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)
080477000688	361	Ignacio Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Ignacio Street	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	No	(970) 563-0600	155	15	10.4	65.2%	30 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	$20,336							21.3	24.8	341	20
080453000666	362	Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	407	21	19.3	82.1%	101 (24.8%)	49 (12.0%)	198 (48.6%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.6%)	$15,636							21.1	22.9	354	8
080441000645	363	Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 65th Avenue	Evans	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3600	548	32	17.1	82.5%	118 (21.5%)	17 (3.1%)	364 (66.4%)	28 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	$15,558							20.7	29.5	315	48
080267000161	364	Burlington Middle School	Public	5-8	2600 Rose Avenue	Burlington	80807	Kit Carson County	Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 346-5440	216	14	15.6	69.0%	109 (50.5%)	3 (1.4%)	94 (43.5%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$9,570							20.7	14	415	51
080336006682	365	Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	374	32	11.5	79.4%	53 (14.2%)	19 (5.1%)	267 (71.4%)	19 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$19,745							20.7	21.2	365
080480001036	366	Collegiate Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8420 South Sangre De Cristo Rd	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-7433	281	30	9.4	36.7%	191 (68.0%)	3 (1.1%)	55 (19.6%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	$10,043							20.5	43.5	240	126
080258001948	367	Belle Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9290 East 107th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 468-0160	558	9	60.9	58.1%	128 (22.9%)	12 (2.2%)	356 (63.8%)	29 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.8%)	$10,575							20.5	29	319	48
080441001615	368	Union Colony Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	2000 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 673-4546	348	19	18.5	66.4%	118 (33.9%)	8 (2.3%)	200 (57.5%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,938							20.4	23.3	349	19
080441000639	369	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	818 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3200	400	31	12.8	92.0%	51 (12.8%)	13 (3.3%)	318 (79.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,045							20.3	15.4	403	34
080441006638	370	Salida del Sol Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	111 E 26th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 347-8223	631	40	15.8	86.1%	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	611 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,306							20.1	16	401	31

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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