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Adams City Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Adams City Middle School is a public middle school located in Commerce City, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 498 students. The school is part of the School District No. 14, which is ranked 115 out of 115 districts in Colorado and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Adams City Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado middle schools, with a ranking between 379 and 464 out of around 400-480 schools.

Academically, Adams City Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and its own district on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.6% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts across all grades, compared to 44.8% statewide. In CMAS/Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 4.2%, compared to 35.9% statewide. These performance gaps have persisted over the past several years. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Adams City Middle School has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.8% to 6.7% over the past few years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 48.9% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

When comparing Adams City Middle School to other nearby middle schools, it consistently underperforms. For example, DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School, located about 3.6 miles away, has significantly higher academic proficiency rates, with 39% of students proficient or better in ELA and 21.5% in Math, compared to Adams City Middle School's 12.6% and 4.2%, respectively. Despite the school's consistently low performance over the past several years, there is no clear evidence of significant improvement or progress being made, as the school's rankings and proficiency rates have remained in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado middle schools during this time period.

296

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,116

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4451 East 72nd Avenue
Commerce City, CO 80022-1405

(303) 289-5881

District: School District N. 14

Students who attend Adams City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Adams City High School

Feeder schools for Adams City Middle School:

Elementary:	Alsup Elementary School
	Dupont Elementary School
	Monaco Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

White:

9.8%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg10%

Colorado avg40%

464^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the School District N. 14

115^th of 115School District N. 14 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
2025	6.1	464 of 469	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	482 of 485	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	460 of 480	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	436 of 448	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	434 of 458	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	396 of 418	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	404 of 424	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	379 of 400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	396 of 436	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	410 of 461	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	406 of 454	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	391 of 425	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	382 of 422	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	368 of 409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	348 of 377	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	344 of 362	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	336 of 360	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	322 of 346	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	317 of 340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	308 of 336	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	343 of 363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	311 of 326	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	340 of 352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	301 of 315	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	194 of 220	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	229 of 241	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	190 of 197	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	219 of 240	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	199 of 222	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	342 of 356	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	325 of 328	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	330 of 343	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	306 of 317	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-32 vs state

Science7%-30 vs state

Math4%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Adams City Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Adams City Middle School	Public	7-8	4451 East 72nd Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-5881	296	25	11.9	90.9%	29 (9.8%)	6 (2.0%)	259 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.1	464^th of 469 public middle schools	1.1%		4.8	482^nd of 485 public middle schools	0.6%	18			12.2	13.0	12.6				3.1	5.2	4.2		6.6	$18,116
Kearney Middle School	Public	7-8	6160 Kearney Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 287-0261	397	30	13.3	85.9%	35 (8.8%)	8 (2.0%)	349 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.3	462^nd of 469 public middle schools	1.5%		5.9	476^th of 485 public middle schools	1.9%	14			6.8	11.3	9.2				6.5	5.7	6.1		7.8	$16,623
Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	166	6	28.3	85.5%	10 (6.0%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	39.3	248^th of 469 public middle schools	47.1%		41.6	241^st of 485 public middle schools	50.3%	7		47.8	53.2	46.3	48.8			32.6	12.8	14.9	19.4		26.2	$11,783
Global Intermediate Academy	Public	4-8	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1930	346	18	19.2	80.3%	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.2	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		13.1	431^st of 485 public middle schools	11.1%	3	34.0		30.0	10.5	18.1	11.8	36.0		8.6		11.0	14.0	11.7	$14,098
Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	721	44	16.3	84.2%	77 (10.7%)	23 (3.2%)	557 (77.3%)	52 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.2	481^st of 485 public middle schools	0.8%	14		9.3	9.4	10.8	9.8					5.7	4.5		6.2	$15,799
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	8499 East Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 802-4120	468	33	14.3	68.8%	51 (10.9%)	86 (18.4%)	289 (61.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	31.4	304^th of 469 public middle schools	35.2%		22.7	356^th of 485 public middle schools	26.6%	52		42.4	44.8	28.6	39.0			25.2	19.4	19.5	21.5		22.0	$17,279
Denver Green School Northfield	Public	6-8	5677 N Galena St	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8200	558	31	18.1	24.0%	340 (60.9%)	51 (9.1%)	99 (17.7%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%		96	15^th of 485 public middle schools	96.9%	2		79.3	76.2	84.7	80.1			71.1	69.8	73.5	71.5		68.2	$16,486
DSST: Cole Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6354	282	24	11.8	86.2%	10 (3.5%)	64 (22.7%)	197 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	12	430^th of 469 public middle schools	8.3%		15.6	403^rd of 485 public middle schools	16.9%	27		20.5	19.8	25.9	22.0			6.7	7.2	10.6	8.2		16.5	$19,459
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	Public, Charter	6-8	4735 Pecos St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 723-2000	154	16	9.6	87.0%	6 (3.9%)	29 (18.8%)	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	16.8	394^th of 469 public middle schools	16.0%		18	389^th of 485 public middle schools	19.8%	5		15.9	19.6	38.6	24.6					15.9	11.4		11.6	$20,030
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	451	35	12.8	80.7%	22 (4.9%)	84 (18.6%)	316 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%		16.2	399^th of 485 public middle schools	17.7%	62		29.5	29.7	26.7	28.5			27.9	16.4	28.8	24.4		14.8	$17,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams City Middle School

What district is Adams City Middle School in?

School District N. 14

What is the racial makeup of Adams City Middle School?

Students at Adams City Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Adams City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Adams City Middle School usually go on to attend Adams City High School

How many students attend Adams City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Adams City Middle School.

Is Adams City Middle School a good school?

Adams City Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Colorado middle schools.

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