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)
080567000972	411	Miami-Yoder Middle/High School	Public	6-12	420 South Rush Road	Rush	80833	El Paso County	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 478-2186	196	15	13.4	60.2%	117 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	$18,897							14.4	25	339	72
080420000579	412	South Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1004 Main Street	Platteville	80651	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	164	14	11.7	53.7%	60 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$16,701							14.3	23	353	59
080002001915	413	The Pinnacle Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 W 84th Ave	Federal Heights	80260	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 450-3985	1,909	109	17.5	81.9%	169 (8.9%)	24 (1.3%)	1,650 (86.4%)	37 (1.9%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.9%)	$11,038							14.1	12.5	425	12
080234001916	414	Lotus School for Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11001-A East Alameda Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 360-0052	945	59	16	89.8%	117 (12.4%)	387 (41.0%)	399 (42.2%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	$13,465							14	21.7	361	53
080453000669	415	Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	330	22	15	89.7%	56 (17.0%)	45 (13.6%)	198 (60.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.6%)	$16,996							14	11.7	433	18
080492002026	416	Weld Central Middle School	Public	6-8	4977 Weld County Road 59	Keenesburg	80643	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	No	(303) 536-2700	505	30	16.7	62.8%	214 (42.4%)	3 (0.6%)	273 (54.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,089							14	16.5	398	18
080336006686	417	Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	462	30	15.3	87.9%	16 (3.5%)	29 (6.3%)	408 (88.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,395							13.9	13.8	417
080258006420	418	Otho E Stuart Middle School	Public	6-8	15955 East 101st Way	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5500	741	40	18.7	51.1%	226 (30.5%)	40 (5.4%)	401 (54.1%)	33 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)	$12,294							13.9	17	391	27
080336001406	419	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,022	68	14.9	83.0%	47 (4.6%)	222 (21.7%)	598 (58.5%)	80 (7.8%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.8%)	42 (4.1%)	$18,008							13.8	15	406	13
080723001249	420	Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 429-4090	355	24	14.7	90.4%	61 (17.2%)	6 (1.7%)	261 (73.5%)	15 (4.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$20,176							13.7	11.5	437	17

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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

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

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