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Chinook Trail Middle School

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Chinook Trail Middle School ranks 71 st of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Chinook Trail Middle School serves 1,075 students in grades 6–8 in Colorado Springs, CO, as part of Academy School District No. 20, one of Colorado's highest-performing districts. The school earned 4 stars and ranked 71st out of 469 Colorado middle schools in 2025–2026 (85th percentile), a strong rebound from the previous year's 104th-place ranking. Across all tested subjects, Chinook Trail students perform well above state averages, with 61.7% proficient in English Language Arts, 51.9% in Math, and 52.6% in 8th-grade Science.

One of the most notable stories is the school's dramatic one-year math improvement: proficiency jumped 7.2 points to 51.9%, ahead of Mountain Ridge Middle School (42.0%) and Timberview Middle School (46.3%). Chinook Trail also stands out for its work with low-income students—while the free/reduced lunch rate has more than doubled in two years, low-income students ranked in the 85th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up from the 44th percentile the prior year. Chronic absenteeism (19.4%) matches the district average and is far below the state rate of 28.4%, and significantly lower than Russell Middle School (45.4%) and Skyview Middle School (34.1%).

The clearest area for growth is science, where Chinook Trail's 52.6% proficiency rate, while well above the state average, is the lowest among the district's middle schools in this comparison, trailing Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School (64.0%) and Challenger Middle School (66.0%). Within the district, Chinook Trail sits in the middle of the pack—behind Discovery Canyon, The Classical Academy Middle School, and Challenger, but ahead of Mountain Ridge and Timberview. ELA proficiency improves steadily from 57.3% in 6th grade to 66.2% in 8th grade, while math dips in 7th grade before recovering in 8th. Overall, Chinook Trail is a large, solidly above-average middle school with a promising upward trajectory.

1,075

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,952

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9750 Grand Lawn Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80924-5225

(719) 234-1576

District: Academy School District No. 20

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2021 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Colorado avg41%

71^st of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 20% (2021) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Academy School District No. 20

10^th of 114Academy School District No. 20 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	71 of 476	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	104 of 469	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	81 of 485	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	85 of 480	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	68 of 448	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	75 of 369	79.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.7	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	66 of 368	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	98 of 347	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	84 of 350	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	71 of 363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	55 of 326	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	57 of 254	77.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	31 of 132	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	7 of 126	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	29 of 125	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	39 of 93	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	41 of 208	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	60 of 218	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	27 of 199	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	15 of 198	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	7 of 169	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	34 of 231	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	38.8	135 of 241	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	96 of 244	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	15 of 241	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	82 of 372	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	87 of 352	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	63 of 357	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	72 of 356	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	75 of 328	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	69 of 249	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	71 of 278	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	105 of 275	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	75 of 273	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	90 of 286	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	82 of 265	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	76 of 203	62.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+17 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Math52%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Chinook Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	9750 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1576	1,075	58	18.5	16.9%	653 (60.7%)	48 (4.5%)	185 (17.2%)	65 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	115 (10.7%)	81.1	71^st of 476 public middle schools	85.1%		74.6	104^th of 469 public middle schools	77.8%	33	57.3	61.9	66.2	61.7	51.0	49.1	56.2	51.9	52.6	$11,952
Timberview Middle School	Public	6-8	8680 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3600	837	51	16.5	31.8%	545 (65.1%)	25 (3.0%)	179 (21.4%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.0%)	73.1	116^th of 476 public middle schools	75.6%		64.5	142^nd of 469 public middle schools	69.7%	26	54.1	60.1	48.3	54.4	50.0	44.5	44.5	46.3	55.6	$13,554
Village Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1940	163	6	26.2	16.0%	124 (76.1%)	4 (2.5%)	23 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	79.4	87^th of 476 public middle schools	81.7%		75.7	96^th of 469 public middle schools	79.5%	9	58.3	56.7	69.6	60.7	44.4	46.7	58.3	48.9	62.5	$12,179
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	10215 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3000	696	41	17.1	16.8%	468 (67.2%)	24 (3.4%)	101 (14.5%)	46 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.8%)	85.9	56^th of 476 public middle schools	88.2%		88.7	44^th of 469 public middle schools	90.6%	12	55.7	69.6	73.4	65.5	46.4	53.6	73.6	56.6	66.0	$13,232
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9150 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3200	690	44	15.8	35.2%	398 (57.7%)	28 (4.1%)	169 (24.5%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.1%)	72.3	120^th of 476 public middle schools	74.8%		63.5	145^th of 469 public middle schools	69.1%	25	51.7	65.9	62.0	59.4	30.9	40.1	55.7	42.0	54.2	$14,252
Jenkins Middle School	Public	6-8	6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5300	791	41	19.2	43.6%	443 (56.0%)	40 (5.1%)	217 (27.4%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.6%)	57.8	170^th of 476 public middle schools	64.3%		60.3	155^th of 469 public middle schools	67.0%	15	43.3	49.2	50.8	47.6	42.7	34.2	41.2	39.4	35.5	$17,959
Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 Windom Peak Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5566	862	53	16.2	44.0%	389 (45.1%)	73 (8.5%)	249 (28.9%)	37 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.3%)	38.4	255^th of 476 public middle schools	46.4%		46.2	214^th of 469 public middle schools	54.4%	41	32.6	32.2	41.5	35.3	24.1	28.5	39.6	30.4	29.8	$16,517
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5200	520	33	15.6	64.4%	236 (45.4%)	37 (7.1%)	198 (38.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	29.4	308^th of 476 public middle schools	35.3%		34.1	285^th of 469 public middle schools	39.2%	23	20.4	40.3	31.7	31.2	20.4	26.9	27.9	25.3	21.7	$19,844
Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1810	821	50	16.5	18.1%	519 (63.2%)	27 (3.3%)	148 (18.0%)	57 (6.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.9%)	93.1	28^th of 476 public middle schools	94.1%		90	39^th of 469 public middle schools	91.7%	11	61.7	78.9	73.4	71.5	63.0	64.1	77.3	68.6	64.0	$12,878
The Classical Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	445	31	14.5	14.2%	362 (81.3%)	6 (1.3%)	37 (8.3%)	16 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	88.2	43^rd of 476 public middle schools	91.0%		86	51^st of 469 public middle schools	89.1%	8		72.9	71.5	72.3		53.1	56.2	54.5	61.9	$8,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinook Trail Middle School

What district is Chinook Trail Middle School in?

Academy School District No. 20

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Trail Middle School?

Students at Chinook Trail Middle School are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Chinook Trail Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,075 students attended Chinook Trail Middle School.

Is Chinook Trail Middle School a good school?

Chinook Trail Middle School ranks 71^st of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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

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