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Kearney Middle School

Q: Is Kearney Middle School a good school?

Kearney Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kearney Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Kearney Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kearney Middle School?

Students at Kearney Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Kearney Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kearney Middle School usually go on to attend Adams City High School

Public Grades 7-8

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Kearney Middle School is a public middle school located in Commerce City, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 634 students. The school is part of School District No. 14, which is ranked 115 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kearney Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Kearney Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and its own district on standardized tests, with only 9.2% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and 6.1% proficient in CMAS Math, compared to state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 6.7% in recent years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 48.9%. These issues appear to be systemic challenges in the district and surrounding area, as nearby schools like Adams City Middle School and Victory Preparatory Academy also perform poorly.

However, some other nearby schools, such as the McAuliffe International School, Denver Green School Northfield, and various Denver Public Schools campuses, significantly outperform Kearney Middle School and the surrounding district. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Kearney Middle School, ranging from 84.46% to 86.75%, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income community, which may be a significant driver of the school's academic struggles.

397

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,917

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6160 Kearney Street
Commerce City, CO 80022-3434

(303) 287-0261

District: School District N. 14

Students who attend Kearney Middle School usually attend:

High:

Adams City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

8.8%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg10%

Colorado avg40%

462^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the School District N. 14

115^th of 115School District N. 14 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	462 of 469	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	471 of 480	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	441 of 448	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	420 of 458	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	367 of 418	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	383 of 424	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	377 of 400	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	418 of 461	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	409 of 454	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	389 of 425	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	363 of 422	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	349 of 409	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	322 of 377	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	324 of 362	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	330 of 360	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	321 of 346	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	312 of 340	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	311 of 336	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	5.0	362 of 363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	324 of 326	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	322 of 352	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	275 of 315	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	198 of 198	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	168 of 169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	183 of 220	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	240 of 241	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	238 of 241	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	193 of 197	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	201 of 240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	351 of 352	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	356 of 357	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	356 of 356	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	319 of 328	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	329 of 343	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	304 of 317	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-36 vs state

Science8%-29 vs state

Math6%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Kearney Middle School	Public	7-8	6160 Kearney Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 287-0261	397	30	13.3	85.9%	35 (8.8%)	8 (2.0%)	349 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.3	462^nd of 469 public middle schools	1.5%		5.9	476^th of 485 public middle schools	1.9%	14			6.8	11.3	9.2				6.5	5.7	6.1		7.8	$20,917
Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	166	6	28.3	85.5%	10 (6.0%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	39.3	248^th of 469 public middle schools	47.1%		41.6	241^st of 485 public middle schools	50.3%	7		47.8	53.2	46.3	48.8			32.6	12.8	14.9	19.4		26.2	$14,513
Adams City Middle School	Public	7-8	4451 East 72nd Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-5881	296	25	11.9	90.9%	29 (9.8%)	6 (2.0%)	259 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.1	464^th of 469 public middle schools	1.1%		4.8	482^nd of 485 public middle schools	0.6%	18			12.2	13.0	12.6				3.1	5.2	4.2		6.6	$22,572
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	8499 East Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 802-4120	468	33	14.3	68.8%	51 (10.9%)	86 (18.4%)	289 (61.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	31.4	304^th of 469 public middle schools	35.2%		22.7	356^th of 485 public middle schools	26.6%	52		42.4	44.8	28.6	39.0			25.2	19.4	19.5	21.5		22.0	$11,306
Denver Green School Northfield	Public	6-8	5677 N Galena St	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8200	558	31	18.1	24.0%	340 (60.9%)	51 (9.1%)	99 (17.7%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%		96	15^th of 485 public middle schools	96.9%	2		79.3	76.2	84.7	80.1			71.1	69.8	73.5	71.5		68.2	$15,858
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	451	35	12.8	80.7%	22 (4.9%)	84 (18.6%)	316 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%		16.2	399^th of 485 public middle schools	17.7%	62		29.5	29.7	26.7	28.5			27.9	16.4	28.8	24.4		14.8	$11,576
McAuliffe International School	Public	6-8	2540 Holly St	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1540	1,329	67	19.7	27.5%	760 (57.2%)	160 (12.0%)	238 (17.9%)	36 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.6%)	94.6	22^nd of 469 public middle schools	95.3%		94.2	20^th of 485 public middle schools	95.9%	2		70.9	75.7	74.9	73.9			66.8	71.3	80.1	72.8		67.9	$15,947
Global Intermediate Academy	Public	4-8	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1930	346	18	19.2	80.3%	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		13.1	431^st of 485 public middle schools	11.1%	3	34.0		30.0	10.5	18.1	11.8	36.0		8.6		11.0	14.0	11.7	$15,949
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	282	24	11.8	86.2%	10 (3.5%)	64 (22.7%)	197 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	12	430^th of 469 public middle schools	8.3%		15.6	403^rd of 485 public middle schools	16.9%	27		20.5	19.8	25.9	22.0			6.7	7.2	10.6	8.2		16.5	$13,612
DSST: Montview Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	463	29	15.9	76.9%	38 (8.2%)	188 (40.6%)	192 (41.5%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	30	314^th of 469 public middle schools	33.0%		36.7	267^th of 485 public middle schools	44.9%	47		34.0	36.8	26.6	32.6			26.8	29.4	25.8	27.3		17.4	$11,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Kearney Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kearney Middle School?

Students at Kearney Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Kearney Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Kearney Middle School.

What district is Kearney Middle School in?

School District N. 14

Is Kearney Middle School a good school?

Kearney Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Colorado middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Kearney Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kearney Middle School usually go on to attend Adams City High School

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