Village Middle School

Village Middle School is a small public middle school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving grades 6–8 with just 163 students, and it is part of Academy School District No. 20, one of the highest-performing districts in Colorado. The school ranks in the 81st percentile statewide (4 stars) for 2025-26, placing it solidly above the Colorado average in every subject area — though it sits in the middle of its own very strong district peer group.

Village's clearest academic strength is science. In 2025-26, 62.5% of 8th graders were proficient in science, well above the district average of 58.7% and nearly double the state average of 35.4%, ranking second among nearby D20 middle schools behind only Challenger Middle School. English language arts is also generally solid, with proficiency rates in the 60-70% range in recent years. The main weak spot is math: only 48.9% of students were proficient in 2025-26, compared to the district's 54.7%, and the gap was even larger the previous year. By 8th grade, Village students perform at or above district averages in both ELA and math, suggesting strong upper-grade instruction or particularly capable cohorts.

One notable feature of Village is that its tiny enrollment makes year-to-year test scores swing noticeably — a single class of students can shift proficiency rates by 10 points or more. The school also reported an unusually high student-teacher ratio of 26.2 in 2024-25, up from roughly 15:1 in prior years; this may be a data reporting issue, but it is worth understanding before enrolling. Village compares very favorably to nearby non-D20 schools like Jenkins Middle School, whose math and science proficiency trail by wide margins. Within its own district, however, it ranks 5th among seven comparable middle schools, behind The Classical Academy Middle School, Challenger, Eagleview Middle School, and Chinook Trail Middle School. Overall, Village is a strong, above-average choice — especially for families who value a small-school environment — with the caveat that math improvement remains its clearest opportunity.