Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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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)
080426001505	101	Carbondale Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1505 Satank Road	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 963-9647	138	16	8.5	21.0%	93 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (29.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$15,745							74.4	54.9	175	74
080399006334	102	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1905 Orchard Place	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8260	386	26	14.6	15.0%	330 (85.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	$16,669							74.3	75.3	98	4
080561000966	103	Barone Middle School	Public	6-8	Bob Tucker Drive	Meeker	81641	Rio Blanco County	Meeker School District Re1	No	No	No	No	(970) 878-9060	168	9	18.4	35.7%	129 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,903							73.8	70.5	117	14
080480001921	104	Jefferson Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	317	40	7.8	15.5%	234 (73.8%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.4%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	$5,659							73.8	72.7	108	4
080378001772	105	Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	93	6	16.4	37.6%	56 (60.2%)	1 (1.1%)	25 (26.9%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.5%)	$13,131							73.6	91.8	34	71
080354000851	106	Eagle County Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1105 Miller Ranch Road	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 926-0656	361	23	16	3.3%	311 (86.1%)	5 (1.4%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$13,036							73.5	88.3	45	61
080738006844	107	Merit Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	600 E Kelley's Lane	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 480-0939	266	24	11.1		235 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.3%)	$10,790							73.4			(n/a)
080399000524	108	Cache La Poudre Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Cr 54g	Laporte	80535	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7400	324	21	15.6	27.5%	275 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$16,931							73.3	81.3	75	33
080387001844	109	Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	396	23	17.4	11.9%	292 (73.7%)	5 (1.3%)	56 (14.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	$10,386							73.3	54.9	174	65
080249000108	110	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	567	33	17	29.6%	371 (65.4%)	2 (0.4%)	154 (27.2%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$17,791							73	61.6	147	37

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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