Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080002006877	221	Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	Public, Charter	K-8	545 31 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	285	19	14.8		213 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)		48.3			(n/a)
080002001912	222	Colorado Springs Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2577 N Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 636-2722	296	21	13.7	51.0%	144 (48.6%)	20 (6.8%)	98 (33.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$9,430	48.2	32.9	301	79
080723006675	223	Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	288	17	16.9	82.6%	42 (14.6%)	3 (1.0%)	219 (76.0%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	$17,699	48	46.8	227	4
080549000945	224	Manitou Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	415 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2127	288	24	11.9	42.7%	232 (80.6%)	6 (2.1%)	24 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$17,291	48	51.1	211	13
080441006504	225	West Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6905 8th St	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-3671	351	21	16.9	53.0%	174 (49.6%)	3 (0.9%)	167 (47.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,362	47.5	54.5	181	44
080612006361	226	Corwin International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-8	1500 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7400	543	29	18.5	69.4%	143 (26.3%)	9 (1.7%)	360 (66.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$12,845	47.4	40.7	252	26
080735006427	227	Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	714	44	16.3	27.7%	486 (68.1%)	10 (1.4%)	190 (26.6%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$11,641	47.4	54.5	182	45
080480001384	228	Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	464	28	16.6	45.0%	257 (55.4%)	11 (2.4%)	148 (31.9%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,139	47.2	41.9	249	21
080465000680	229	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	293	17	16.9	44.0%	112 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (57.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,304	46.2	42.2	246	17
080615001714	230	Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	1047 Camino De Bravo	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-1175	587	34	17.3	45.3%	315 (53.7%)	9 (1.5%)	220 (37.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	$11,338	45.9	53	193	37

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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.
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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)
080002006877	221	Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	Public, Charter	K-8	545 31 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	285	19	14.8		213 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)								48.3			(n/a)
080002001912	222	Colorado Springs Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2577 N Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 636-2722	296	21	13.7	51.0%	144 (48.6%)	20 (6.8%)	98 (33.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$9,430							48.2	32.9	301	79
080723006675	223	Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	288	17	16.9	82.6%	42 (14.6%)	3 (1.0%)	219 (76.0%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	$17,699							48	46.8	227	4
080549000945	224	Manitou Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	415 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2127	288	24	11.9	42.7%	232 (80.6%)	6 (2.1%)	24 (8.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$17,291							48	51.1	211	13
080441006504	225	West Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6905 8th St	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-3671	351	21	16.9	53.0%	174 (49.6%)	3 (0.9%)	167 (47.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,362							47.5	54.5	181	44
080612006361	226	Corwin International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-8	1500 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7400	543	29	18.5	69.4%	143 (26.3%)	9 (1.7%)	360 (66.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$12,845							47.4	40.7	252	26
080735006427	227	Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	714	44	16.3	27.7%	486 (68.1%)	10 (1.4%)	190 (26.6%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$11,641							47.4	54.5	182	45
080480001384	228	Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	464	28	16.6	45.0%	257 (55.4%)	11 (2.4%)	148 (31.9%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,139							47.2	41.9	249	21
080465000680	229	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	293	17	16.9	44.0%	112 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (57.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,304							46.2	42.2	246	17
080615001714	230	Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	1047 Camino De Bravo	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-1175	587	34	17.3	45.3%	315 (53.7%)	9 (1.5%)	220 (37.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	$11,338							45.9	53	193	37