Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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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)
080480001283	131	Oberon Middle School	Public	6-8	7300 Quail Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2020	668	36	18.6	28.1%	527 (78.9%)	3 (0.4%)	96 (14.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$14,002							68.4	59.7	152	21
080447000655	132	Crested Butte Secondary School	Public	6-12	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	400	28	14.2	3.3%	366 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,241							67.9			(n/a)
080192001593	133	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9150 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3200	705	43	16.3	22.7%	421 (59.7%)	29 (4.1%)	156 (22.1%)	33 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	$12,998							67.7	57.5	158	25
080345006404	134	Cimarron Middle	Public	6-8	12130 Canterberry Pkwy	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0120	1,116	59	18.8	10.3%	836 (74.9%)	20 (1.8%)	156 (14.0%)	24 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	69 (6.2%)	$13,762							67.3	70.7	116	18
080432001343	135	East Grand Middle School	Public	6-8	251 West Diamond	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-3382	290	23	12.5	22.1%	214 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (22.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,913							67	65.1	139	4
080540006534	136	Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	989	53	18.7	19.1%	783 (79.2%)	7 (0.7%)	149 (15.1%)	13 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.1%)	$9,327							66	62.9	144	8
080660001140	137	Simla Junior High School	Public	6-8	18091 County Road 125	Simla	80835	Elbert County	Big Sandy School District No. 100J	No	No	No	No	(719) 541-2291	89	8	11.3	52.8%	73 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$12,623							66	62.9	143	6
080345006588	138	Aspen View Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2131 Low Meadow Blvd	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 733-3436	961	54	17.8	3.9%	783 (81.5%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (11.3%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$9,663							65.4	57.4	159	21
080387006818	139	Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6464 Peterson Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 428-4940	445	18	24.8	18.7%	276 (62.0%)	18 (4.0%)	94 (21.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (11.0%)	$9,626							65.1	54.1	186	47
080291001711	140	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	21500 East Dry Creek Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2400	873	51	17	29.1%	467 (53.5%)	69 (7.9%)	169 (19.4%)	98 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)	$14,340							64.9	66.2	136	4

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.