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)
080336006519	371	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4636 Walden St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 307-1970	463	39	11.7	82.5%	15 (3.2%)	109 (23.5%)	279 (60.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.0%)	$15,724							19.8	16.9	395	24
080468000681	372	Holly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	206 North 3rd Street	Holly	81047	Prowers County	Holly School District No. Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 537-6512	273	18	15.2	60.4%	111 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (58.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,716							19.8			(n/a)
080519000857	373	Lake County High School	Public	7-12	1000 West 4th Street	Leadville	80461	Lake County	Lake County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 486-6950	414	29	14	56.0%	110 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$20,996							19.7	17.7	385	12
080555002016	374	Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	410	24	17.2	74.1%	44 (10.7%)	12 (2.9%)	340 (82.9%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,502							19.5	31.7	306	68
080336006444	375	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	314	36	8.7	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	295 (93.9%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,361							19.5	10.5	450	75
080690001179	376	Silver Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	12400 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5000	957	54	17.7	69.9%	250 (26.1%)	19 (2.0%)	586 (61.2%)	44 (4.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (5.1%)	$14,287							19.3	15	405	29
080555002031	377	Meadow Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9150 Monroe St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1500	375	18	20.7	72.0%	42 (11.2%)	7 (1.9%)	296 (78.9%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,129							19.2	14	414	37
080336006554	378	DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	457	36	12.5	92.8%	11 (2.4%)	14 (3.1%)	406 (88.8%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,116							19.1	21.4	364	14
080723001248	379	Sunset Ridge Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	9451 Hooker Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 426-8907	328	20	16.7	79.0%	42 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (78.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.3%)	$19,228							19			(n/a)
080336002012	380	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	366	28	12.9	89.9%	15 (4.1%)	11 (3.0%)	324 (88.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,166							18.8	18.4	377	3

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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.

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