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)
080540001655	311	Lucile Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Lucerne Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7600	692	47	14.7	43.2%	455 (65.8%)	14 (2.0%)	174 (25.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$16,666							29.8	25	338	27
080279000173	312	Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	489	39	12.6	75.7%	370 (75.7%)	5 (1.0%)	83 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$16,068							29.8	21.5	363	51
080501001587	313	Kiowa Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Commanche St	Kiowa	80117	Elbert County	School District No. C-2	No	No	No	No	(303) 621-2785	69	6	11.8	42.0%	60 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$14,540							29.6	30.4	308	5
080306000234	314	Sabin Middle School	Public	6-8	3605 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7000	568	43	13.3	72.4%	255 (44.9%)	37 (6.5%)	225 (39.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.4%)	$17,966							29.3	24.5	343	29
080696001204	315	Trinidad Middle School	Public	6-8	614 Park Street	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4411	158	12	13.1	84.2%	38 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$00							29.3	18	381	66
080690006561	316	STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80260	Denver County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	748	49	15.4	78.2%	144 (19.3%)	5 (0.7%)	569 (76.1%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	$15,271							28.8	36.8	278	38
080306000272	317	West Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 West Pikes Peak Avenue	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3900	183	15	12.5	74.3%	79 (43.2%)	14 (7.7%)	75 (41.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	$23,572							28.8	31.8	305	12
080354001531	318	Berry Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Miller Ranch Road	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2960	201	23	8.6	61.2%	36 (17.9%)	2 (1.0%)	158 (78.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,504							28.7	24.3	344	26
080453006691	319	Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	458	28	16.1	91.5%	27 (5.9%)	25 (5.5%)	391 (85.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$27,815							28.7	23.1	352	33
080408000561	320	Carson Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Prussman Boulevard	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1610	604	42	14.3	50.5%	241 (39.9%)	91 (15.1%)	178 (29.5%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	55 (9.1%)	$14,281							28.6	28.9	320

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