Best Middle Schools in Colorado

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Colorado middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Colorado test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
080555002021	391	Monterey Community School	Public	K-8	2210 McElwain Blvd	Denver	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1360	427	21	20.3	82.0%	59 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	350 (82.0%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,630							17.8	11.6	435	44
080234006732	392	Vega Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1345 Macon Street	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 390-6975	557	27	20.6	96.8%	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.8%)	321 (57.6%)	168 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	$15,564							17.7	10.6	448	56
080405001281	393	Fort Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Education Avenue	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-8253	772	49	15.6	70.6%	207 (26.8%)	30 (3.9%)	512 (66.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$10,858							17.3	17.6	386	7
080507000829	394	West Grand Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	715 Kinsey Avenue	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 724-1000	271	20	13.7	41.7%	198 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,749							17.2	13.2	419	25
080234006399	395	AXL Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14100 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 377-0758	400	28	14.2	77.8%	79 (19.8%)	116 (29.0%)	166 (41.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.5%)	$13,161							16.9	17.9	382	13
080435000598	396	Bookcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	2935 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6220	565	40	14	72.0%	267 (47.3%)	3 (0.5%)	261 (46.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$16,760							16.4	22.8	356	40
080336000361	397	Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	8600 East Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9500	700	41	17.1	69.7%	160 (22.9%)	115 (16.4%)	343 (49.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.9%)	$17,294							16.3	24	346	51
080234001322	398	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	17600 East Columbia Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-6570	653	40	16.3	77.3%	154 (23.6%)	108 (16.5%)	305 (46.7%)	30 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	49 (7.5%)	$17,942							16.2	13.9	416	18
080336006746	399	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	452	31	14.3		20 (4.4%)	88 (19.5%)	318 (70.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,961							16.2	23.5	347	52
080555002007	400	Explore Pk-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	10310 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	579	29	20	64.2%	135 (23.3%)	4 (0.7%)	386 (66.7%)	31 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	$13,603							16	21.7	362	38

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Colorado

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CO student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Disabled Students Gifted and Talented Students

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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