecos St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 723-2000	144	20	7.1	89.6%	5 (3.5%)	18 (12.5%)	107 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.6%)	$24,522							18	11.4	439	50
080624001096	390	Rifle Middle School	Public	6-8	753 Railroad	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7900	623	37	16.9	43.5%	243 (39.0%)	1 (0.2%)	364 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,871							18	16.6	397	7

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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.