Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080411000567	201	Fowler Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 West Eugene Avenue	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4224	63	5	13.9	46.0%	47 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$12,003	50.9	49.7	217	16
080642001116	202	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	135	11	12.8	48.1%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$14,250	50.7	78.7	87	115
080002006779	203	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	6-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	143	19	7.5	16.8%	119 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$5,050	50.6	59.1	155	48
080582001536	204	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	485	24	20.2	3.7%	375 (77.3%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.3%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	$11,723	50.3	57.4	160	44
080001701818	205	Wray Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	312	22	13.8	48.1%	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,139	50.1	52	200	5
080537006388	206	Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	637	49	13	18.4%	471 (73.9%)	5 (0.8%)	117 (18.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$46	49.9	68.7	123	83
080426000586	207	Carbondale Middle School	Public	5-8	180 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5700	345	24	14.6	38.8%	154 (44.6%)	5 (1.4%)	178 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,740	49.6	48.3	222	15
080387006744	208	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	689	36	19.3	15.1%	500 (72.6%)	15 (2.2%)	116 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	$8,006	49.5	49.2	219	11
080333000299	209	Hotchkiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Lorah Lane	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 872-3325	316	18	17.1	54.1%	261 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,366	49.5	44.9	237	28
080483002029	210	Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	399	24	16.6	18.5%	252 (63.2%)	4 (1.0%)	111 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,714	49.3	36.4	283	73

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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.
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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.

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)
080411000567	201	Fowler Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 West Eugene Avenue	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4224	63	5	13.9	46.0%	47 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$12,003							50.9	49.7	217	16
080642001116	202	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	135	11	12.8	48.1%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$14,250							50.7	78.7	87	115
080002006779	203	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	6-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	143	19	7.5	16.8%	119 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$5,050							50.6	59.1	155	48
080582001536	204	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	485	24	20.2	3.7%	375 (77.3%)	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.3%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	$11,723							50.3	57.4	160	44
080001701818	205	Wray Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	312	22	13.8	48.1%	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,139							50.1	52	200	5
080537006388	206	Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	637	49	13	18.4%	471 (73.9%)	5 (0.8%)	117 (18.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$46							49.9	68.7	123	83
080426000586	207	Carbondale Middle School	Public	5-8	180 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5700	345	24	14.6	38.8%	154 (44.6%)	5 (1.4%)	178 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,740							49.6	48.3	222	15
080387006744	208	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	689	36	19.3	15.1%	500 (72.6%)	15 (2.2%)	116 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	$8,006							49.5	49.2	219	11
080333000299	209	Hotchkiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Lorah Lane	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 872-3325	316	18	17.1	54.1%	261 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,366							49.5	44.9	237	28
080483002029	210	Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	399	24	16.6	18.5%	252 (63.2%)	4 (1.0%)	111 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,714							49.3	36.4	283	73