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)
080192006788	81	Chinook Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	9750 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1576	1,067	55	19.3	7.3%	694 (65.0%)	45 (4.2%)	148 (13.9%)	68 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (10.1%)	$10,231							78.9	79.7	85	4
080345006714	82	Renaissance Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	3954 Trail Boss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 689-6120	347	18	19.4	11.2%	280 (80.7%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$12,786							78.8	82.1	70	12
080336006572	83	DSST: Cedar Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	150 S Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	469	38	12.3	51.0%	181 (38.6%)	86 (18.3%)	143 (30.5%)	21 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.2%)	$17,590							78.5	81.3	74	9
080690006740	84	Thunder Vista P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 Preble Creek Parkway	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2900	794	46	17.4	5.5%	579 (72.9%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.6%)	64 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (5.9%)	$14,171							77.4	83.4	63	21
080399001408	85	Lesher Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Stover Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 472-3800	723	39	18.4	26.0%	513 (71.0%)	7 (1.0%)	142 (19.6%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.1%)	$14,744							77	87	50	35
080399001091	86	Preston Middle School	Public	6-8	4901 Corbett Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7300	545	32	17.2	18.2%	423 (77.6%)	8 (1.5%)	74 (13.6%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$16,627							77	79	86
080480000712	87	Drake Junior High School	Public	6-8	12550 West 52nd Avenue	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1510	957	46	20.7	25.5%	744 (77.7%)	12 (1.3%)	130 (13.6%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.3%)	$13,563							77	74.4	102	15
080480001807	88	Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	512	32	15.8		398 (77.7%)	4 (0.8%)	79 (15.4%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$7,797							76.9	79.8	82	6
080291006676	89	Heritage Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	20050 East Smoky Hill Road	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 870-9541	457	26	17.7	24.9%	221 (48.4%)	92 (20.1%)	45 (9.8%)	70 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	$12,154							76.8	66.7	132	43
080399006162	90	Webber Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7800	729	42	17.3	26.3%	552 (75.7%)	13 (1.8%)	119 (16.3%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.4%)	$15,398							76.4	80.6	80	10

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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