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John Wesley Powell Middle School

Q: Is John Wesley Powell Middle School a good school?

John Wesley Powell Middle School ranks 75 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

John Wesley Powell Middle School is a public middle school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 546 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Littleton School District No. 6, which is ranked 11th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Wesley Powell Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Colorado, with a statewide ranking between 20-75 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts. The school also excels in serving its Hispanic student population, ranking among the top 9-12 middle schools in Colorado for this subgroup over the past few years. However, the school's performance for its white student population and gifted and talented student population is more average, ranking 85th and 48th, respectively, out of Colorado middle schools in 2024-2025.

Despite the school's academic excellence, it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 15.1% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 9.49% in 2021-2022 to 22.71% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 14.8 and 18.1 over the past few years, which is generally in line with the district and state averages.

509

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,493

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 South Corona Way
Littleton, CO 80122-2926

(303) 347-7850

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Students who attend John Wesley Powell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Arapahoe High School

Feeder schools for John Wesley Powell Middle School:

Elementary:

Hopkins Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Colorado middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Colorado avg40%

75^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	80.2	75 of 469	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	75 of 485	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	59 of 480	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	46 of 448	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	30 of 369	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	22 of 458	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	24 of 418	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	31 of 424	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	20 of 400	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	37 of 436	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	90.0	32 of 461	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.6	41 of 454	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.6	56 of 425	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	53 of 422	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	45 of 409	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	83.7	48 of 377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	50 of 362	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	51 of 360	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	85.8	38 of 346	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	53 of 340	84.4%	★★★★☆
2004	83.4	47 of 336	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	68 of 347	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	69 of 350	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	47 of 363	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	44 of 326	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	41 of 254	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	26 of 352	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	22 of 315	93.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.0	8 of 126	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	3 of 134	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	5 of 121	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	9 of 218	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	12 of 199	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	11 of 169	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	13 of 220	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	10 of 165	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	67.4	46 of 244	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	78 of 222	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	67 of 352	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	68 of 357	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	63 of 356	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	48 of 328	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	22 of 249	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	20 of 343	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	23 of 317	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	81.4	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	85 of 275	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	87 of 273	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	63 of 286	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	51 of 265	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	32 of 203	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	27 of 283	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	27 of 199	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)84th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)81st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+36 vs state

English Language Arts65%+21 vs state

Math46%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 8, 2014

If your child is gifted and talented and has no struggles-academically, then most likely your child will do fine. It is when your child struggles-academically, will there be issues. Your child may feel a bit neglected and on their own in this situation. The bullying can be a bit, and the administration staff is not good with dealing. If your child attends this school, be cautious and on top of staff. You must advocate for your child closely. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	829	47	17.6	15.8%	628 (75.8%)	5 (0.6%)	103 (12.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%		83.4	64^th of 485 public middle schools	86.8%	10		73.4	58.3	66.1		62.2	54.8	58.6	56.0	$15,576
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
Goddard Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 West Berry Avenue	Littleton	80123	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	575	36	16.1	35.1%	363 (63.1%)	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.2%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	70.1	125^th of 469 public middle schools	73.3%		73	111^th of 485 public middle schools	77.1%	14	55.2	58.2	53.7	55.6	46.4	41.4	48.6	45.5	44.1	$20,114
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
Ken Caryl Middle School	Public	6-8	6509 West Ken Caryl Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4710	725	39	18.5	27.0%	509 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	143 (19.7%)	27 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	56	175^th of 469 public middle schools	62.7%		60.7	153^rd of 485 public middle schools	68.5%	22	52.9	48.6	42.4	48.1	39.3	32.2	33.7	35.2	45.5	$15,005
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Wesley Powell Middle School

Is John Wesley Powell Middle School a good school?

John Wesley Powell Middle School ranks 75^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is John Wesley Powell Middle School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

What is the racial makeup of John Wesley Powell Middle School?

Students at John Wesley Powell Middle School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend John Wesley Powell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended John Wesley Powell Middle School.

What high school do graduates of John Wesley Powell Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Wesley Powell Middle School usually go on to attend Arapahoe High School

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