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Middle Schools in Harrison School District No. 2

At a glance

DistrictHarrison School District No. 283^rd of 114 Colorado districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,858

Students

Top rankedThe Vanguard School (Middle)103^rd of 476 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Panorama Middle School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Panorama Middle School 11.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Harrison School District No. 2, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, operates five middle schools—Atlas Preparatory Middle School, James Irwin Charter Middle School, Fox Meadow Middle School, Panorama Middle School, and The Vanguard School (Middle)—serving a combined 1,858 students across grades 5 through 8. The district ranks 84th out of 115 Colorado districts (27th percentile, 1 star), but this average masks dramatic variation: the strongest school performs well above state averages while the lowest-performing school sits near the bottom of Colorado's rankings.

The Vanguard School (Middle) is the clear standout, ranking 103rd statewide (78th percentile, 4 stars) with CMAS proficiency rates well above district and state averages in ELA (54.2%), Math (50.2%), and 8th grade Science (66.0%). It also posts the lowest chronic absenteeism (9.0%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (35.4%). At the other end, Panorama Middle School ranks 426th statewide (9th percentile, 0 stars) with just 19.4% ELA and 13.8% Math proficiency, alongside 49.3% chronic absenteeism and 84.7% free/reduced lunch eligibility. James Irwin Charter Middle School is the second-strongest option but is trending downward, falling from the 67th percentile in 2023–24 to the 39th percentile in 2025–26, with ELA proficiency dropping from 42.6% to 31.7%.

The achievement gap within this district is enormous: Vanguard leads Panorama by 34.8 points in ELA and leads Fox Meadow Middle School by 37.5 points in Math. Poverty and attendance track closely with outcomes—the three lowest-performing schools (Atlas Preparatory Middle School, Fox Meadow, and Panorama) all have free/reduced lunch rates above 80% and chronic absenteeism above 37%. Math is a district-wide weakness; only Vanguard exceeds the state average of 37.3%. Notably, smaller class sizes do not predict stronger results: Panorama has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.8) yet the lowest rank. For parents, Vanguard is the standout choice, James Irwin is a solid but declining option, and the remaining three schools face significant challenges around attendance, poverty, and math achievement.

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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 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
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.6	377^th of 476 public middle schools	20.8%		19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%	1		18.2	26.3	28.0	23.7		21.3	720.0	709.0	12.7		716.0	$20,681
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	339	29	11.8	84.7%	59 (17.4%)	56 (16.5%)	194 (57.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	13.3	433^rd of 476 public middle schools	9.0%		10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%	3		18.7	20.2	19.4	19.4		716.0	717.0	17.5	13.8		12.7	$22,552
James Irwin Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5525 Astrozon Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 591-2122	434	31	13.9	53.0%	144 (33.2%)	37 (8.5%)	201 (46.3%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.8%)	33.2	289^th of 476 public middle schools	39.3%		49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%	82		30.9	32.2	32.2	31.7		20.6	28.1	32.2	26.7		31.9	$10,972
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	76.6	103^rd of 476 public middle schools	78.4%		82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%	39			56.3	51.5	54.2			42.2	60.6	50.2		66.0	$5,629
Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.6	367^th of 476 public middle schools	22.9%		22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%	24	19.4	17.8	33.9	23.6	24.1	15.3	21.8	17.8	24.2	20.4	20.8	12.5	$20,926

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Division of Youth Services	1.5 mi	5
Colorado Springs School District No. 11	1.54 mi	63	66^th
State Charter School Institute	2.53 mi	55	51^st
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	2.64 mi	12	3^rd
School District No. 3	2.72 mi	18	46^th

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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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