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)
080495001697	251	Platte Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8610	245	22	11.3	38.8%	141 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$16,985							40.1	54.1	185	66
080387006386	252	Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	596	34	17.5	20.0%	334 (56.0%)	30 (5.0%)	144 (24.2%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (9.9%)	$8,543							40	40.4	253	1
080441006859	253	Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering	Public	PK, KG-7	717 71st Ave	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 348-4000	800	37	21.3	55.4%	316 (39.5%)	15 (1.9%)	414 (51.8%)	15 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.6%)	$12,803							39.9			(n/a)
080002006305	254	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	899	62	14.4		703 (78.2%)	5 (0.6%)	132 (14.7%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	$9,034							39.8	59.3	154	100
080360000475	255	Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	601 1st Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3358	465	29	16.2	31.8%	334 (71.8%)	3 (0.6%)	113 (24.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$12,346							39.7	50.7	213	42
080279000171	256	Canon City Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Main Steeet	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5740	368	19	18.9	50.5%	291 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$14,009							39.7	37.1	275	19
080399000551	257	Wellington Middle-High School	Public	6-11	4001 Wilson Avenue	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6600	857	52	16.5	34.1%	664 (77.5%)	7 (0.8%)	152 (17.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$22,166							39.6	42.6	244	13
080028206838	258	Colorado Summit Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E #110	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 794-2302	789	62	12.7		428 (54.2%)	36 (4.6%)	234 (29.7%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	71 (9.0%)	$8,747							39.4	30.8	307	49
080387001393	259	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 Piros Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5210	761	46	16.6	53.5%	329 (43.2%)	67 (8.8%)	247 (32.5%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	96 (12.6%)	$14,300							38.9	43.2	242	17
080615006856	260	Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2320 Rawlings Blvd	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 621-1763	50	3	16.7		22 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$00							38.9			(n/a)

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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.