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
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%)	$17,421							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%)	$15,499							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%)	$11,361							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%)	$11,241							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%)	$9,962							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%)	$12,466							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%)	$18,094							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%)	$20,613							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%)	$19,177							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%)	$17,838							44.6	38.8	261	41		080540001286

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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