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)
080579000987	271	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 South 5th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-2576	582	37	15.7	51.9%	331 (56.9%)	6 (1.0%)	225 (38.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,226							36.4	38.6	264	7
080579006499	272	Peak Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 N. 6th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-7726	214	15	14.6		174 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,490							36.3	67.8	128	144
080354001478	273	Homestake Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Eagle Road	Avon	81620	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2940	500	44	11.2	52.8%	149 (29.8%)	4 (0.8%)	335 (67.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$16,042							35.9	37.8	267	6
080234006870	274	Aurora Highlands K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	24405 E 42nd Ave	Aurora	80019	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 326-3125	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								35.9			(n/a)
080453001903	275	Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	586	44	13.3	44.2%	122 (20.8%)	65 (11.1%)	323 (55.1%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.4%)	$15,067							35.9	39.1	262	13
080684001169	276	Swink Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	No	(719) 384-8103	134	14	9.6	31.3%	104 (77.6%)	1 (0.7%)	26 (19.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,979							35.7	55.6	170	106
080579000989	277	Columbine Middle School	Public	6-8	600 South 12th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-2581	517	30	17.5	50.1%	313 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (34.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$12,806							35	45.6	231	46
080234006483	278	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	Public	PK, KG-8	24551 East 1st Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-3757	1,037	50	20.6	48.3%	292 (28.2%)	161 (15.5%)	422 (40.7%)	64 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.0%)	$15,333							34.9	40.3	255	23
080001601819	279	Yuma Middle School	Public	5-8	500 South Elm	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-2000	233	17	13.8	64.8%	92 (39.5%)	3 (1.3%)	137 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,853							34.7	45.3	234	45
080540006819	280	Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	647	32	20.2	25.8%	421 (65.1%)	4 (0.6%)	163 (25.2%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	$11,818							34.6	36.3	285	5

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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.

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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.