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)
080615001085	321	Vineland Middle School	Public	6-8	1132 Lane 36	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 948-3336	343	21	16.1	67.3%	162 (47.2%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$16,577							28.4	25.5	336	15
080720001732	322	Custer Middle School	Public	6-8	709 Main Street	Westcliffe	81252	Custer County	Custer County School District Consolidate 1	No	No	No	No	(719) 783-2291	78	7	11.5	50.0%	63 (80.8%)	2 (2.6%)	10 (12.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$11,223							28.3	25.8	335	13
080336001933	323	Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	21601 East 51st Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2840	912	47	19.5	82.2%	38 (4.2%)	251 (27.5%)	440 (48.2%)	101 (11.1%)	6 (0.7%)	38 (4.2%)	38 (4.2%)	$16,379							28	22.9	355	32
080258006753	324	Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	844	46	18.3	36.0%	369 (43.7%)	14 (1.7%)	354 (41.9%)	61 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$5,391							27.9	30.1	311	13
080234006803	325	Harmony Ridge P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	52 North Robertsdale Street	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 326-1013	769	45	17	62.5%	120 (15.6%)	122 (15.9%)	415 (54.0%)	29 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	75 (9.8%)	$16,956							27.7	16.4	399	74
080234000057	326	Clyde Miller K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Espana St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-7918	424	28	15.4	88.9%	37 (8.7%)	38 (9.0%)	298 (70.3%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.4%)	$18,662							27.6	28.4	323	3
080453001533	327	Sand Creek International School	Public	K-8	550 Sand Creek Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3760	593	43	13.7	82.3%	98 (16.5%)	82 (13.8%)	360 (60.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.8%)	$15,507							27.5	36.5	282	45
080240000089	328	Bayfield Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E. Oak	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9592	285	25	11.4	37.2%	206 (72.3%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$14,626							27.2	32.3	303	25
080480000720	329	Everitt Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Kipling Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1580	444	29	15.3	61.7%	213 (48.0%)	14 (3.2%)	187 (42.1%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,673							27	25.2	337	8
080300006157	330	Clear Creek Middle School	Public	7-8	185 Beaver Brook Canyon Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 679-4600	87	6	13.5	28.7%	69 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.2%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)	$19,130							26.7	34.1	291	39

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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