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)
080336000320	331	Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	426	25	16.9	69.2%	47 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$18,792							26.7	29.2	318	13
080555006862	332	Performing Arts School on Broadway	Public	7-12	7350 North Broadway Suite 200	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	146	11	13.2	64.4%	47 (32.2%)	3 (2.1%)	90 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,566							26.7			(n/a)
080435001345	333	Mount Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	3475 Front Street	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4720	562	35	16.2	70.8%	359 (63.9%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (33.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$14,054							26.7	26.1	332	1
080669001154	334	Sterling Middle School	Public	6-8	1177 Pawnee Ave	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	No	(970) 522-1041	371	20	18.7	65.8%	240 (64.7%)	7 (1.9%)	108 (29.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,708							26.5			(n/a)
080234006736	335	Academy of Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	431 N Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 500-5252	773	50	15.4	83.8%	47 (6.1%)	121 (15.7%)	561 (72.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.6%)	$24,284							26.4	24.5	342	7
080387006693	336	Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9025	377	36	10.3	40.6%	245 (65.0%)	7 (1.9%)	100 (26.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	$8,867							26.3	30	312	24
080615001357	337	Liberty Point International School	Public	6-8	484 South Maher Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-3752	436	26	16.8	66.5%	212 (48.6%)	3 (0.7%)	190 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$12,905							26.1	18	379	42
080648001126	338	Watson Junior High School	Public	6-8	136 Fontaine Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3255	505	38	13.1	59.6%	253 (50.1%)	38 (7.5%)	160 (31.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.7%)	$14,173							26.1	30.1	309	29
080480000760	339	North Arvada Middle School	Public	6-8	7285 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0528	367	22	16.7	61.6%	175 (47.7%)	6 (1.6%)	149 (40.6%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$15,640							25.9	27.7	324	15
080573000977	340	Craig Middle School	Public	6-8	915 Yampa Avenue	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 824-3289	416	35	11.9	58.7%	291 (70.0%)	2 (0.5%)	111 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,261							25.1	19.5	372	32

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.