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Highland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Highland Middle School is a public middle school located in Ault, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 235. The school is part of the Weld County School District No. Re-9, which is ranked 98 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Middle School faces several challenges, including underperformance on standardized tests, a relatively disadvantaged student population, and declining enrollment. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (22.7%) and Math (12.4%) are significantly lower than the state averages of 44.1% and 34.2%, respectively. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, but it has generally been in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, with a ranking of 382 out of 485 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Preston Middle School, Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School, and Windsor Middle School, Highland Middle School significantly underperforms in academic metrics and school rankings. These nearby schools, which are part of higher-performing Poudre School District R-1 and Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4, demonstrate that there is room for improvement in Highland Middle School's academic outcomes.

234

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,454

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

209 West 1st
Ault, CO 80610

(970) 834-2820

District: Weld County School District No. Re-9

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highland High School

Feeder schools for Highland Middle School:

Elementary:

Highland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

Colorado avg45%

Not ranked this year

Highland Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

93^rd of 115Weld County School District No. Re-9 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
2024	18.8	382 of 485	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	250 of 480	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	284 of 448	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	333 of 458	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	308 of 418	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	251 of 424	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	193 of 400	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	155 of 436	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.8	315 of 461	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	253 of 454	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	219 of 425	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	219 of 422	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	251 of 409	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	250 of 377	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	230 of 362	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	258 of 360	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	255 of 346	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	276 of 340	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	302 of 336	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	30.0	241 of 352	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	222 of 315	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	28.2	168 of 222	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	26.1	243 of 343	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	233 of 317	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	172 of 286	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	234 of 283	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)40th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2019)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2019)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)24th percentile~ school

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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 (2024)
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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	209 West 1st	Ault	80610	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	No	(970) 834-2820	234	17	14.1	30.8%	144 (61.5%)	2 (0.9%)	83 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)	31.1			19.1						$12,454
Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	601 1st Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3358	485	32	15.3	32.6%	344 (70.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	43.9	224^th of 469 public middle schools	52.2%		39.7	255^th of 485 public middle schools	47.4%	31	48.7	52.3	29.2	44.1	32.7	35.9	23.8	31.2	23.1	$11,543
Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	670	43	15.7	33.6%	444 (66.3%)	8 (1.2%)	190 (28.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	55.1	178^th of 469 public middle schools	62.0%		47.4	227^th of 485 public middle schools	53.2%	49	42.8			41.0	37.3			34.4	43.2	$13,153
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	818 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3200	367	23	16.0	87.7%	45 (12.3%)	11 (3.0%)	286 (77.9%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	21.1	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%		20.3	369^th of 485 public middle schools	23.9%	17	20.7	31.9	31.1	28.6	5.8	20.0	26.6	19.1	14.2	$18,679
Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	395	23	17.2	16.7%	308 (78.0%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	90.5	35^th of 469 public middle schools	92.5%		85.9	53^rd of 485 public middle schools	89.1%	18	71.0	76.6	70.2	72.6	49.2	64.6	71.7	61.5		$5,315
Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	2223 16th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3400	499	33	15.1	80.4%	73 (14.6%)	19 (3.8%)	371 (74.3%)	26 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	10.5	439^th of 469 public middle schools	6.4%		10.4	449^th of 485 public middle schools	7.4%	10	14.6	16.5	20.9	17.3	8.5	8.8	15.3	10.8	11.0	$16,364
Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	785	50	15.8	21.8%	613 (78.1%)	7 (0.9%)	135 (17.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	54.4	182^nd of 469 public middle schools	61.2%		57.2	175^th of 485 public middle schools	63.9%	7	41.4	58.8	36.8	45.3	30.9	41.2	40.6	37.4	41.3	$13,474
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 24th Avenue Court	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3000	564	31	18.4	74.1%	136 (24.1%)	18 (3.2%)	364 (64.5%)	29 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	22.1	345^th of 469 public middle schools	26.4%		24.6	344^th of 485 public middle schools	29.1%	1	14.4	36.4	40.9	30.6	12.7	17.7	20.8	17.1	14.1	$15,422
Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 65th Avenue	Evans	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3600	537	34	15.7	73.7%	106 (19.7%)	18 (3.4%)	380 (70.8%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	19	378^th of 469 public middle schools	19.4%		20.7	363^rd of 485 public middle schools	25.2%	15	27.1	31.4	33.5	30.9	10.7	12.2	16.3	13.2	16.9	$16,770
Preston Middle School	Public	6-8	4901 Corbett Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7300	568	35	16.3	29.8%	419 (73.8%)	8 (1.4%)	94 (16.5%)	22 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	72.5	112^th of 469 public middle schools	76.1%		77	86^th of 485 public middle schools	82.3%	26	53.0	60.1	57.1	56.6	42.6	45.2	60.6	49.1	42.6	$16,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Middle School

What high school do graduates of Highland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually go on to attend Highland High School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Middle School?

Students at Highland Middle School are 62% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Highland Middle School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-9

How many students attend Highland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Highland Middle School.

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