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Newton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Newton Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Centennial, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 784 students. The school is part of the Littleton School District No. 6, which is ranked 11th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Newton Middle School consistently ranks among the top 30-50 middle schools in Colorado, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) exams are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Newton Middle School had 69.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.9% for the Littleton School District and 44.8% for the state of Colorado. In math, Newton Middle School had 65.4% of students proficient or better, compared to 54.3% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th-grade science, with 63.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 57.8% for the district and 36.4% for the state.

While Newton Middle School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Littleton School District and other districts, including Goddard Middle School, John Wesley Powell Middle School, and Euclid Middle School, some schools like Campus Middle School (Cherry Creek School District) and Mountain Ridge Middle School (Douglas County School District) also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or even exceeding those of Newton Middle School.

781

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,368

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 East Arapahoe Road
Centennial, CO 80122-2174

(303) 347-7900

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Feeder schools for Newton Middle School:

Elementary:

Lois Lenski Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (67% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg58%

Colorado avg40%

34^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Littleton School District No. 6

11^th of 115Littleton School District No. 6 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	90.7	34 of 469	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	34 of 485	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	18 of 480	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	28 of 448	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	22 of 369	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	49 of 458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	45 of 418	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	55 of 424	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	35 of 400	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	75.1	70 of 436	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	61 of 461	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	98 of 454	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	73 of 425	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	99 of 422	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	89 of 409	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	79 of 377	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	71.6	89 of 362	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	79 of 360	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	85 of 346	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	89 of 340	73.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	69 of 336	79.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	32 of 347	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	23 of 350	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	13 of 363	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	28 of 326	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	18 of 254	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	25 of 352	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	38 of 315	87.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	28 of 132	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	21 of 126	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	18 of 134	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	19 of 121	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	17 of 218	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	43 of 244	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	38 of 240	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	34 of 352	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	39 of 357	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	21 of 328	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	74 of 343	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	42 of 317	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	67.3	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	43 of 275	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	38 of 273	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	19 of 286	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	29 of 265	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	15 of 203	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	58 of 283	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	44 of 199	77.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2022)67th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+25 vs state

Math65%+30 vs state

Science64%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Newton Middle 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
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	781	40	19.5	12.5%	642 (82.2%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	90.7	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%		91.5	34^th of 485 public middle schools	93.0%		63.5	70.3	75.6	69.8	55.6	70.6	70.3	65.4	63.9	$15,368
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	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%		89.1	40^th of 485 public middle schools	91.8%	10	70.6	70.4	72.8	71.1	65.1	56.7	69.0	63.5	68.2	$16,531
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%		80.4	75^th of 485 public middle schools	84.5%		55.6	67.6	71.5	65.3	40.6	46.7	50.0	45.9	72.3	$17,493
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%		70.1	125^th of 485 public middle schools	74.2%	33	60.8	70.6	56.5	62.7	42.5	50.8	45.3	46.3	50.3	$15,940
Cresthill Middle School	Public	7-8	9195 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2800	558	35	15.9	26.0%	356 (63.8%)	13 (2.3%)	117 (21.0%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	82.3	63^rd of 469 public middle schools	86.6%		78.9	80^th of 485 public middle schools	83.5%	17		68.9	60.3	64.6		52.4	60.5	56.5	47.8	$18,171
Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,311	75	17.3	21.6%	722 (55.1%)	53 (4.0%)	184 (14.0%)	245 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	98 (7.5%)	90.3	36^th of 469 public middle schools	92.3%		93.4	25^th of 485 public middle schools	94.8%	11	63.4	73.8	69.9	68.7	58.9	64.6	70.6	64.0	63.6	$15,992
Englewood Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7817	210	20	10.6	72.9%	83 (39.5%)	12 (5.7%)	99 (47.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	19.9	367^th of 469 public middle schools	21.7%		12.1	437^th of 485 public middle schools	9.9%	70		33.3	22.2	28.2		16.8	16.5	16.7	20.9	$19,041
Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	72.1	114^th of 469 public middle schools	75.7%		73.6	105^th of 485 public middle schools	78.4%	9	45.8	45.2	75.0	55.1			56.3	34.7	59.4	$13,472
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	8600 East Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9500	775	49	15.9	67.4%	171 (22.1%)	113 (14.6%)	409 (52.8%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.1%)	18.1	383^rd of 469 public middle schools	18.3%		16.3	397^th of 485 public middle schools	18.1%	14	25.3	31.0	23.1	26.7	13.4	17.7	14.7	15.4	19.4	$17,409
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	10590 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1800	752	46	16.3	14.6%	571 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	91 (12.1%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	90.2	37^th of 469 public middle schools	92.1%		84.3	61^st of 485 public middle schools	87.4%	24		81.1	66.8	74.2		62.4	59.3	60.9	57.3	$16,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton Middle School

How many students attend Newton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Newton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Newton Middle School?

Students at Newton Middle School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Newton Middle School a good school?

Yes. Newton Middle School ranks in the top 7.2% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Newton Middle School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

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