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)
080531001626	141	Littleton Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5301 S. Bannock St.	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 734-1995	516	36	14.4	24.0%	360 (69.8%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (19.8%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$13,884							64.4	67	131	10
080345000438	142	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2575 Meadows Boulevard	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1300	701	45	15.5	23.7%	494 (70.5%)	4 (0.6%)	152 (21.7%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$14,891							64	67.4	129	13
080345006690	143	Parker Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	15035 Compark Blvd	Englewood	80134	Arapahoe County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 709-7400	619	36	17.2	29.2%	347 (56.1%)	30 (4.8%)	160 (25.8%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.0%)	$11,459							63.8	68.1	127	16
080002006503	144	Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	819	52	15.6	57.3%	220 (26.9%)	10 (1.2%)	521 (63.6%)	40 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	$12,173							63.6	56.3	164	20
080480002036	145	Wayne Carle Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 W 100th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9070	445	25	18	23.1%	329 (73.9%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (18.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$15,137							63.5	55.7	167	22
080279001538	146	Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	247	13	19.4	38.9%	200 (81.0%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$9,241							61.8	53.9	190	44
080528000871	147	Limon Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	874 F Avenue	Limon	80828	Lincoln County	Limon School District No. Re 4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 775-2350	249	16	15.3	42.6%	190 (76.3%)	2 (0.8%)	47 (18.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$17,137							61.3	59.6	153	6
080258006875	148	Discovery Magnet School	Public	K-8	4949 E. 147th Ave.	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 655-6260	623	32	19.4	22.2%	366 (58.7%)	12 (1.9%)	190 (30.5%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)								61.3			(n/a)
080738001268	149	Woodland Park Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E Kelleys Road	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 686-2200	254	18	13.9	39.0%	192 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$16,406							61.1	53.2	191	42
080336006473	150	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	750 Galapago St.	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 282-6437	203	15	13.3	36.9%	99 (48.8%)	13 (6.4%)	68 (33.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)	$15,688							61.1	55.6	169	19

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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.