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)
080579000998	401	Olathe Middle/High School	Public	6-12	410 Highway 50 Business Loop	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 252-7950	497	32	15.5	64.4%	235 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (50.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,172							16			(n/a)
080612001067	402	W H Heaton Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Adair Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7420	617	35	17.8	87.8%	124 (20.1%)	15 (2.4%)	449 (72.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,595							15.9	16.7	396	6
080336006523	403	DSST: Cole Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6354	268	20	13.6	91.4%	10 (3.7%)	46 (17.2%)	197 (73.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	5 (1.9%)	$21,806							15.6	17.8	383	20
080723001247	404	Orchard Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7395 Zuni Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2300	524	35	14.9	93.1%	54 (10.3%)	14 (2.7%)	436 (83.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$17,000							15.4	24.1	345	59
080336006490	405	Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1820 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0260	603	39	15.4	87.9%	45 (7.5%)	51 (8.5%)	474 (78.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (2.0%)	$18,076							15.4	13.8	418	13
080306000242	406	Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	335	24	14	74.6%	149 (44.5%)	22 (6.6%)	127 (37.9%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.4%)	$16,659							15.3	12.6	423	17
080555002017	407	York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1600	767	41	18.8	74.8%	67 (8.7%)	6 (0.8%)	640 (83.4%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$14,525							15.2	17	392	15
080690006850	408	Five Star Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1500 E. 128th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 972-7430	494	33	14.8		185 (37.4%)	22 (4.5%)	242 (49.0%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$14,546							14.8			(n/a)
080243000093	409	Bennett Middle School	Public	6-8	455 8th Street	Bennett	80102	Adams County	Bennett School District No. 29J	No	No	No	No	(303) 644-3234	281	14	20.3	44.1%	114 (40.6%)	2 (0.7%)	138 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$8,350							14.6	18	380	29
080234006644	410	Edna and John W. Mosley P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	55 North Salida Way	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-2807	969	57	16.9	81.7%	139 (14.3%)	148 (15.3%)	574 (59.2%)	23 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (2.1%)	61 (6.3%)	$16,454							14.6	12	430	20

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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.