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)
080002006579	241	Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter S	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	165	6	29.6	83.6%	11 (6.7%)	3 (1.8%)	149 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,878							41.6	39.7	257	16
080441001483	242	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 51st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1900	895	52	17.3	50.3%	377 (42.1%)	6 (0.7%)	464 (51.8%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$13,274							41.1	37.7	270	28
080435000608	243	Fruita Middle School	Public	6-7	239 N Maple	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6570	496	34	14.7	32.5%	397 (80.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (14.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$14,089							40.8	36.1	286	43
080387000506	244	Falcon Middle School	Public	6-8	9755 Towner Avenue	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	937	50	18.9	26.9%	589 (62.9%)	38 (4.1%)	191 (20.4%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (10.9%)	$12,507							40.7	32.2	304	60
080002001569	245	Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	459	26	17.5	59.0%	110 (24.0%)	2 (0.4%)	304 (66.2%)	30 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,909							40.7	37.2	274	29
080333001334	246	Cedaredge Middle School	Public	6-8	845 SE Deer Creek Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-3118	188	13	15	49.5%	161 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$14,588							40.5	55.4	171	75
080483000809	247	Milliken Middle School	Public	6-8	66 Irene Avenue	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4341	682	42	16.1	26.1%	442 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	208 (30.5%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$13,010							40.4	37.7	269	22
080381000499	248	Estes Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Manford Avenue	Estes Park	80517	Larimer County	Estes Park School District R-3	No	No	No	No	(970) 586-4439	220	18	12.2	33.6%	141 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (32.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$16,804							40.4	36.6	281	33
080336006546	249	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride Street Buildin	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	480	30	16.1	76.0%	21 (4.4%)	121 (25.2%)	262 (54.6%)	47 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	$17,692							40.3	45.2	235	14
080291000197	250	Laredo Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 South Laredo Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5000	920	55	16.7	44.3%	381 (41.4%)	138 (15.0%)	248 (27.0%)	54 (5.9%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	86 (9.3%)	$14,931							40.2	39.4	259	9

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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