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Bennett Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Bennett Middle School is a small public school in Bennett, Colorado, serving 281 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Bennett School District No. 29J. The school's state ranking has declined sharply over the past decade, and in 2025–26 it landed at 428th out of 469 Colorado middle schools—a 9th percentile ranking and the lowest in available data. Academically, Bennett trails both its district and the state on every CMAS subject: ELA proficiency is 19.5% (versus 32% district and 44.7% state), math is 13.2% (versus 23.6% district and 37.3% state), and 8th grade science is just 9% (versus 13.3% district and 35.4% state).

The comparison to nearby schools is striking. Every brick-and-mortar school in the area outperforms Bennett in all three subjects. Hemphill Middle School, located just over five miles away, posts higher proficiency in ELA (26.4%), math (15.3%), and science (14.9%). Higher-performing schools like Thunder Ridge Middle School (41.3% ELA) and Fox Ridge Middle School (59.5% ELA) show what's possible in the same region. Bennett also has the highest student-to-teacher ratio among in-person comparison schools at 21.7, which may limit individualized attention. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 30.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, higher than the district (23.4%) and state (28.4%) rates, though slightly improved from the prior year.

Several other insights stand out. Bennett's free/reduced lunch rate of 42.7% is actually lower than many nearby schools that significantly outperform it—including DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School (79.9% FRL) and KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School (80.8% FRL)—suggesting demographics alone don't explain the results. Eighth grade is a particular weakness: ELA proficiency is just 11.2%, and science dropped from 24% to 9% in a year. Rankings have declined steadily since 2017–18, and subgroup effectiveness has weakened across multiple student populations. On a positive note, dropout rates are essentially zero and math proficiency has inched upward from 9.6% to 13.2%. Still, the overall picture is a school in urgent need of intervention, particularly around 8th grade support and attendance.

281

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,900

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 8th Street
Bennett, CO 80102-7896

(303) 644-3234

District: Bennett School District No. 29J

Students who attend Bennett Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bennett High School

Feeder schools for Bennett Middle School:

Elementary:

Bennett Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

39.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg27%

Colorado avg41%

428^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 115Bennett School District No. 29J 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	13.0	428 of 469	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	390 of 469	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	409 of 485	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	380 of 480	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	345 of 448	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	300 of 369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	289 of 458	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	236 of 418	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.3	353 of 424	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	284 of 400	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	358 of 436	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	270 of 461	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	296 of 454	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	254 of 425	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	236 of 422	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	197 of 409	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	199 of 377	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	172 of 362	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	166 of 360	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.8	208 of 346	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.6	214 of 340	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	236 of 336	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	323 of 350	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	281 of 363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	235 of 326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	217 of 254	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	218 of 352	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	176 of 315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	171 of 241	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	138 of 197	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	93 of 240	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	99 of 222	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	306 of 357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	293 of 356	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	258 of 328	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	239 of 343	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	219 of 317	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	257 of 273	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	224 of 286	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	206 of 265	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	193 of 203	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	208 of 283	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile~ school

Female (2024)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math13%-24 vs state

Science9%-26 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	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 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 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
Bennett Middle School	Public	6-8	455 8th Street	Bennett	80102	Adams County	Bennett School District No. 29J	No	No	No	No	(303) 644-3234	281	13	21.7	42.7%	111 (39.5%)	3 (1.1%)	147 (52.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	13	428^th of 469 public middle schools	8.7%		17.3	390^th of 469 public middle schools	16.8%	38		21.5	26.5	11.2	19.5		14.1	15.7	10.1	13.2		9.0	$9,900
Hemphill Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Wagner	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	No	(303) 622-9211	250	16	15.7	42.0%	145 (58.0%)	4 (1.6%)	88 (35.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	19.6	370^th of 469 public middle schools	21.1%		32.3	298^th of 469 public middle schools	36.5%	72		28.4	37.7	14.9	26.4		18.5	21.3	6.8	15.3		14.9	$13,814
Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	7-8	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1934	170	5	36.0		96 (56.5%)	12 (7.1%)	55 (32.4%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	388^th of 469 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)			22.2	26.1	24.0					14.9		19.0	$12,076
Astravo Online Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1936	762	20	37.2		389 (51.0%)	69 (9.1%)	276 (36.2%)	9 (1.2%)	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				14.3	12.8					3.4		15.2	$12,067
Colorado Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1943	211	3	63.3		113 (53.6%)	8 (3.8%)	82 (38.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14	418^th of 469 public middle schools	10.9%					(n/a)			14.3	21.1	17.0					6.4		22.2	$8,483
Infinity Middle School	Public	6-8	25100 E Belleview Avenue	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6000	1,020	60	16.8	22.9%	516 (50.6%)	99 (9.7%)	183 (17.9%)	94 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (12.5%)	65.6	141^st of 469 public middle schools	69.9%		69.2	133^rd of 469 public middle schools	71.6%	8		38.8	48.3	55.6	47.4		33.1	45.2	56.9	44.8		54.5	$15,910
Fox Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	26301 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4700	966	56	17.3	17.9%	545 (56.4%)	80 (8.3%)	166 (17.2%)	87 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	75.3	108^th of 469 public middle schools	77.0%		67.2	136^th of 469 public middle schools	71.0%	28		58.3	57.8	63.6	59.5		44.0	44.6	55.4	47.2		45.5	$18,289
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4636 Walden St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 307-1970	464	39	11.8	80.8%	28 (6.0%)	117 (25.2%)	252 (54.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.1%)	27.6	317^th of 469 public middle schools	32.4%		28	325^th of 469 public middle schools	30.7%	8	32.4	16.5	36.7	35.8	30.5	20.4	13.6	24.8	35.8	23.7	15.0	16.2	$16,821
Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride St Bldg #5	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-2893	379	19	19.6	83.6%	14 (3.7%)	71 (18.7%)	244 (64.4%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.6%)	15.2	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		15.8	402^nd of 469 public middle schools	14.3%	8		23.1	20.7	28.1	24.0		14.5	9.1	12.4	12.1		14.3	$14,268
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride Street Buildin	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	482	32	15.1	79.9%	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.5%)	252 (52.3%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21 (4.4%)	35.2	274^th of 469 public middle schools	41.6%		34.2	284^th of 469 public middle schools	39.4%	10		29.3	53.7	35.8	39.6		18.7	26.2	25.2	23.3		25.2	$10,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Middle School

How many students attend Bennett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Bennett Middle School.

Is Bennett Middle School a good school?

Bennett Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Colorado middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Middle School?

Students at Bennett Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 40% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Bennett Middle School in?

Bennett School District No. 29J

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Students who attend Bennett Middle School usually go on to attend Bennett High School

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