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
301	Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	677	26	25.8	35.2%	374 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	239 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	$7,743							31.9	32.9	293	8		080615001559
302	Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	454	28	15.9	50.2%	86 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (76.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$16,695							31.8	23	353	51		080480000725
303	Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	855	46	18.5	38.6%	355 (41.5%)	12 (1.4%)	379 (44.3%)	68 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$11,977							31.6	27.9	324	21		080258006753
304	DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	8499 East Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 802-4120	468	33	14.3	68.8%	51 (10.9%)	86 (18.4%)	289 (61.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	$17,279							31.4	22.7	356	52		080336006618
305	Berry Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Miller Ranch Road	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2960	212	22	9.7	65.6%	36 (17.0%)	1 (0.5%)	168 (79.2%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$22,807							31.2	28.7	318	13		080354001531
306	Two Roads Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6980 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 423-3377	345	38	9.1		212 (61.4%)	4 (1.2%)	107 (31.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$8,673							31.2	30.8	305	1		080480006466
307	Yuma Middle School	Public	5-8	500 South Elm	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-2000	223	17	13.1	62.8%	93 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,777							31.2	34.7	279	28		080001601819
308	Williamsburg Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual	6-12	1942 Broadway Street Ste 314c	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 345-4145	622	20	30.8		357 (57.4%)	31 (5.0%)	166 (26.7%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	$9,264							31			(n/a)		080028206846
309	Fountain Middle School	Public	6-8	515 N. Sante Fe	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1580	1,051	64	16.4	54.2%	447 (42.5%)	92 (8.8%)	335 (31.9%)	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.2%)	19 (1.8%)	135 (12.8%)	$15,038							30.9	30.1	308	1		080408000563
310	Holly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	206 North 3rd Street	Holly	81047	Prowers County	Holly School District No. Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 537-6512	276	20	13.8	64.1%	126 (45.7%)	2 (0.7%)	143 (51.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,147							30.8	19.8	372	62		080468000681

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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:

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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.