Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080002000727	181	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,890	92	20.4	26.1%	1,050 (55.6%)	17 (0.9%)	586 (31.0%)	137 (7.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.0%)	$11,079	55.7	45.7	230	49
080306000256	182	North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	590	34	17.2	63.2%	274 (46.4%)	53 (9.0%)	207 (35.1%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.5%)	$16,987	55.6	52.7	197	15
080306000241	183	Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2455 Mesa Road	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3800	502	32	15.5	42.2%	316 (62.9%)	21 (4.2%)	108 (21.5%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.2%)	$17,322	55.3	54.6	180	3
080345001582	184	Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	779	44	17.7	16.7%	551 (70.7%)	23 (3.0%)	128 (16.4%)	26 (3.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	$13,617	55	54.8	176	8
080426006635	185	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	389	27	14.4		225 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (36.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,893	54.8			(n/a)
080453001965	186	Soaring Eagles Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	4710 Harrier Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 540-4000	611	32	19	51.4%	150 (24.5%)	75 (12.3%)	287 (47.0%)	26 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	58 (9.5%)	$12,533	54.7			(n/a)
080387002027	187	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,600	106	15	7.8%	906 (56.6%)	65 (4.1%)	366 (22.9%)	67 (4.2%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	184 (11.5%)	$9,408	54.7	66.2	135	52
080273000168	188	Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	223	21	10.7	47.5%	191 (85.7%)	7 (3.1%)	19 (8.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,296	54.4	44.7	238	50
080387006462	189	Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Alternative	K-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8940	433	15	29.2		291 (67.2%)	11 (2.5%)	77 (17.8%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	$11,897	54.4	49.1	220	31
080537006530	190	Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	547	39	14.1	8.2%	443 (81.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.5%)	32 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$11,367	54.1	72.4	110	80

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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.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
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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.

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)
080002000727	181	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,890	92	20.4	26.1%	1,050 (55.6%)	17 (0.9%)	586 (31.0%)	137 (7.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.0%)	$11,079							55.7	45.7	230	49
080306000256	182	North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	590	34	17.2	63.2%	274 (46.4%)	53 (9.0%)	207 (35.1%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.5%)	$16,987							55.6	52.7	197	15
080306000241	183	Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2455 Mesa Road	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3800	502	32	15.5	42.2%	316 (62.9%)	21 (4.2%)	108 (21.5%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.2%)	$17,322							55.3	54.6	180	3
080345001582	184	Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	779	44	17.7	16.7%	551 (70.7%)	23 (3.0%)	128 (16.4%)	26 (3.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	$13,617							55	54.8	176	8
080426006635	185	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	389	27	14.4		225 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (36.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,893							54.8			(n/a)
080453001965	186	Soaring Eagles Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	4710 Harrier Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 540-4000	611	32	19	51.4%	150 (24.5%)	75 (12.3%)	287 (47.0%)	26 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	58 (9.5%)	$12,533							54.7			(n/a)
080387002027	187	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,600	106	15	7.8%	906 (56.6%)	65 (4.1%)	366 (22.9%)	67 (4.2%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	184 (11.5%)	$9,408							54.7	66.2	135	52
080273000168	188	Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	223	21	10.7	47.5%	191 (85.7%)	7 (3.1%)	19 (8.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,296							54.4	44.7	238	50
080387006462	189	Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Alternative	K-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8940	433	15	29.2		291 (67.2%)	11 (2.5%)	77 (17.8%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.4%)	$11,897							54.4	49.1	220	31
080537006530	190	Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	547	39	14.1	8.2%	443 (81.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.5%)	32 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$11,367							54.1	72.4	110	80