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Middle Schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11

At a glance

DistrictColorado Springs School District No. 1166^th of 114 Colorado districtsFull district overview →

Schools

4,301

Students

Top rankedHolmes Middle School160^th of 476 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

West Middle School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Middle School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 is home to 10 middle schools serving a combined 4,301 students across grades 6–8 (Orton Academy spans grades 2–8). The district ranks 66th out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it in the 43rd percentile with a 2-star rating. The data reveals significant internal variation: a small cluster of schools perform near or above state averages, while several others struggle with proficiency rates below 20%. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern, with every middle school exceeding the state average of 28.4%.

Holmes Middle School is the district's highest-ranked middle school, holding a 3-star rating and placing in the 66th percentile statewide. It leads the district in ELA proficiency (50.4%) and 8th-grade Science (41.8%). Jenkins Middle School is the most consistent high performer, posting the highest Math proficiency in the district (39.4%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (41.0%). North Middle School also stands out, with 49.7% ELA proficiency and the district's single highest grade-level score: 60.3% in 7th-grade ELA. Jenkins, Holmes, and North all exceed the state ELA average, while Jenkins and Holmes also exceed state averages in Math and Science. These three schools also have the lowest free/reduced lunch rates in the district.

At the other end of the spectrum, Jack Swigert Middle School is the district's lowest-ranked school (445 of 469, 0 stars), with just 14.4% ELA proficiency, 12.3% Math proficiency, and a 63.8% chronic absenteeism rate. Galileo Middle School posts similarly low outcomes, including 7.1% Math proficiency and an 82.3% free/reduced lunch rate. West Middle School has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.0) but remains academically challenged, while Sabin Middle School is a notable improver, climbing from 314th to 284th in state ranking over three years. The achievement gap is stark—a 37-point gap in ELA between Holmes and Galileo, and a 32-point gap in Math between Jenkins and Galileo. Orton Academy, with its specialized 2–8 grade span and limited data, should be interpreted separately from the traditional middle schools.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Sabin Middle School	Public	6-8	3605 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7000	540	39	13.7	65.9%	237 (43.9%)	31 (5.7%)	221 (40.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.8%)	33.6	286^th of 476 public middle schools	39.9%		33.1	290^th of 469 public middle schools	38.2%	4				26.9	30.9	39.8	32.7				27.7	21.7	29.2	26.4		30.7	$21,834
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2455 Mesa Road	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3800	600	30	19.9	45.5%	373 (62.2%)	26 (4.3%)	148 (24.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.5%)	60.3	160^th of 476 public middle schools	66.4%		70.6	121^st of 469 public middle schools	74.2%	39				41.8	58.8	51.7	50.4				31.3	39.2	44.5	37.7		41.8	$19,222
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	11.2	445^th of 476 public middle schools	6.5%		14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%	30				17.6	13.0	17.6	16.1				13.0	7.2	15.9	12.1		11.8	$22,524
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	54.4	179^th of 476 public middle schools	62.4%		60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%	20				44.6	60.3	44.4	49.7				31.7	38.9	30.9	33.8		34.6	$19,849
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5200	520	33	15.6	64.4%	236 (45.4%)	37 (7.1%)	198 (38.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	29.4	308^th of 476 public middle schools	35.3%		34.1	285^th of 469 public middle schools	39.2%	23				20.4	40.3	31.7	31.2				20.4	26.9	27.9	25.3		21.7	$19,844
West Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 West Pikes Peak Avenue	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3900	119	12	10.0	80.7%	45 (37.8%)	7 (5.9%)	54 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	15.5	414^th of 476 public middle schools	13.0%		13.2	421^st of 469 public middle schools	10.2%	7				22.0	22.9	18.8	21.0				15.4	27.3	8.5	16.0		8.5	$30,495
Jenkins Middle School	Public	6-8	6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5300	791	41	19.2	43.6%	443 (56.0%)	40 (5.1%)	217 (27.4%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.6%)	57.8	170^th of 476 public middle schools	64.3%		60.3	155^th of 469 public middle schools	67.0%	15				43.3	49.2	50.8	47.6				42.7	34.2	41.2	39.4		35.5	$17,959
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	11.9	442^nd of 476 public middle schools	7.1%		8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%	7				715.0	715.0	16.2	13.3				705.0	715.0	10.0	7.1		15.9	$24,241
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	404	29	13.7	76.5%	84 (20.8%)	35 (8.7%)	243 (60.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	10	452^nd of 476 public middle schools	5.0%		8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%	2				8.7	19.6	14.8	14.4				11.5	12.0	13.4	12.3		6.3	$21,265
Orton Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	3115 Larkspur Dr	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 313-9903	114	7	15.3	45.6%	72 (63.2%)	3 (2.6%)	21 (18.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)			706.0				700.0			705.0				4.1	703.0		$12,826

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
State Charter School Institute	0.65 mi	55	51^st
Education Reenvisioned BOCES	1.06 mi	12
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind	2.55 mi	1
El Paso County Colorado School District 49	3.51 mi	31	33^rd
Harrison School District No. 2	3.8 mi	29	83^rd

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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.

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