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Mrachek Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Mrachek Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Aurora, CO, serving 811 students as part of Aurora Joint District No. 28, a district in a high-poverty context where nearly 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school is historically low-performing: on 2025-26 CMAS exams, 16.8% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 14.0% in math, and 11.8% in science, versus state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 35.4%. Mrachek currently ranks in the 8th percentile statewide (431st of 469 middle schools) — its best showing since 2021-22.

Within Aurora's district, Mrachek outperforms several nearby peers, including North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus, East Middle School, and Aurora Hills Middle School, all of which rank in the single digits statewide. However, Columbia Middle School — only 1.4 miles away — posts meaningfully higher results: 24.9% proficiency in ELA and 21.3% in math, compared to Mrachek's 16.8% and 14.0%, despite serving a similarly high-poverty population. That gap suggests room for growth closer to home. The contrast is even sharper when looking at nearby Cherry Creek School District No. 5 schools: Sky Vista Middle School, Falcon Creek Middle School, and Thunder Ridge Middle School post proficiency rates two to three times higher, though they also benefit from lower poverty rates and smaller class sizes.

There are genuine signs of forward motion. Mrachek's math proficiency has climbed steadily from 5.4% in 2022-23 to 14.0% in 2025-26, and science jumped from 4.0% to 11.8%. Chronic absenteeism — a major challenge — fell from 40.3% to 33.8%, now below the district average of 38.9%. A standout bright spot is 8th-grade math, where 24.2% of students are proficient, nearly matching the district average of 25.1% and about 2.5 times higher than 6th- and 7th-grade math proficiency rates. Understanding what is working in 8th-grade math could provide a blueprint for lifting the rest of the school.

811

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,296

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1955 South Telluride St
Aurora, CO 80013-1337

(303) 750-2836

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Mrachek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rangeview High School

Feeder schools for Mrachek Middle School:

Elementary:	Arkansas Elementary School
	Iowa Elementary School
	Side Creek Elementary School
	Vassar Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

African American:

17.4%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

438^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

105^th of 114Aurora Joint District No. 28 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	12.5	438 of 476	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	443 of 469	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	465 of 485	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	457 of 480	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	388 of 448	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	348 of 369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	431 of 458	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	383 of 418	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	414 of 424	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	380 of 400	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	408 of 436	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	427 of 461	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	407 of 454	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	378 of 425	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	383 of 422	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	361 of 409	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	332 of 362	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	329 of 360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	306 of 346	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	305 of 340	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	303 of 336	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	347 of 368	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	335 of 347	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	346 of 350	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	352 of 363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	288 of 326	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	341 of 352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	289 of 315	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	127 of 132	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	126 of 126	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	185 of 208	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	208 of 218	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	193 of 198	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	207 of 220	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	206 of 231	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	238 of 244	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	227 of 241	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	165 of 197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	224 of 240	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	201 of 222	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	347 of 372	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	341 of 352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	352 of 357	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	344 of 356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	305 of 317	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	271 of 278	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	274 of 275	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	285 of 286	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	258 of 265	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	273 of 283	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Math14%-23 vs state

Science12%-24 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
Mrachek Middle School	Public	6-8	1955 South Telluride St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 750-2836	811	40	20.2	82.7%	114 (14.1%)	141 (17.4%)	426 (52.5%)	47 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	67 (8.3%)	12.5	438^th of 476 public middle schools	8.0%		10	443^rd of 469 public middle schools	5.5%	5	13.8	17.1	19.7	16.8	9.3	9.1	24.2	14.0	11.8	$18,296
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	17600 East Columbia Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-6570	636	36	17.6	75.6%	144 (22.6%)	106 (16.7%)	305 (48.0%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	45 (7.1%)	21.1	365^th of 476 public middle schools	23.3%		18.5	382^nd of 469 public middle schools	18.6%	17	23.3	26.4	24.9	24.9	16.8	18.1	29.4	21.3	16.8	$20,098
Horizon Community Middle School	Public	6-8	3981 South Reservoir Road	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6100	714	49	14.5	59.4%	202 (28.3%)	118 (16.5%)	290 (40.6%)	24 (3.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.8%)	19.8	372^nd of 476 public middle schools	21.8%		20.9	355^th of 469 public middle schools	24.3%	17	17.7	30.7	26.2	24.3	714.0	725.0	23.4	15.8	18.8	$20,842
Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	12600 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3000	1,491	98	15.2	68.3%	250 (16.8%)	305 (20.5%)	705 (47.3%)	86 (5.8%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (8.7%)	14.6	421^st of 476 public middle schools	11.6%		11.5	433^rd of 469 public middle schools	7.7%	12	19.7	22.1	23.8	21.9	10.8	11.0	16.2	12.8	16.6	$17,587
Aurora Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1009 South Uvalda St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 341-7450	821	49	16.6	85.9%	49 (6.0%)	137 (16.7%)	536 (65.3%)	41 (5.0%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	46 (5.6%)	10.3	450^th of 476 public middle schools	5.5%		7	458^th of 469 public middle schools	2.3%	8	16.7	16.2	12.5	15.0	11.4	7.5	18.1	12.5	7.1	$20,227
Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	969	54	17.8	33.5%	433 (44.7%)	139 (14.3%)	206 (21.3%)	87 (9.0%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (9.8%)	63.9	148^th of 476 public middle schools	68.9%		55.9	177^th of 469 public middle schools	62.3%	29	45.7	61.0	56.0	54.0	35.4	37.8	42.9	38.2	43.7	$17,385
Laredo Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 South Laredo Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5000	846	53	15.9	50.4%	334 (39.5%)	124 (14.7%)	246 (29.1%)	54 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (9.5%)	31.9	299^th of 476 public middle schools	37.2%		37.9	260^th of 469 public middle schools	44.6%	39	24.4	35.7	39.4	32.8	15.8	26.0	30.8	23.8	31.0	$18,614
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 Fraser St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-0660	634	24	26.4	92.1%	29 (4.6%)	56 (8.8%)	496 (78.2%)	23 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	8	462^nd of 476 public middle schools	2.9%		6.6	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%	2	14.6	10.0	10.8	11.8	7.3	8.8	11.2	9.2	6.5	$17,770
Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,106	71	15.6	37.0%	531 (48.0%)	109 (9.9%)	271 (24.5%)	74 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.2%)	52.5	186^th of 476 public middle schools	60.9%		50.7	197^th of 469 public middle schools	58.0%	11	37.5	45.4	41.0	41.3	33.2	36.3	41.3	36.6	44.7	$17,737
Falcon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 South Genoa Street	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-7600	701	49	14.3	36.1%	384 (54.8%)	53 (7.6%)	161 (23.0%)	40 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.6%)	59.3	164^th of 476 public middle schools	65.5%		60.2	157^th of 469 public middle schools	66.5%	7	49.3	51.6	42.3	47.7	37.1	40.5	43.1	40.1	38.3	$21,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Mrachek Middle School

What district is Mrachek Middle School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

Is Mrachek Middle School a good school?

Mrachek Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Colorado middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Mrachek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mrachek Middle School usually go on to attend Rangeview High School

What is the racial makeup of Mrachek Middle School?

Students at Mrachek Middle School are 53% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Mrachek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Mrachek Middle School.

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