Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080249006199	41	Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	361	25	14.6	13.0%	295 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	$12,692	89.1	88.6	43	2
080558000963	42	McClave Undivided High School	Public	7-12	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4517	104	8	12.6	43.3%	78 (75.0%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,509	89			(n/a)
080615000632	43	The Connect Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	104 West 7th	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 542-0224	253	14	17.6		110 (43.5%)	1 (0.4%)	124 (49.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$7,994	88.9	92.2	31	12
080399006762	44	Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	163	14	11.7		138 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,819	88.5			(n/a)
080306006456	45	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	280	23	12.4	34.3%	198 (70.7%)	3 (1.1%)	55 (19.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$9,794	88.2	88.2	47	2
080537000912	46	Lyons Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 McConnell Drive	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6631	352	24	14.5	18.2%	295 (83.8%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$17,671	88	82.9	65	19
080192006616	47	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1810	849	48	17.6	16.7%	564 (66.4%)	26 (3.1%)	124 (14.6%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	64 (7.5%)	$11,385	87.5	90.5	38	9
080336000379	48	Merrill Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 South Monroe Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0600	604	34	17.5	36.1%	346 (57.3%)	32 (5.3%)	163 (27.0%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	$15,866	87.1	86	53	5
080621006166	49	Ridgway Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	80	7	11.2	28.8%	62 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	$11,850	87	83.8	61	12
080192001931	50	The Classical Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	441	32	13.9	11.8%	350 (79.4%)	7 (1.6%)	44 (10.0%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$7,077	87	86.2	52	2

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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.
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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)
080249006199	41	Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	361	25	14.6	13.0%	295 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	$12,692							89.1	88.6	43	2
080558000963	42	McClave Undivided High School	Public	7-12	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4517	104	8	12.6	43.3%	78 (75.0%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,509							89			(n/a)
080615000632	43	The Connect Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	104 West 7th	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 542-0224	253	14	17.6		110 (43.5%)	1 (0.4%)	124 (49.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$7,994							88.9	92.2	31	12
080399006762	44	Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	163	14	11.7		138 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,819							88.5			(n/a)
080306006456	45	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	280	23	12.4	34.3%	198 (70.7%)	3 (1.1%)	55 (19.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$9,794							88.2	88.2	47	2
080537000912	46	Lyons Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 McConnell Drive	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6631	352	24	14.5	18.2%	295 (83.8%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$17,671							88	82.9	65	19
080192006616	47	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1810	849	48	17.6	16.7%	564 (66.4%)	26 (3.1%)	124 (14.6%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	64 (7.5%)	$11,385							87.5	90.5	38	9
080336000379	48	Merrill Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 South Monroe Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0600	604	34	17.5	36.1%	346 (57.3%)	32 (5.3%)	163 (27.0%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	$15,866							87.1	86	53	5
080621006166	49	Ridgway Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	80	7	11.2	28.8%	62 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	$11,850							87	83.8	61	12
080192001931	50	The Classical Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	441	32	13.9	11.8%	350 (79.4%)	7 (1.6%)	44 (10.0%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$7,077							87	86.2	52	2