Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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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)
080345001896	21	American Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6971 Mira Vista Lane	Castle Pines	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 292-5200	2,579	158	16.3	6.4%	1,597 (61.9%)	20 (0.8%)	205 (7.9%)	560 (21.7%)	16 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	180 (7.0%)	$10,319							94.1	94.6	20	1
080591001013	22	Soroco Middle School	Public	6-8	305 South Grant Street	Oak Creek	80467	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	No	(970) 736-8531	59	5	11.8	13.6%	52 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$16,168							94	78.7	88	66
080531001515	23	Littleton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 West Mineral Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 798-5252	458	35	12.9	9.6%	335 (73.1%)	9 (2.0%)	49 (10.7%)	29 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	$14,837							94	95.2	16	7
080537001886	24	Altona Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3980	741	40	18.4	20.0%	525 (70.9%)	8 (1.1%)	103 (13.9%)	66 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	$14,660							93.6	93.8	25	1
080291000185	25	Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,307	73	17.8	20.6%	742 (56.8%)	46 (3.5%)	172 (13.2%)	240 (18.4%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	96 (7.3%)	$14,399							93.4	94	23	2
080249001771	26	Eldorado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3351 South Indiana Street	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4400	559	34	16.5	14.0%	406 (72.6%)	9 (1.6%)	61 (10.9%)	46 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	$18,831							93.2	93.9	24	2
080002006502	27	Mountain Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	108 West 31st Street	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 828-5600	301	15	19.9		264 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$9,642							92.8	91.4	35	8
080336001574	28	Denver School of the Arts	Public	6-12	7111 Montview Blvd	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1700	1,039	56	18.6	14.7%	630 (60.6%)	52 (5.0%)	186 (17.9%)	46 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.9%)	$16,627							92.8	95.8	15	13
080192000001	29	Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	10215 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3000	652	38	17	16.4%	439 (67.3%)	16 (2.5%)	102 (15.6%)	36 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.1%)	$12,662							92.7	84.8	56	27
080402006606	30	Kenneth Homyak Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3927 York Street	Dacono	80514	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 857-3380	301	21	14.3	16.9%	175 (58.1%)	2 (0.7%)	96 (31.9%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$12,545							92.6	88.3	46	16

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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.