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)
080279001433	191	Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	312	21	14.9	54.8%	249 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	$13,538							53.5	57.1	161	30
080399000522	192	Blevins Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South Taft Hill Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4000	419	32	13.2	49.4%	291 (69.5%)	11 (2.6%)	101 (24.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$16,485							53.2	54	189	3
080648006772	193	Grand Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	11060 Fontaine Blvd	Colorado Springs	80925	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3470	1,041	61	17.1	36.6%	344 (33.0%)	151 (14.5%)	390 (37.5%)	24 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	126 (12.1%)	$12,089							52.5	54	188	5
080690006417	194	Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	547	30	18.2	33.8%	295 (53.9%)	4 (0.7%)	152 (27.8%)	52 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.3%)	$11,099							52.4	69.3	121	73
080387001799	195	Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 Windom Peak Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5566	876	58	15.1	39.2%	435 (49.7%)	82 (9.4%)	224 (25.6%)	28 (3.2%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (11.2%)	$13,520							52.4	46.1	229	34
080537001774	196	Coal Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Booth Drive	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-4176	763	41	18.8	29.6%	489 (64.1%)	8 (1.0%)	218 (28.6%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.4%)	$13,637							52.3	53.1	192	4
080435000619	197	Orchard Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	2736 C Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6320	581	34	17.3	58.5%	421 (72.5%)	2 (0.3%)	130 (22.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$14,486							52.3	23.4	348	151
080480006311	198	Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	541	40	13.3	27.9%	427 (78.9%)	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.0%)	$9,836							52.2	48.4	221	23
080002006796	199	Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2700 S Lemay Ave	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 545-6650	613	35	17.3		524 (85.5%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (9.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$7,590							52.1	49.8	215	16
080002006784	200	Coperni 3	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Citadel Drive East	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 619-7178	412	28	14.6	79.4%	138 (33.5%)	59 (14.3%)	193 (46.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$14,925							51.3	35.4	288	88

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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