Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

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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
151	Eagle Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	747 East 3rd Street	Eagle	81631	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-6224	340	27	12.5	26.8%	209 (61.5%)	1 (0.3%)	114 (33.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$18,162							61.5	60.1	155	4		080354001309
152	Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	591	46	12.8	53.3%	229 (38.7%)	147 (24.9%)	168 (28.4%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$14,779							61.5	76	94	58		080336001835
153	Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6464 Peterson Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 428-4940	538	34	15.6	28.8%	258 (48.0%)	40 (7.4%)	141 (26.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	82 (15.2%)	$9,174							60.6	65.1	139	14		080387006818
154	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2575 Meadows Boulevard	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1300	660	44	15.1	25.9%	454 (68.8%)	10 (1.5%)	141 (21.4%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	$16,985							60.6	64	142	12		080345000438
155	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%)	$15,954							60.3	57.3	173	18		080306001683
156	Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	1,032	61	16.8	22.6%	817 (79.2%)	9 (0.9%)	161 (15.6%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	$10,299							60.3	66	136	20		080540006534
157	Falcon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 South Genoa Street	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-7600	701	49	14.3	36.1%	384 (54.8%)	53 (7.6%)	161 (23.0%)	40 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.6%)	$18,730							60.2	59.5	162	5		080291001672
158	Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	758	33	22.6	27.4%	335 (44.2%)	23 (3.0%)	303 (40.0%)	41 (5.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	45 (5.9%)	$12,740							60.2	57.1	176	18		080258006325
159	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%)	$18,819							60.1	55.6	182	23		080306000256
160	Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	838	56	15	55.7%	218 (26.0%)	11 (1.3%)	539 (64.3%)	42 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	$13,220							60	63.6	144	16		080002006503

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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