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
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%)	$17,252							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%)	$11,673							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%)	$17,473							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%)	$14,181							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%)	$15,043							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%)	$13,893							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%)	$13,526							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%)	$17,952							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%)	$17,152							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%)	$14,159							35.8	31.9	302	32		080480006695

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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