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
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%)	$13,954							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%)	$11,019							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%)	$18,065							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%)	$15,615							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%)	$14,962							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%)	$14,051							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%)	$23,066							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%)	$12,207							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%)	$15,913							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%)	$20,171							34.5	24.5	345	65		080426000133

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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