Best Middle Schools in Colorado

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 485)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80247	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	563	34	16.4	18.8%	204 (36.2%)	84 (14.9%)	44 (7.8%)	160 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.3%)	$14,826							99.4	99.1	3	2		080291000763
2	Parker Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11661 North Pine Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 840-7070	705	44	16	9.2%	417 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.9%)	180 (25.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	$10,544							99.2	99.6	1	1		080345000812
3	Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	750	41	18.4	11.1%	571 (76.1%)	29 (3.9%)	70 (9.3%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.4%)	$16,056							99.1	99.3	2	1		080336001524
4	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6260 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 779-8988	571	38	15.1	18.4%	268 (46.9%)	39 (6.8%)	47 (8.2%)	174 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	$13,506							98.9	94.6	19	15		080291001152
5	Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	571	31	18.4	44.5%	206 (36.1%)	128 (22.4%)	119 (20.8%)	55 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	$17,050							98.8	98.7	6	1		080234001674
6	Summit Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	4655 Hanover Avenue	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-3900	361	22	16.5	8.6%	228 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.0%)	51 (14.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.4%)	$11,853							98.2	99.1	4	2		080249001517
7	William (Bill) Roberts Ece-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	851	44	19.5	19.0%	572 (67.2%)	57 (6.7%)	115 (13.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.2%)	$15,242							97.9	96	13	6		080336006332
8	Hulstrom K-8	Public	K-8	11551 Wyco Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5400	657	37	17.8	11.3%	350 (53.3%)	12 (1.8%)	117 (17.8%)	87 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (13.2%)	$14,347							97.8	99	5	3		080690001178
9	Southern Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Knox Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3400	493	25	19.8	7.5%	372 (75.5%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.1%)	32 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.1%)	$18,824							97.6	96.5	9			080249000134
10	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,475	74	19.8		1,206 (81.8%)	15 (1.0%)	87 (5.9%)	68 (4.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (6.4%)	$10,869							97.3	96.2	12	2		080399001608

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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 29, 2024, 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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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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