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
321	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	451 Clermont Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9680	651	35	18.8	51.9%	227 (34.9%)	106 (16.3%)	235 (36.1%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	$16,335							29.1	32.8	295	26		080336000364
322	John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	354	20	17.2	76.0%	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	246 (69.5%)	26 (7.3%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,054							28.9	33.2	292	30		080723001363
323	Rangely Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	234 Panther Way	Rangely	81648	Rio Blanco County	Rangely School District RE4	No	No	No	No	(970) 675-2253	249	19	12.8	42.2%	208 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$18,226							28.7	23.8	350	27		080618001088
324	Trinidad Middle School	Public	6-8	614 Park Street	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4411	172	10	18.1	72.7%	52 (30.2%)	1 (0.6%)	114 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$00							28	29.3	315	9		080696001204
325	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4636 Walden St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 307-1970	464	39	11.8	80.8%	28 (6.0%)	117 (25.2%)	252 (54.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$14,932							28	19.8	371	46		080336006519
326	Global Village Academy Aurora	Public, Charter	K-8	16401 E Alameda Dr	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 309-6657	802	64	12.5	77.1%	59 (7.4%)	115 (14.3%)	559 (69.7%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.1%)	$16,327							27.9	18.5	385	59		080234006318
327	Lamar Middle School	Public	6-8	104 West Park	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 336-7436	275	20	13.4	76.4%	89 (32.4%)	2 (0.7%)	178 (64.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,105							27.4	24.9	342	15		080522000861
328	Winograd K-8 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	320 North 71st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2600	691	38	18.1	65.6%	152 (22.0%)	8 (1.2%)	497 (71.9%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$14,213							27.2	33.3	291	37		080441001989
329	Belle Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9290 East 107th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 468-0160	519	8	68.1	55.3%	105 (20.2%)	15 (2.9%)	344 (66.3%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	$12,553							26.6	20.5	367	38		080258001948
330	Kiowa Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Commanche St	Kiowa	80117	Elbert County	School District No. C-2	No	No	No	No	(303) 621-2785	66	6	10.6	45.5%	55 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	$15,865							26	29.6	313	17		080501001587

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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