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)
080306006421	441	Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	452	32	13.9	83.0%	92 (20.4%)	34 (7.5%)	270 (59.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.3%)	$17,383							11.6	11.3	441
080234006611	442	Vanguard Classical School - East	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17101 East Ohio Drive	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 338-4110	728	48	15.1	81.5%	93 (12.8%)	295 (40.5%)	287 (39.4%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$12,744							11.4	14	412	30
080002006708	443	Colorado Military Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	360 Command View	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 576-9838	569	31	18.1	39.2%	200 (35.1%)	67 (11.8%)	225 (39.5%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	43 (7.6%)	$8,798							11.2	18.8	374	69
080336006442	444	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	789	46	16.9	80.5%	86 (10.9%)	34 (4.3%)	619 (78.5%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$17,018							11.1	12.4	426	18
080336001865	445	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	375 S Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 623-5772	364	30	12	93.7%	8 (2.2%)	9 (2.5%)	329 (90.4%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,894							10.9	14	413	32
080663001142	446	Springfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	389 Tipton Street	Springfield	81073	Baca County	Springfield School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 523-6522	135	14	9.4	62.2%	106 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$15,299							10.9	18.7	375	71
080723001235	447	Fairview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-7	7826 Fairview Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1405	364	20	18.4	90.1%	38 (10.4%)	3 (0.8%)	296 (81.3%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	$18,350							10.7			(n/a)
080480000691	448	Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1255 South Wadsworth Blvd	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-8160	1,027	65	15.7	75.1%	128 (12.5%)	18 (1.8%)	790 (76.9%)	56 (5.5%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.2%)	$15,549							10.5	6.6	476	28
080441000642	449	Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	2223 16th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3400	571	38	14.9	88.3%	91 (15.9%)	24 (4.2%)	413 (72.3%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.8%)	$14,747							10.4	10.4	452	3
080336006687	450	McAuliffe Manual Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 E. 28th Ave.	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6550	235	20	11.8	76.6%	33 (14.0%)	88 (37.4%)	93 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	15 (6.4%)	$20,773							10.3	11.4	440	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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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