Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 469)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
161	Dunstan Middle School	Public	6-8	1855 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9270	798	44	18.2	28.2%	550 (68.9%)	8 (1.0%)	168 (21.1%)	17 (2.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	$15,027							60	59.8	158	3		080480000713
162	Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	600	43	13.8	22.3%	425 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.5%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$12,833							59.9	49.9	206	44		080537006388
163	Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	540	27	20	38.3%	282 (52.2%)	4 (0.7%)	145 (26.9%)	60 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$12,648							59.6	52.4	194	31		080690006417
164	Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	315	21	15		231 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	$20,077							59.6	57.9	167	3		080480000765
165	Simla Junior High School	Public	6-8	18091 County Road 125	Simla	80835	Elbert County	Big Sandy School District No. 100J	No	No	No	No	(719) 541-2291	63	6	9.7	54.0%	51 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$14,465							58.7	66	137	28		080660001140
166	Swink Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	No	(719) 384-8103	159	10	15.4	44.0%	123 (77.4%)	1 (0.6%)	31 (19.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,772							58.2	35.7	276	110		080684001169
167	High Plains School	Public	PK, KG-8	4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9800	495	28	17.6	34.1%	335 (67.7%)	10 (2.0%)	104 (21.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	$14,061							58	70.2	123	44		080540006697
168	Nederland Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	597 Eldora Road	Nederland	80466	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4900	235	18	13.4	38.3%	208 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	$24,403							58	58.8	164	4		080249000131
169	Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	619	40	15.3	49.6%	311 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	245 (39.6%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	$20,219							57.4	45.4	233	64		080249000122
170	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 51st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1900	932	49	18.9	52.0%	407 (43.7%)	11 (1.2%)	461 (49.5%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.3%)	$14,252							56.6	41.1	242	72		080441001483

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math, CMAS Science test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Colorado Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.