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Best Middle Schools in Garfield County, CO

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Schools

2,041

Students

Districts

Top rankedCarbondale Middle School197^th of 476 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Riverside School up 50 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Glenwood Springs Middle School 14 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Carbondale Middle School	Public	5-8	180 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5700	362	25	14.6	48.6%	161 (44.5%)	3 (0.8%)	182 (50.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	49.9	197^th of 476 public middle schools	58.6%		44.6	219^th of 469 public middle schools	53.3%	22	32.4	39.3	36.6	37.2	36.6	28.4	37.1	33.0	44.7	36.2	39.2	40.6	$18,488
Glenwood Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Soccerfield Road	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5500	380	27	14.0	58.7%	136 (35.8%)	2 (0.5%)	235 (61.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	28.6	315^th of 476 public middle schools	33.8%		25.4	331^st of 469 public middle schools	29.4%	16		23.9	40.8	28.6	30.9		26.1	23.8	21.4	23.8		23.4	$19,273
Grand Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	0364 Siprelle Drive	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5707	264	16	16.0	63.6%	132 (50.0%)	2 (0.8%)	119 (45.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	7.7	465^th of 476 public middle schools	2.3%		8.9	447^th of 469 public middle schools	4.7%	18		9.3	12.6	16.5	12.5		708.0	6.5	9.2	709.0		8.3	$16,966
Rifle Middle School	Public	6-8	753 Railroad	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7900	552	36	15.2	56.9%	189 (34.2%)	2 (0.4%)	347 (62.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	22.9	346^th of 476 public middle schools	27.3%		20.6	360^th of 469 public middle schools	23.2%	14		30.7	35.1	18.9	28.5		19.6	23.4	16.3	19.8		15.5	$15,261
Riverside School	Public	6-8	215 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7800	483	33	14.4	40.8%	225 (46.6%)	2 (0.4%)	243 (50.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	43.5	224^th of 476 public middle schools	52.9%		35.6	274^th of 469 public middle schools	41.6%	50		36.9	54.0	37.2	43.1		29.3	28.7	31.8	29.9		27.2	$15,494

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.