Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480000718	31	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	2059 Hiwan Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5020	487	25	19.1	14.0%	433 (88.9%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$14,361	92.1	89.7	40	9
080192006478	32	Village Middle School	Public, Virtual	5-8	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1940	132	9	15.1	17.4%	93 (70.5%)	3 (2.3%)	18 (13.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.1%)	$13,226	91.9	90.8	37	5
080345001962	33	Rocky Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	11033 Monarch Boulevard	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3300	1,170	63	18.6	8.3%	823 (70.3%)	12 (1.0%)	127 (10.9%)	134 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	$13,662	91.6	90.9	36	3
080531000885	34	Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	784	42	18.6	12.2%	641 (81.8%)	5 (0.6%)	68 (8.7%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	$14,876	91.5	94.8	18	16
080687001304	35	Telluride Middle School	Public	7-8	721 West Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 369-4719	122	4	32.1	30.3%	94 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$19,456	91.4	92.2	32	3
080249000125	36	Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Main Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7400	610	32	19	16.9%	485 (79.5%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (11.0%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	$17,598	90.9	82.7	66	30
080480001746	37	Manning Options School	Public	6-8	13200 West 32nd Place	Lakewood	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6340	685	31	21.7	12.1%	560 (81.8%)	10 (1.5%)	71 (10.4%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	$14,082	90.7	91.8	33	4
080666001146	38	Steamboat Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	39610 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 879-1058	479	36	13.4	21.9%	387 (80.8%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$19,080	90.3	89.3	42	4
080249006716	39	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	754	40	18.6	11.1%	524 (69.5%)	10 (1.3%)	72 (9.5%)	64 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.0%)	$17,093	89.9	79.8	83	44
080291000207	40	West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	986	56	17.5	18.6%	670 (68.0%)	24 (2.4%)	147 (14.9%)	50 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.9%)	$14,363	89.1	87.2	49	9

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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)
080480000718	31	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	2059 Hiwan Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5020	487	25	19.1	14.0%	433 (88.9%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$14,361							92.1	89.7	40	9
080192006478	32	Village Middle School	Public, Virtual	5-8	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1940	132	9	15.1	17.4%	93 (70.5%)	3 (2.3%)	18 (13.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.1%)	$13,226							91.9	90.8	37	5
080345001962	33	Rocky Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	11033 Monarch Boulevard	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3300	1,170	63	18.6	8.3%	823 (70.3%)	12 (1.0%)	127 (10.9%)	134 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	$13,662							91.6	90.9	36	3
080531000885	34	Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	784	42	18.6	12.2%	641 (81.8%)	5 (0.6%)	68 (8.7%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	$14,876							91.5	94.8	18	16
080687001304	35	Telluride Middle School	Public	7-8	721 West Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 369-4719	122	4	32.1	30.3%	94 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$19,456							91.4	92.2	32	3
080249000125	36	Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Main Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7400	610	32	19	16.9%	485 (79.5%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (11.0%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	$17,598							90.9	82.7	66	30
080480001746	37	Manning Options School	Public	6-8	13200 West 32nd Place	Lakewood	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6340	685	31	21.7	12.1%	560 (81.8%)	10 (1.5%)	71 (10.4%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	$14,082							90.7	91.8	33	4
080666001146	38	Steamboat Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	39610 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 879-1058	479	36	13.4	21.9%	387 (80.8%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$19,080							90.3	89.3	42	4
080249006716	39	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	754	40	18.6	11.1%	524 (69.5%)	10 (1.3%)	72 (9.5%)	64 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.0%)	$17,093							89.9	79.8	83	44
080291000207	40	West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	986	56	17.5	18.6%	670 (68.0%)	24 (2.4%)	147 (14.9%)	50 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.9%)	$14,363							89.1	87.2	49	9