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
341	Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$20,726							22.9	20.7	365	24		080336006682
342	Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	681	33	20.6		293 (43.0%)	65 (9.5%)	243 (35.7%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.0%)	$9,841							22.3	24.2	347	5		080028206764
343	Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$18,569							22.2	28.7	319	24		080453006691
344	South Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1004 Main Street	Platteville	80651	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	143	13	10.9	62.9%	49 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (62.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$18,932							22.2	14.3	412	68		080420000579
345	Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 24th Avenue Court	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3000	564	31	18.4	74.1%	136 (24.1%)	18 (3.2%)	364 (64.5%)	29 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$15,422							22.1	24.6	344	1		080441000634
346	Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	454	31	14.7	71.8%	47 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	390 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$18,659							22.1	26.7	331	15		080336000320
347	CIVICA Colorado	Public, Charter	6-12	301 Centennial Drive	Milliken	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 652-4711	157	8	19.2	26.8%	104 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,843							21.9	48.7	217	130		080483006829
348	Manual Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 E. 28th Ave.	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6550	257	18	14	71.2%	45 (17.5%)	90 (35.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$22,015							21.5	10.3	450	102		080336006687
349	Sky Ranch Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	849 N Carrie Street	Aurora	80137	Arapahoe County	Bennett School District No. 29J	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 644-3234	495	24	20.6	42.4%	176 (35.6%)	94 (19.0%)	145 (29.3%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.9%)	$00							21.4			(n/a)		080243006885
350	Union Colony Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	2000 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 673-4546	333	16	20.2	61.3%	100 (30.0%)	8 (2.4%)	202 (60.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	$12,304							21.3	20.4	368	18		080441001615

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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.

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