Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080387002000	231	Rocky Mountain Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 Antelope Ridge	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 622-8000	1,132	62	18.1	21.9%	663 (58.6%)	38 (3.4%)	290 (25.6%)	16 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	107 (9.5%)	$11,785	45.7	40.1	256	25
080480000696	232	Bear Creek K-8 School	Public	K-8	9601 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8714	931	52	17.9	56.8%	383 (41.1%)	16 (1.7%)	429 (46.1%)	62 (6.7%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$14,416	45.4	45.3	233	1
080249000122	233	Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	661	42	15.8	43.6%	363 (54.9%)	10 (1.5%)	238 (36.0%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$19,035	45.4	40.4	254	21
080002006542	234	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	1,036	54	19	17.9%	777 (75.0%)	17 (1.6%)	161 (15.5%)	32 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	$10,683	45.1	55	173	61
080435002020	235	Fruita 8/9 School	Public	8-9	1835 J Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6720	704	40	17.7	24.1%	590 (83.8%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$13,471	42.9	33.1	300	65
080456000674	236	Haxtun Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 West Powell Street	Haxtun	80731	Phillips County	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	No	No	No	No	(970) 774-6111	158	11	14.8	25.9%	144 (91.1%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,318	42.9			(n/a)
080291000034	237	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,152	68	16.9	28.5%	586 (50.9%)	124 (10.8%)	263 (22.8%)	77 (6.7%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.7%)	$14,121	42.5	46.6	228	9
080002006310	238	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	Public, Charter	6-12	4405 North Chestnut St Suite D	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 955-4675	642	31	20.6	26.9%	372 (57.9%)	33 (5.1%)	146 (22.7%)	14 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	$31,651	42.4	55.6	168	70
080333006847	239	Vision Charter Academy K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	263 Main Street Unit 1	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 874-8336	172	10	17.7		137 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	$7,506	41.9			(n/a)
080330000290	240	Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	No	(719) 657-4050	188	16	11.7	42.0%	65 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	$16,903	41.6	26.9	331	91

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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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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)
080387002000	231	Rocky Mountain Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 Antelope Ridge	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 622-8000	1,132	62	18.1	21.9%	663 (58.6%)	38 (3.4%)	290 (25.6%)	16 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	107 (9.5%)	$11,785							45.7	40.1	256	25
080480000696	232	Bear Creek K-8 School	Public	K-8	9601 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8714	931	52	17.9	56.8%	383 (41.1%)	16 (1.7%)	429 (46.1%)	62 (6.7%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$14,416							45.4	45.3	233	1
080249000122	233	Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	661	42	15.8	43.6%	363 (54.9%)	10 (1.5%)	238 (36.0%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$19,035							45.4	40.4	254	21
080002006542	234	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	1,036	54	19	17.9%	777 (75.0%)	17 (1.6%)	161 (15.5%)	32 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	$10,683							45.1	55	173	61
080435002020	235	Fruita 8/9 School	Public	8-9	1835 J Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6720	704	40	17.7	24.1%	590 (83.8%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$13,471							42.9	33.1	300	65
080456000674	236	Haxtun Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 West Powell Street	Haxtun	80731	Phillips County	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	No	No	No	No	(970) 774-6111	158	11	14.8	25.9%	144 (91.1%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,318							42.9			(n/a)
080291000034	237	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,152	68	16.9	28.5%	586 (50.9%)	124 (10.8%)	263 (22.8%)	77 (6.7%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.7%)	$14,121							42.5	46.6	228	9
080002006310	238	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	Public, Charter	6-12	4405 North Chestnut St Suite D	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 955-4675	642	31	20.6	26.9%	372 (57.9%)	33 (5.1%)	146 (22.7%)	14 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	$31,651							42.4	55.6	168	70
080333006847	239	Vision Charter Academy K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	263 Main Street Unit 1	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 874-8336	172	10	17.7		137 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	$7,506							41.9			(n/a)
080330000290	240	Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	No	(719) 657-4050	188	16	11.7	42.0%	65 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	$16,903							41.6	26.9	331	91