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)
080345001747	61	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	10590 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1800	865	45	19.4	7.6%	625 (72.3%)	15 (1.7%)	123 (14.2%)	38 (4.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.7%)	$14,492							84.3	88.1	48	13
080345006493	62	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,498	75	20	5.5%	773 (51.6%)	20 (1.3%)	191 (12.8%)	371 (24.8%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	132 (8.8%)	$11,012							83.9	84.6	58	4
080537000915	63	Mead Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4446	559	31	18	22.7%	390 (69.8%)	3 (0.5%)	132 (23.6%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	$15,290							83.7	76.3	92	29
080345001528	64	Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	822	46	17.8	7.7%	634 (77.1%)	7 (0.9%)	117 (14.2%)	20 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.4%)	$14,034							83.4	89.6	41	23
080234001881	65	Murphy Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 S Old Tom Morris Road	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-0579	735	42	17.3	47.8%	254 (34.6%)	167 (22.7%)	195 (26.5%)	42 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.1%)	$16,654							83	74.4	103	38
080345006455	66	Skyview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6161 Business Center Drive	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 471-8439	1,273	85	14.9		724 (56.9%)	27 (2.1%)	158 (12.4%)	254 (20.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (7.9%)	$10,447							82.8	82.6	68	2
080345006765	67	Leman Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19560 Stroh Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 767-1600	1,043	51	20.4	5.9%	829 (79.5%)	11 (1.1%)	114 (10.9%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.5%)	$9,015							82.6	60.7	149	82
080336006482	68	Denver Language School	Public, Charter	K-8	451 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 557-0852	882	55	16	18.3%	388 (44.0%)	47 (5.3%)	255 (28.9%)	47 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (16.3%)	$11,415							82.2	92.4	29	39
080480000913	69	Bradford K8 North	Public	5-8	2 Woodruff	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4882	314	17	18.6	4.8%	281 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$15,653							82.1	74.6	100	31
080002006639	70	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	756	38	19.7		632 (83.6%)	7 (0.9%)	61 (8.1%)	26 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,749							81.9	74.8	99	29

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.