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)
080237001325	71	Fitzsimmons Middle School	Public	6-8	57093 Us Highway 285	Bailey	80421	Park County	Platte Canyon School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 838-7666	169	15	11.5	17.2%	137 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	$15,707							81.9	69.6	119	48
080192001402	72	Eagleview Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Vindicator Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3400	948	56	17	13.9%	669 (70.6%)	25 (2.6%)	177 (18.7%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	$11,875							81.3	81.4	71	1
080723006567	73	Colorado STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 429-7836	392	24	16	48.2%	156 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (49.2%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$16,569							80.5	81.3	73
080480000795	74	West Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	9449 South Barnes Street	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3056	502	27	18.9	16.9%	427 (85.1%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	$14,960							80.4	76.8	90	16
080531001351	75	John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	526	35	14.8	14.8%	401 (76.2%)	11 (2.1%)	71 (13.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	$17,397							80.4	84.3	59	16
080435000205	76	Redlands Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Broadway	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-7000	538	32	16.6	16.9%	462 (85.9%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$14,463							79.7	80.5	81	5
080690006468	77	STEM Lab	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	11700 Irma Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-4000	743	41	18	25.8%	433 (58.3%)	9 (1.2%)	191 (25.7%)	45 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.3%)	$14,699							79.3	76.7	91	14
080537001890	78	Flagstaff Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2040 Miller Drive	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 651-7900	772	61	12.6	16.2%	510 (66.1%)	8 (1.0%)	126 (16.3%)	74 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	$13,115							79.3	79.7	84	6
080537000900	79	Erie Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Main Street	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3391	731	37	19.9	13.7%	555 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	101 (13.8%)	37 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$13,775							79	68.7	124	45
080345006219	80	Cresthill Middle School	Public	7-8	9195 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2800	670	42	15.7	16.4%	443 (66.1%)	21 (3.1%)	124 (18.5%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$16,118							78.9	82.6	69	11

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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