Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
201	Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	1047 Camino De Bravo	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-1175	565	31	18	45.1%	286 (50.6%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (41.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	$12,832	50.1	45.9	230	29	080615001714
202	Centauri Middle School	Public	6-8	17891 Us Hwy 285	La Jara	81140	Conejos County	North Conejos School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 274-4301	211	16	13.1	64.5%	98 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,061	50			(n/a)	080510000842
203	Summit Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11809 West Coal Mine Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9013	851	44	19.5	24.3%	566 (66.5%)	10 (1.2%)	185 (21.7%)	31 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.1%)	$15,836	49.9	57.2	174	29	080480001054
204	Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	608	32	19.1	33.1%	312 (51.3%)	26 (4.3%)	176 (28.9%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (11.3%)	$12,365	49.8	40	252	48	080387006386
205	Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	443	26	16.8	39.3%	245 (55.3%)	9 (2.0%)	140 (31.6%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	$17,011	49.6	47.2	228	23	080480001384
206	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,697	116	14.6	15.5%	949 (55.9%)	85 (5.0%)	406 (23.9%)	61 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	183 (10.8%)	$12,384	49.2	54.7	187	19	080387002027
207	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%)	$10,972	49.1	59.7	159	48	080453001964
208	Foundations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	340 South 45th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 659-9519	763	16	47.9	36.2%	386 (50.6%)	4 (0.5%)	342 (44.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$13,298	48.8	49.1	214	6	080258006465
209	Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	757	45	17	26.2%	493 (65.1%)	7 (0.9%)	201 (26.6%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$13,942	48.7	34.6	280	71	080540006819
210	Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 E Longs Peak St	Brighton	80601	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	305	17	18		200 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$11,811	48.1			(n/a)	080002006876
211	Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	No	(719) 657-4050	173	15	11.8	51.4%	66 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,351	47.7	41.6	240	29	080330000290
212	Wray Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	322	21	15	56.2%	193 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,299	47.5	50.1	205	7	080001701818
213	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	Public, Charter	6-12	4405 North Chestnut St Suite D	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 955-4675	677	48	14	39.0%	404 (59.7%)	31 (4.6%)	151 (22.3%)	14 (2.1%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (10.0%)	$10,963	46.5	42.4	238	25	080002006310
214	Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 Windom Peak Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5566	862	53	16.2	44.0%	389 (45.1%)	73 (8.5%)	249 (28.9%)	37 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.3%)	$16,517	46.2	52.4	195	19	080387001799
215	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	871	63	13.9		659 (75.7%)	14 (1.6%)	132 (15.2%)	22 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)	$11,129	45.7	39.8	254	39	080002006305
216	Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	461	27	17.3	61.6%	105 (22.8%)	4 (0.9%)	313 (67.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$13,866	45.4	40.7	245	29	080002001569
217	Haxtun Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 West Powell Street	Haxtun	80731	Phillips County	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	No	No	No	No	(970) 774-6111	142	12	12.1	32.4%	126 (88.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,456	45.1	42.9	236	19	080456000674
218	South Park Middle School	Public	6-8	640 Hathaway Street	Fairplay	80440	Park County	Park County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 836-4406	87	7	11.6	42.5%	64 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (21.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$22,279	44.6	57.9	168	50	080384000622
219	Carbondale Middle School	Public	5-8	180 Snowmass Drive	Carbondale	81623	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5700	362	25	14.6	48.6%	161 (44.5%)	3 (0.8%)	182 (50.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$18,488	44.6	49.6	207	12	080426000586
220	Walt Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Carlisle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5400	340	23	14.9	39.1%	240 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (23.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	$20,232	44.6	38.8	261	41	080540001286
221	Fowler Junior High School	Public	7-8	601 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4224	58	5	11.9	60.3%	44 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	$16,320	44.4	50.9	201	20	080411000567
222	Estes Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Manford Avenue	Estes Park	80517	Larimer County	Estes Park School District R-3	No	No	No	No	(970) 586-4439	163	15	10.6	42.3%	102 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (34.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$21,116	44.2	40.4	248	26	080381000499
223	Homestake Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Eagle Road	Avon	81620	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2940	421	41	10.3	57.7%	110 (26.1%)	3 (0.7%)	296 (70.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$20,744	44	35.9	273	50	080354001478
224	Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	601 1st Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3358	485	32	15.3	32.6%	344 (70.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,400	43.9	39.7	255	31	080360000475
225	North Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	248	19	13.3	66.9%	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,548	43.9	33.6	289	64	080420000577
226	Woodland Park Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E Kelleys Road	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 686-2200	195	18	10.6	39.5%	140 (71.8%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (19.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$18,013	43.9	61.1	149	77	080738001268
227	Soaring Eagles Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	4710 Harrier Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 540-4000	764	42	18.4	62.6%	159 (20.8%)	120 (15.7%)	373 (48.8%)	25 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	76 (9.9%)	$15,010	43.8	54.7	186	41	080453001965
228	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 Piros Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5210	773	48	16.2	54.1%	308 (39.8%)	51 (6.6%)	271 (35.1%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (15.0%)	$16,332	43.1	38.9	259	31	080387001393
229	Falcon Middle School	Public	6-8	9755 Towner Avenue	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	866	51	16.8	31.8%	538 (62.1%)	32 (3.7%)	202 (23.3%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (9.2%)	$15,375	43	40.7	244	15	080387000506
230	Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	472	37	12.6	71.0%	364 (77.1%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (16.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$18,949	42.6	29.8	312	82	080279000173
231	Fruita Middle School	Public	6-8	1835 J Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6570	690	40	17.3	39.1%	554 (80.3%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (14.3%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	$15,197	42.6	40.8	243	12	080435000608
232	West Middle School	Public	6-8	123 W Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5090	468	29	16.4	52.1%	313 (66.9%)	6 (1.3%)	112 (23.9%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$15,455	42.3	36.4	270	38	080435000629
233	Grand Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	11060 Fontaine Blvd	Colorado Springs	80925	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3470	1,044	55	19.1	32.4%	348 (33.3%)	159 (15.2%)	367 (35.2%)	24 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	138 (13.2%)	$13,923	41.4	52.5	193	40	080648006772
234	Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$19,744	41.3	48.7	218	16	080336000357
235	Elizabeth Middle School	Public	6-8	34427 County Road 13	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	No	No	No	No	(303) 646-4520	386	22	17.5	28.2%	298 (77.2%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	$14,502	41.2	57.9	165	70	080372000482
236	Bear Creek K-8 School	Public	K-8	9601 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8714	863	50	17.2	50.5%	342 (39.6%)	12 (1.4%)	400 (46.3%)	63 (7.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$16,889	41.2	45.4	232	4	080480000696
237	Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 Meadowbrook Parkway	Colorado Springs	80951	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 623-4116	387	22	17.4	33.1%	171 (44.2%)	21 (5.4%)	116 (30.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (17.3%)	$18,268	41.1	57.8	169	68	080387006794
238	Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S. Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3963	316	25	12.5	58.5%	126 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (54.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$22,643	40.5	30.4	307	69	080537000908
239	Cedaredge Middle School	Public	6-8	845 SE Deer Creek Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-3118	154	10	16.2	64.9%	124 (80.5%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$16,147	40.4	40.5	246	7	080333001334
240	Sand Creek International School	Public	K-8	550 Sand Creek Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3760	595	39	15.2	77.1%	96 (16.1%)	79 (13.3%)	367 (61.7%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$17,715	40.4	27.5	327	87	080453001533
241	Florence Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2006 State Highway 67	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6414	572	40	14.4	47.9%	423 (74.0%)	3 (0.5%)	111 (19.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$15,891	40.3	30	309	68	080396000514
242	Janitell Junior High School	Public	6-8	7635 Fountain Mesa Road	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3295	658	43	15.4	46.0%	265 (40.3%)	67 (10.2%)	230 (35.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.4%)	69 (10.5%)	$15,623	40.3	38.3	263	21	080648001120
243	Rocky Mountain Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 Antelope Ridge	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 622-8000	1,162	62	18.6	20.7%	666 (57.3%)	41 (3.5%)	307 (26.4%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	120 (10.3%)	$14,002	39.8	45.7	231	12	080387002000
244	Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2320 Rawlings Blvd	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 621-1763	141	6	25.3	46.1%	51 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (55.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$00	39.8	38.9	260	16	080615006856
245	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	616 N. 2nd Street	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4341	695	43	16.3	29.2%	440 (63.3%)	3 (0.4%)	227 (32.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	$14,954	39.5	40.4	247	2	080483000809
246	Carmody Middle School	Public	6-8	2050 S Kipling Street	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8930	550	33	16.9	51.8%	274 (49.8%)	16 (2.9%)	222 (40.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$16,042	39.5	34.3	283	37	080480000703
247	Free Horizon Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	15920 W 10th Ave	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5921	382	21	18.3	24.1%	285 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$17,299	39.5	72.5	117	130	080480001920
248	Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	166	6	28.3	85.5%	10 (6.0%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,513	39.3	41.6	241	7	080002006579
249	Legacy Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1975 Legacy Circle	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 646-2636	428	32	13.3	19.4%	373 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,850	39.2	32.7	296	47	080372001586
250	Sanford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	755 Second Street	Sanford	81151	Conejos County	Sanford School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(719) 274-5167	166	12	14.2	57.2%	116 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,206	39.2	59.6	160	90	080639001114
251	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 South 5th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-2576	540	37	14.6	53.1%	282 (52.2%)	5 (0.9%)	228 (42.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$17,197	39.1	36.4	271	20	080579000987
252	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	390	31	12.5	30.3%	235 (60.3%)	2 (0.5%)	135 (34.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$16,884	39	54.8	185	67	080426006635
253	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Lancer Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5700	552	41	13.3	66.7%	229 (41.5%)	10 (1.8%)	268 (48.6%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	$22,189	39	37.2	266	13	080399000536
254	Stone Creek School	Public, Charter	K-8	32138 Highway 6	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 569-3327	297	24	12.4	30.3%	189 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	88 (29.6%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$16,445	39	34.4	282	28	080002002018
255	Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 639-0884	375	25	14.7	57.9%	303 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,523	38.9	32.6	298	43	080435006581
256	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	602	41	14.8	28.1%	402 (66.8%)	27 (4.5%)	116 (19.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	$11,931	38.5	49.5	208	48	080387006744
257	Granada Undivided High School	Public	7-12	201 South Hoisington Street	Granada	81041	Prowers County	Granada School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 734-5492	92	10	9.1	63.0%	20 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (76.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$26,242	38.4			(n/a)	080429000593
258	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	Public	PK, KG-8	24551 East 1st Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-3757	960	48	20	54.9%	221 (23.0%)	175 (18.2%)	404 (42.1%)	66 (6.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.1%)	$16,860	38.3	34.9	278	20	080234006483
259	Creighton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6282	741	46	15.9	54.3%	285 (38.5%)	32 (4.3%)	376 (50.7%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	$16,435	37.9	38	264	5	080480000708
260	Laredo Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 South Laredo Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5000	846	53	15.9	50.4%	334 (39.5%)	124 (14.7%)	246 (29.1%)	54 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (9.5%)	$18,614	37.9	40.2	250	10	080291000197
261	Everitt Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Kipling Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1580	456	29	15.5	56.6%	216 (47.4%)	13 (2.9%)	191 (41.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$17,523	37.8	27	329	68	080480000720
262	Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9025	405	34	11.8	46.4%	261 (64.4%)	7 (1.7%)	109 (26.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$10,725	37.3	26.3	336	74	080387006693
263	Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Button Rock Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3820	435	30	14.7	59.8%	161 (37.0%)	3 (0.7%)	251 (57.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,714	37.1	29.8	310	47	080537001891
264	Canon City Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Main Steeet	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5740	382	22	17.3	53.1%	305 (79.8%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$15,059	36.9	39.7	256	8	080279000171
265	Chappelow K-8 Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2001 34th Street	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 348-1200	693	36	19.2	67.2%	184 (26.6%)	4 (0.6%)	492 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$16,655	36.6	48.4	220	45	080441000637
266	Sargent Middle School	Public	6-8	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-4025	70	6	12	45.7%	46 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$13,056	36.1	32.8	294	28	080645002015
267	Corwin International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-8	1500 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7400	565	30	19.1	65.3%	143 (25.3%)	7 (1.2%)	385 (68.1%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$15,201	35.9	47.4	226	41	080612006361
268	Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	258	18	14.3	77.9%	40 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	196 (76.0%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	$19,559	35.9	48	223	45	080723006675
269	Platte Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8610	255	21	12.1	51.8%	147 (57.6%)	2 (0.8%)	98 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$21,990	35.8	40.1	251	18	080495001697
270	Doral Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10110 Church Ranch Way	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 250-3627	168	11	15.1	52.4%	85 (50.6%)	6 (3.6%)	60 (35.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	$13,171	35.8	31.9	302	32	080480006695
271	Pleasant View Middle School	Public	6-8	23600 Everett Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 542-7813	348	19	18.8	55.5%	146 (42.0%)	4 (1.1%)	185 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,205	35.8	33.7	288	17	080615001078
272	Collegiate Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8420 South Sangre De Cristo Rd	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-7433	245	28	8.7	29.8%	164 (66.9%)	5 (2.0%)	49 (20.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	$12,590	35.6	20.5	366	94	080480001036
273	Harmony Ridge P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	52 North Robertsdale Street	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 326-1013	894	45	19.8	61.7%	147 (16.4%)	143 (16.0%)	449 (50.2%)	52 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	85 (9.5%)	$16,885	35.6	27.7	325	52	080234006803
274	Riverside School	Public	6-8	215 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7800	483	33	14.4	40.8%	225 (46.6%)	2 (0.4%)	243 (50.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$15,494	35.6	36.7	268	6	080624001098
275	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	271	17	16.4	37.6%	101 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (60.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,457	35.5	46.2	229	46	080465000680
276	Columbine Middle School	Public	6-8	600 South 12th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 249-2581	491	30	16.6	50.7%	306 (62.3%)	2 (0.4%)	156 (31.8%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$15,821	35.3	35	277	1	080579000989
277	Wiley Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	510 Ward Street	Wiley	81092	Prowers County	Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4806	115	10	11.1	44.3%	76 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$22,520	34.9			(n/a)	080732001261
278	Dolores Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Central Avenue	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	No	(970) 882-7288	166	15	11.3	57.2%	127 (76.5%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$12,851	34.7	32.3	300	22	080339006823
279	Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	717	39	18.5	49.5%	309 (43.1%)	10 (1.4%)	307 (42.8%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	$16,969	34.5	34.1	287	8	080690001620
280	Basalt Middle School	Public	5-8	51 School Street	Basalt	81621	Pitkin County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5900	367	29	12.7	55.6%	136 (37.1%)	4 (1.1%)	224 (61.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,962	34.5	24.5	345	65	080426000133
281	Lucile Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Lucerne Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7600	686	45	15.3	36.9%	433 (63.1%)	6 (0.9%)	201 (29.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	$17,233	34.4	29.8	311	30	080540001655
282	Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	590	44	13.3	72.5%	106 (18.0%)	89 (15.1%)	330 (55.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.3%)	$17,784	34.3	35.9	275	7	080453001903
283	Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering	Public	PK, KG-8	717 71st Ave	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 348-4000	1,127	51	22.1	58.9%	415 (36.8%)	34 (3.0%)	604 (53.6%)	25 (2.2%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	34 (3.0%)	$14,781	34.3	39.9	253	30	080441006859
284	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride Street Buildin	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	482	32	15.1	79.9%	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.5%)	252 (52.3%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,707	34.2	40.3	249	35	080336006546
285	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5200	520	33	15.6	64.4%	236 (45.4%)	37 (7.1%)	198 (38.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	$19,844	34.1	34.4	281	4	080306000263
286	Coperni 3	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Citadel Drive East	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 619-7178	367	24	15.5	70.0%	108 (29.4%)	41 (11.2%)	203 (55.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,110	34	51.3	200	86	080002006784
287	Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 West Washington	Rocky Ford	81067	Otero County	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 254-7431	271	24	11.1	77.5%	56 (20.7%)	2 (0.7%)	210 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$22,559	34	31.8	303	16	080627001103
288	Gunnison Middle School	Public	6-8	1099 North 11th	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7710	314	24	12.8	43.0%	188 (59.9%)	2 (0.6%)	113 (36.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,034	33.3			(n/a)	080447001600
289	Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Grand Avenue	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8046	498	28	18	55.0%	278 (55.8%)	2 (0.4%)	189 (38.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$14,649	33.3	37.3	265	24	080333000296
290	Sabin Middle School	Public	6-8	3605 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7000	540	39	13.7	65.9%	237 (43.9%)	31 (5.7%)	221 (40.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.8%)	$21,834	33.1	29.3	314	24	080306000234
291	Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 High Street	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2700	363	29	12.6	65.0%	138 (38.0%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (54.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$23,458	33.1	34.2	285	6	080249000106
292	STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	677	46	14.7	78.6%	134 (19.8%)	5 (0.7%)	496 (73.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$17,923	33.1	28.8	316	24	080690006561
293	Ellicott Middle School	Public	6-8	350 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	230	19	12.1	58.3%	108 (47.0%)	5 (2.2%)	98 (42.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	$15,242	33	18.6	384	91	080375001735
294	Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	354	26	13.5	71.5%	41 (11.6%)	13 (3.7%)	255 (72.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$21,920	32.8	21.7	359	65	080336001917
295	Frontier Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2560 West 29th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-1780	1,432	69	20.8	41.3%	799 (55.8%)	22 (1.5%)	523 (36.5%)	27 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	53 (3.7%)	$13,045	32.8	33.4	290	5	080441001614
296	Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Virtual	6-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8940	442	20	22		300 (67.9%)	14 (3.2%)	80 (18.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	$14,357	32.6	54.4	189	107	080387006462
297	Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	245	21	11.7	49.8%	112 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	124 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,292	32.4	38.5	262	35	080537001887
298	Hemphill Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Wagner	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	No	(303) 622-9211	250	16	15.7	42.0%	145 (58.0%)	4 (1.6%)	88 (35.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,814	32.3	24.6	343	45	080675001160
299	Metropolitan Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2341 Sherrelwood Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1884	302	20	15	80.5%	25 (8.3%)	4 (1.3%)	255 (84.4%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$18,974	32.2	34.1	286	13	080723001232
300	Aurora Central Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11700 East 11th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1600	2,468	138	17.8	89.3%	186 (7.5%)	332 (13.5%)	1,723 (69.8%)	71 (2.9%)	24 (1.0%)	28 (1.1%)	104 (4.2%)	$17,881	32.1	32.5	299	1	080234000056

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