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)
080540001286	261	Walt Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Carlisle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5400	357	21	17	48.5%	246 (68.9%)	2 (0.6%)	94 (26.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,310							38.8	34.6	290	29
080537001887	262	Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	250	24	10.4	38.4%	121 (48.4%)	5 (2.0%)	117 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,403							38.5	37.5	271	9
080648001120	263	Janitell Junior High School	Public	6-8	7635 Fountain Mesa Road	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3295	648	39	16.4	50.9%	261 (40.3%)	65 (10.0%)	225 (34.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.5%)	67 (10.3%)	$13,739							38.3	39.1	261	2
080480000708	264	Creighton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6282	778	47	16.7	58.0%	326 (41.9%)	27 (3.5%)	369 (47.4%)	17 (2.2%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.5%)	$14,163							38	30.1	310	46
080333000296	265	Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8046	497	30	16.7	60.4%	294 (59.2%)	3 (0.6%)	170 (34.2%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$14,046							37.3	39.3	260	5
080399000536	266	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Lancer Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5700	550	41	13.3	66.0%	242 (44.0%)	9 (1.6%)	264 (48.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	$17,533							37.2	37.1	276	10
080336006566	267	DSST: Montview Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	459	32	14.2	77.3%	53 (11.5%)	176 (38.3%)	179 (39.0%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	$20,417							36.7	35.9	287	20
080624001098	268	Riverside School	Public	6-8	215 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7800	440	33	13.2	28.4%	229 (52.0%)	2 (0.5%)	193 (43.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,981							36.7	34.1	294	26
080615001074	269	Craver Middle School	Public	6-8	4850 Crow Cut Off Road	Colorado City	81019	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 676-3030	152	9	16.2	48.0%	122 (80.3%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	$15,412							36.5	37.7	268	1
080435000629	270	West Middle School	Public	6-8	123 W Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5090	460	28	16.4	51.7%	331 (72.0%)	4 (0.9%)	99 (21.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,285							36.4	42.9	243	27

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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