Skinner Middle School

Summary:

Skinner Middle School is a public middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving 631 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming district and state averages in academic assessments.

Skinner Middle School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (66.3%) and Math (56.7%) that are significantly higher than the district (40.7% and 31.2%) and state (44.1% and 34.2%) averages. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 46.8% also exceeds the district's 26.5% and the state's 32.2%. Skinner has consistently ranked in the top quartile of Colorado middle schools, reaching as high as the 51st percentile in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly strong among White and Gifted and Talented students, ranking 13th and 11th out of 273 and 126 Colorado middle schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Skinner Middle School outperforms most, including Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School and Morey Middle School, which are also part of the School District No. 1. However, some nearby schools, such as DSST: Cole Middle School and West Middle School, have significantly lower academic performance. Skinner's success is particularly noteworthy given its relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting effective strategies in supporting these students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3435 West 40th Avenue
       Denver, CO  80211-1921


(720) 424-1420

District: School District No. 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
51st of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,307 Help


Students who attend Skinner Middle School usually attend:

High:    North High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  631

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.8%
Hispanic:
44.2%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Skinner Middle School ranks better than 89.5% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5th among 30 ranked middle schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.45. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Skinner Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the School District No. 1.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Skinner Middle School is $15,307. 23 middle schools in the School District No. 1 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Skinner Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Skinner Middle School 51st of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Skinner Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks School District No. 1 78th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Skinner Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 4.25 322nd 336 4.2%
2005 4.01 329th 340 3.2%
2006 3.31 337th 346 2.6%
2007 4.91 344th 360 4.4%
2008 6.80 342nd 362 5.5%
2009 7.36 354th 377 6.1%
2010 8.65 381st 409 6.8%
2011 17.37 359th 422 14.9%
2012 21.94 346th 425 18.6%
2013 28.11 347th 454 23.6%
2014 34.75 310th 461 32.8%
2015 47.81 203rd 436 53.4%
2016 51.56 175th 400 56.3%
2017 64.84 116th 424 72.6%
2018 74.20 82nd 418 80.4%
2019 63.92 144th 458 68.6%
2021 62.55 119th 369 67.8%
2022 66.59 124th 448 72.3%
2023 81.24 76th 480 84.2%
2024 86.45 51st 485 89.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.22 70th 222 68.5%
2019 47.88 109th 240 54.6%
2022 21.56 171st 197 13.2%
2023 33.94 151st 241 37.3%
2024 54.60 87th 244 64.3%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.61 76th 315 75.9%
2019 63.40 112th 352 68.2%
2021 60.86 83rd 254 67.3%
2022 71.59 71st 326 78.2%
2023 80.34 62nd 363 82.9%
2024 79.42 56th 350 84.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.81 41st 121 66.1%
2019 59.28 57th 134 57.5%
2022 79.67 8th 93 91.4%
2023 63.76 58th 125 53.6%
2024 77.14 11th 126 91.3%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.68 68th 317 78.5%
2019 58.37 114th 343 66.8%
2021 52.74 106th 249 57.4%
2022 49.17 142nd 328 56.7%
2023 71.77 79th 356 77.8%
2024 85.47 41st 357 88.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.97 51st 165 69.1%
2019 61.84 66th 220 70.0%
2023 51.80 84th 198 57.6%
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Rank History for White students at Skinner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.81 6th 199 97.0%
2019 93.49 13th 283 95.4%
2021 86.41 18th 203 91.1%
2022 80.24 37th 265 86.0%
2023 86.43 26th 286 90.9%
2024 91.81 13th 273 95.2%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a student
Saturday, December 21, 2019

Open Quote i think that Skinner middle school helps the students out leaning different ways. with team building, leadership. this school also helps there students out with problems that they have with another students our with there own friend. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Open Quote The students here are really bad and totally delay learning time. I suggest you go somewhere else if you don't want to constantly see kids fighting each other and get threatened to be fought, see kids getting taken to the discipline office every 10 minutes, be around bad kids that do bad things, and just all around ruin your school experience. Teachers don't do anything to prevent the children being defiant, rude, violent, etc. All they really do is send them to an office to talk to an adult. The only real reason why I went to skinner was because my friends were going. Now I kind of regret going to this school because of the students that need to be removed from the school but aren't due to negligent staff. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Skinner Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 129 7 17 373 12 n/a n/a 0 538
1989 235 22 21 518 15 n/a n/a 0 811
1990 218 20 19 481 10 n/a n/a 0 748
1991 224 18 17 491 7 n/a n/a 0 757
1992 228 16 8 510 10 n/a n/a 0 772
1993 188 22 14 556 12 n/a n/a 0 792
1994 176 15 13 570 16 n/a n/a 0 790
1995 184 22 12 622 13 n/a n/a 0 853
1996 184 22 12 622 13 n/a n/a 0 853
1997 165 23 8 581 12 n/a n/a 0 789
1998 149 20 8 671 8 n/a n/a 0 856
1999 126 16 6 633 8 n/a n/a 0 789
2000 125 19 4 612 10 n/a n/a 0 770
2001 108 19 5 565 8 n/a n/a 0 705
2002 98 19 8 592 8 n/a n/a 0 725
2003 98 19 8 592 8 n/a n/a 0 725
2004 77 17 6 594 6 n/a n/a 0 700
2005 68 17 2 539 7 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 65 13 2 451 6 n/a n/a 0 537
2007 58 9 3 411 4 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 36 9 1 307 4 n/a n/a 0 357
2009 24 7 4 300 3 n/a n/a 0 338
2010 26 4 5 275 4 n/a n/a 0 314
2011 35 2 4 301 4 0 3 0 349
2012 55 4 3 297 6 0 5 0 370
2013 75 10 4 264 8 0 11 0 372
2014 103 8 4 327 7 0 14 0 463
2015 127 11 5 340 10 0 16 0 509
2016 165 33 7 379 10 0 21 0 615
2017 190 29 8 358 4 0 17 0 606
2018 211 20 7 350 3 0 17 0 608
2019 212 21 8 365 6 2 17 0 631
2020 227 17 6 359 6 1 18 0 634
2021 256 17 6 355 5 1 18 0 658
2022 289 14 3 317 2 0 19 0 644
2023 308 15 4 279 4 0 21 0 631

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Skinner Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 40.4 13.3 n/a
1989 811 50.9 15.9 45.5
1990 748 54.3 13.7 44
1991 757 53.1 14.2 46.2
1992 772 49.3 15.6 50.6
1993 792 50.3 15.7 57.2
1994 790 52.7 15.0 60.8
1995 853 48.7 17.5 67.3
1996 853 48.7 17.5 67.3
1997 789 44.2 17.9 67.3
1998 856 45.4 18.9 68.3
1999 789 37.3 21.2 65.9
2000 770 46.0 16.7 76.2
2001 705 46.0 15.3 76.9
2002 725 47.0 15.4 79.9
2003 725 47.0 15.4 79.9
2004 700 42.2 16.6 81.3
2005 633 37.3 17.0 77.7
2006 537 29.4 18.3 83.6
2007 485 30.5 15.9 87
2008 357 24.3 14.7 87.1
2009 338 21.0 16.1 89.9
2010 314 22.5 13.9 85.7
2011 349 22.9 15.2 87.7
2012 370 23.7 15.5 86.5
2013 372 26.2 14.1 81.5
2014 463 25.3 18.2 73.9
2015 509 39.0 13.0 65
2016 615 38.0 16.1 66
2017 606 38.2 15.8 59.6
2018 608 35.2 17.2 52.5
2019 631 37.1 16.9 53.2
2020 634 38.8 16.3 54.1
2021 658 35.6 18.4 48.9
2022 644 38.4 16.7 42.9
2023 631 37.6 16.7 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Skinner Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 40.4 13.3 n/a
1989 811 50.9 15.9 45.5
1990 748 54.3 13.7 44
1991 757 53.1 14.2 46.2
1992 772 49.3 15.6 50.6
1993 792 50.3 15.7 57.2
1994 790 52.7 15.0 60.8
1995 853 48.7 17.5 67.3
1996 853 48.7 17.5 67.3
1997 789 44.2 17.9 67.3
1998 856 45.4 18.9 68.3
1999 789 37.3 21.2 65.9
2000 770 46.0 16.7 76.2
2001 705 46.0 15.3 76.9
2002 725 47.0 15.4 79.9
2003 725 47.0 15.4 79.9
2004 700 42.2 16.6 81.3
2005 633 37.3 17.0 77.7
2006 537 29.4 18.3 83.6
2007 485 30.5 15.9 87
2008 357 24.3 14.7 87.1
2009 338 21.0 16.1 89.9
2010 314 22.5 13.9 85.7
2011 349 22.9 15.2 87.7
2012 370 23.7 15.5 86.5
2013 372 26.2 14.1 81.5
2014 463 25.3 18.2 73.9
2015 509 39.0 13.0 65
2016 615 38.0 16.1 66
2017 606 38.2 15.8 59.6
2018 608 35.2 17.2 52.5
2019 631 37.1 16.9 53.2
2020 634 38.8 16.3 54.1
2021 658 35.6 18.4 48.9
2022 644 38.4 16.7 42.9
2023 631 37.6 16.7 43.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Skinner Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,244
2020 $13,097
2021 $12,143
2022 $13,670
2023 $15,307

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Skinner Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 144th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 76th of 480 Middle schools
 15.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Skinner Middle School)40.661
 20.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)4038.8
 1.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Skinner Middle School)29.642.3
 12.7%
   6th Grade Math (School District No. 1)27.926.9
 1%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Skinner Middle School)60.461.2
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)45.140.3
 4.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Skinner Middle School)39.144.4
 5.3%
   7th Grade Math (School District No. 1)30.225.1
 5.1%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Skinner Middle School)36.951.2
 14.3%
   8th Grade Science (School District No. 1)22.726
 3.3%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Skinner Middle School)68.368.6
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)4640.8
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Skinner Middle School)51.355.8
 4.5%
   8th Grade Math (School District No. 1)34.430.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Skinner Middle School)55.863.2
 7.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (School District No. 1)42.840.3
 2.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Skinner Middle School)39.546.9
 7.4%
   All Grades Math (School District No. 1)32.730.3
 2.4%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students631631
African American2115
 28.6%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian84
 50%
Hispanic365279
 23.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White212308
 45.3%
Two or More Races1721
 23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.2%43.3%
 10%


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Skinner Middle School ranks 51st of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Skinner Middle School usually go on to attend North High School

Students at Skinner Middle School are 49% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 631 students attended Skinner Middle School.


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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.

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