Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	518	32	16	17.2%	370 (71.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$9,074	75.1	76.9	88	13	080480001807
102	DC Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 East Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-3311	547	29	19.1	9.7%	372 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (15.2%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.1%)	$13,008	75			(n/a)	080345001581
103	Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	400	24	16.7	16.0%	304 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$12,703	74.9	73.3	109	6	080387001844
104	Chinook Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	9750 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1576	1,075	58	18.5	16.9%	653 (60.7%)	48 (4.5%)	185 (17.2%)	65 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	115 (10.7%)	$11,952	74.6	78.9	81	23	080192006788
105	Lincoln Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7180 Oak Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-5363	824	47	17.4	28.4%	613 (74.4%)	7 (0.8%)	137 (16.6%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	$11,050	74.5	72.5	114	9	080480001605
106	Webber Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7800	728	42	17.3	34.9%	528 (72.5%)	12 (1.6%)	150 (20.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	$18,476	74.2	76.4	90	16	080399006162
107	Westview Middle School	Public	6-8	1651 Airport Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 772-3134	621	34	18.4	36.1%	439 (70.7%)	6 (1.0%)	145 (23.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$17,752	73.5	71.2	121	14	080537006198
108	Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	581	38	15.2	10.8%	468 (80.6%)	5 (0.9%)	47 (8.1%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$13,299	73.4	54.1	190	82	080537006530
109	West Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	9449 South Barnes Street	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3056	499	26	19.3	22.0%	426 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$16,664	73.4	80.4	74	35	080480000795
110	Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	247	17	14.6	58.3%	201 (81.4%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	$16,513	73.3	84.4	60	50	080333001337
111	Oberon Middle School	Public	6-8	7300 Quail Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2020	704	36	19.5	28.3%	540 (76.7%)	3 (0.4%)	128 (18.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$15,924	73.1	68.4	131	20	080480001283
112	Preston Middle School	Public	6-8	4901 Corbett Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7300	568	35	16.3	29.8%	419 (73.8%)	8 (1.4%)	94 (16.5%)	22 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$19,027	72.5	77	86	26	080399001091
113	New Vision Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	299 Peridot Ave	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 593-6827	1,005	51	19.6	21.5%	811 (80.7%)	2 (0.2%)	132 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.0%)	$11,023	72.2	69.1	128	15	080540002006
114	Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	$11,951	72.1	73.6	105	9	080378001772
115	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	382	24	16.1	2.4%	297 (77.7%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$12,809	72	71.5	120	5	080000400709
116	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1905 Orchard Place	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8260	406	27	15.2	26.8%	350 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	$19,789	71.4	74.3	102	14	080399006334
117	Barone Middle School	Public	6-8	Bob Tucker Drive	Meeker	81641	Rio Blanco County	Meeker School District Re1	No	No	No	No	(970) 878-9060	163	10	16.2	30.7%	132 (81.0%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$15,029	71.2	73.8	103	14	080561000966
118	Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	950 Massachusetts Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7400	448	28	15.9	17.4%	344 (76.8%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	$16,920	71	60.9	151	33	080540001354
119	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	852	56	15.2		661 (77.6%)	8 (0.9%)	86 (10.1%)	66 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$10,576	70.8	57.7	171	52	080002006760
120	Manitou Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	415 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2127	275	24	11.7	36.7%	223 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	$18,771	70.6	48	224	104	080549000945
121	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%)	$19,222	70.6	55.3	183	62	080306000241
122	Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	490	30	16.5	34.3%	315 (64.3%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.1%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$21,740	70.3	56.9	179	57	080249000102
123	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 West 135th Avenue	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5200	853	46	18.6	32.7%	503 (59.0%)	7 (0.8%)	252 (29.5%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	$15,756	70.1	72.7	113	10	080690001194
124	Cimarron Middle	Public	6-8	12130 Canterberry Pkwy	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0120	1,052	56	18.8	14.7%	755 (71.8%)	21 (2.0%)	153 (14.5%)	38 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.8%)	$16,417	70.1	67.3	134	10	080345006404
125	Goddard Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 West Berry Avenue	Littleton	80123	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	575	36	16.1	35.1%	363 (63.1%)	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.2%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$20,761	70.1	73	111	14	080531000879
126	Timnath Middle-High School	Public	6-12	4700 East Prospect Road	Timnath	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 419-3400	1,456	79	18.3	19.4%	1,093 (75.1%)	21 (1.4%)	248 (17.0%)	34 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.4%)	$18,518	70	68.5	130	4	080399006866
127	Aspen Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Aspen Creek Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8000	844	47	18	25.0%	603 (71.4%)	7 (0.8%)	144 (17.1%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.0%)	$20,191	69.9	71.6	119	8	080249001758
128	Parker Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	15035 Compark Blvd	Englewood	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 709-7400	638	37	17.4	27.0%	355 (55.6%)	34 (5.3%)	170 (26.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (9.2%)	$13,683	69.9	63.8	143	15	080345006690
129	Drake Junior High School	Public	6-8	12550 West 52nd Avenue	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1510	1,002	51	19.6	18.9%	782 (78.0%)	12 (1.2%)	139 (13.9%)	22 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	$15,835	69.9	77	87	42	080480000712
130	Colorado STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 429-7836	415	22	19.2	51.8%	154 (37.1%)	2 (0.5%)	205 (49.4%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$15,747	69.7	80.5	73	57	080723006567
131	Falcon Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	8449 South Garrison Street	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9900	567	29	19.8	18.9%	431 (76.0%)	3 (0.5%)	90 (15.9%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (4.9%)	$16,640	69.4	72.7	112	19	080480001970
132	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	146	16	9.3	63.7%	108 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,863	69.3	50.7	202	70	080642001116
133	Infinity Middle School	Public	6-8	25100 E Belleview Avenue	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6000	1,020	60	16.8	22.9%	516 (50.6%)	99 (9.7%)	183 (17.9%)	94 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (12.5%)	$15,910	69.2	59.4	163	30	080291006728
134	Twin Peaks Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-7286	879	57	15.3	38.8%	532 (60.5%)	13 (1.5%)	255 (29.0%)	32 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.8%)	$13,841	67.6	75.7	96	38	080537001572
135	Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	316	21	15.4	53.2%	246 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$15,717	67.4	53.5	191	56	080279001433
136	Fox Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	26301 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4700	966	56	17.3	17.9%	545 (56.4%)	80 (8.3%)	166 (17.2%)	87 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	$18,289	67.2	70.7	122	14	080291006367
137	Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	250	14	18.3	34.0%	191 (76.4%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	$10,353	66.9	61.8	146	9	080279001538
138	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	21500 East Dry Creek Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2400	868	52	16.5	37.8%	418 (48.2%)	85 (9.8%)	176 (20.3%)	95 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.6%)	$17,693	66.5	64.9	140	2	080291001711
139	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	541	31	17.4	10.9%	421 (77.8%)	12 (2.2%)	55 (10.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$12,427	66.4	50.3	204	65	080582001536
140	Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	805	51	15.9	26.8%	512 (63.6%)	21 (2.6%)	176 (21.9%)	25 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.0%)	$16,814	66.1	55	184	44	080345001582
141	Discovery Magnet School	Public	K-8	4949 E. 147th Ave.	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 655-6260	692	36	19	23.4%	392 (56.6%)	11 (1.6%)	218 (31.5%)	39 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$13,132	64.8	61.3	148	7	080258006875
142	Timberview Middle School	Public	6-8	8680 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3600	837	51	16.5	31.8%	545 (65.1%)	25 (3.0%)	179 (21.4%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.0%)	$13,554	64.5	57.8	170	28	080192001462
143	Limon Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	874 F Avenue	Limon	80828	Lincoln County	Limon School District No. Re 4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 775-2350	233	16	14.8	43.8%	174 (74.7%)	3 (1.3%)	47 (20.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	$18,057	63.9	61.3	147	4	080528000871
144	Sagewood Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Fox Sparrow Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4300	816	49	16.6	17.0%	599 (73.4%)	12 (1.5%)	126 (15.4%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.1%)	$17,730	63.6	59.9	157	13	080345000443
145	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9150 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3200	690	44	15.8	35.2%	398 (57.7%)	28 (4.1%)	169 (24.5%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.1%)	$14,252	63.5	67.7	133	12	080192001593
146	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,887	100	18.8	33.9%	1,036 (54.9%)	18 (1.0%)	598 (31.7%)	121 (6.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.7%)	$12,874	63.1	55.7	181	35	080002000727
147	Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	533	43	12.5	27.8%	407 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$11,719	62.9	52.2	198	51	080480006311
148	Littleton Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5301 S. Bannock St.	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 734-1995	498	36	13.6	27.1%	334 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.3%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	$16,746	62.3	64.4	141	7	080531001626
149	Wayne Carle Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 W 100th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9070	438	24	17.8	21.2%	315 (71.9%)	2 (0.5%)	89 (20.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$17,260	62.2	63.5	145	4	080480002036
150	Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7114 West Jefferson Avenue	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 986-5791	774	45	17.1		477 (61.6%)	10 (1.3%)	235 (30.4%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	$9,284	61.8	57	178	28	080480006643
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%)	$19,170	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%)	$15,050	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%)	$12,155	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%)	$18,580	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%)	$17,959	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%)	$11,177	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%)	$21,278	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%)	$13,388	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%)	$19,849	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%)	$14,349	60	63.6	144	16	080002006503
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%)	$16,058	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%)	$13,547	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%)	$13,406	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%)	$20,574	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%)	$15,785	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%)	$17,414	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%)	$16,333	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%)	$26,795	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%)	$22,139	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%)	$16,332	56.6	41.1	242	72	080441001483
171	Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Mitchell Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4750	852	55	15.4	25.6%	583 (68.4%)	11 (1.3%)	194 (22.8%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.3%)	$18,003	56.6	57.1	177	6	080345006371
172	Gilpin County Undivided High School	Public	6-12	10595 Highway 119	Black Hawk	80422	Gilpin County	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 582-3444	200	17	11.7	38.0%	158 (79.0%)	2 (1.0%)	22 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	$20,821	56.3	49.2	211	39	080423001298
173	East Grand Middle School	Public	6-8	251 West Diamond	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-3382	304	23	13.5	30.6%	225 (74.0%)	2 (0.7%)	68 (22.4%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,417	56.2	67	135	38	080432001343
174	Hotchkiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Lorah Lane	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 872-3325	297	22	13.8	49.2%	236 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$15,834	56.1	49.5	209	35	080333000299
175	Ken Caryl Middle School	Public	6-8	6509 West Ken Caryl Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4710	725	39	18.5	27.0%	509 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	143 (19.7%)	27 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	$16,162	56	60.7	153	22	080480000742
176	West Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6905 8th St	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-3671	329	21	15.7	52.3%	156 (47.4%)	1 (0.3%)	166 (50.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,181	55.9	47.5	225	49	080441006504
177	Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	969	54	17.8	33.5%	433 (44.7%)	139 (14.3%)	206 (21.3%)	87 (9.0%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (9.8%)	$17,385	55.9	55.8	180	3	080291001878
178	Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	670	43	15.7	33.6%	444 (66.3%)	8 (1.2%)	190 (28.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	$14,931	55.1	47.4	227	49	080735006427
179	New Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7899 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 283-1731	628	37	17.2	37.9%	386 (61.5%)	22 (3.5%)	135 (21.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.6%)	$14,290	55.1			(n/a)	080192006745
180	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	971	40	24.5	33.5%	714 (73.5%)	20 (2.1%)	164 (16.9%)	29 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	$12,307	54.8	45.1	234	54	080002006542
181	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	491	28	17.2	87.6%	414 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$12,523	54.7	57.5	172	9	080435001980
182	Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	785	50	15.8	21.8%	613 (78.1%)	7 (0.9%)	135 (17.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	$14,678	54.4	57.2	175	7	080735001265
183	Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	534	33	16.1	65.2%	165 (30.9%)	13 (2.4%)	330 (61.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$15,182	54.4	57.9	166	17	080612001046
184	Aurora Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10251 East 1st Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 367-5983	536	40	13.4	73.9%	49 (9.1%)	272 (50.7%)	173 (32.3%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$14,334	54.2	60.8	152	32	080234001759
185	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11500 W. 84th Ave	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-2295	445	31	14.4	24.5%	328 (73.7%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	$14,212	54	72.5	115	70	080480001508
186	Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2700 S Lemay Ave	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 545-6650	621	36	17.2		527 (84.9%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (10.3%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$9,923	53.7	52.1	199	13	080002006796
187	Coal Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Booth Drive	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-4176	727	37	19.6	31.9%	455 (62.6%)	4 (0.6%)	218 (30.0%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.7%)	$17,104	53.7	52.3	196	9	080537001774
188	Buena Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	549 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7060	211	19	10.9	32.2%	173 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,212	53.5	30.7	306	118	080264000158
189	Escalante Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Baker Lane	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-9491	461	35	13.1	42.7%	286 (62.0%)	8 (1.7%)	111 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$20,006	53.2			(n/a)	080348000456
190	Mountain Song Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2904 West Kiowa Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 203-6364	324	25	13.1	47.2%	192 (59.3%)	4 (1.2%)	80 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.6%)	$16,058	53.1			(n/a)	080002006589
191	Boltz Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Boltz Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 472-3700	551	41	13.4	49.2%	331 (60.1%)	9 (1.6%)	173 (31.4%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$21,276	52.9	49	215	24	080399000523
192	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	6-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	196	15	13.1	26.0%	153 (78.1%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$21,881	52.6	50.6	203	11	080002006779
193	Blevins Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South Taft Hill Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4000	363	29	12.6	52.1%	241 (66.4%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (24.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$23,539	52.2	53.2	192	1	080399000522
194	Wellington Middle-High School	Public	6-12	4001 Wilson Avenue	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6600	1,173	71	16.5	39.6%	882 (75.2%)	6 (0.5%)	219 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.8%)	$18,525	51.6	39.6	257	63	080399000551
195	Craver Middle School	Public	6-8	4850 Crow Cut Off Road	Colorado City	81019	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 676-3030	158	8	18.8	44.3%	118 (74.7%)	2 (1.3%)	22 (13.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.9%)	$14,034	51.4	36.5	269	74	080615001074
196	Orchard Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	2736 Unaweep Ave #a	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6320	560	35	15.9	58.9%	389 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$16,017	50.8	52.3	197	1	080435000619
197	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,106	71	15.6	37.0%	531 (48.0%)	109 (9.9%)	271 (24.5%)	74 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.2%)	$17,737	50.7	42.5	237	40	080291000034
198	Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	395	27	14.6	27.1%	261 (66.1%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	$12,704	50.6	49.3	210	12	080483002029
199	Mountain Sage Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2310 East Prospect Road Suite	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 568-5456	265	17	15.9	26.0%	216 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	$13,906	50.3	69	129	70	080399006573
200	Sproul Junior High School	Public	6-8	235 Sumac Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3215	504	35	14.4	46.8%	225 (44.6%)	41 (8.1%)	171 (33.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	46 (9.1%)	$16,469	50.1	49.1	212	12	080648001125

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