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Casey Middle School

Q: Is Casey Middle School a good school?

Casey Middle School ranks 223 rd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Casey Middle School serves 363 students in grades 6–8 in north Boulder, CO, and is part of the Boulder Valley School District Re2, one of Colorado's top-ranked districts. Casey's own state ranking is more modest: it placed 221st out of 469 Colorado middle schools in 2025-2026 (53rd percentile, 3 stars), up from the 38th percentile the year before. What most sets Casey apart from neighboring schools is its student population—65 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nearly double the rate at nearby Centennial Middle School (33 percent) and far above schools like Southern Hills Middle School (10.6 percent). Chronic absenteeism is 25.5 percent, above the district rate but below the state rate, and the student-teacher ratio is a low 12.6, meaning Casey has more staff per student than most comparable schools.

Academically, Casey's proficiency rates trail both district and state averages by wide margins. In 2025-2026, 30.4 percent of students were proficient in ELA versus 65.3 percent districtwide, and 22.2 percent were proficient in math versus 56.1 percent districtwide. The gap with nearby schools is significant: Summit Middle Charter School, 3.5 miles away, posts 85.9 percent math proficiency and ranks in the 98th percentile statewide, while Centennial Middle School achieves 50.8 percent math proficiency. Poverty concentration helps explain much of this disparity—Casey's free/reduced-lunch rate is roughly five times that of Summit (13.4 percent) and Southern Hills (10.6 percent)—though it does not fully account for the achievement gap.

There are some encouraging signs. Casey's star rating improved from 2 to 3 stars, chronic absenteeism has declined from 28.4 to 25.5 percent, and 8th-grade ELA proficiency (41.7 percent) is close to the state average. However, subgroup results reveal major equity gaps: students from low-income families rank at the 6th percentile compared with similar students statewide, and Gifted and Talented students rank at the 1st percentile. Because Casey already has relatively small class sizes, these data suggest the school needs targeted interventions—especially in math instruction, attendance support, and services for high-need students—rather than simply more staffing.

363

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,458

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 High Street
Boulder, CO 80304-4133

(720) 561-2700

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Casey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Boulder High School

Feeder schools for Casey Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbine Elementary School
	Gold Hill Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.8%

White:

38.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 15 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg61%

Colorado avg41%

223^rd of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Middle Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

5^th of 114Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 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	43.5	223 of 476	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.1	291 of 469	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	285 of 485	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	273 of 480	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	228 of 448	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	135 of 369	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	210 of 458	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	191 of 418	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.1	220 of 424	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	205 of 400	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	227 of 436	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	218 of 461	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	182 of 454	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	175 of 425	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.7	260 of 422	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	266 of 409	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	270 of 377	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	271 of 362	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	288 of 360	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	275 of 346	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	285 of 340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.0	266 of 336	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	262 of 368	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	238 of 347	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	220 of 350	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	220 of 363	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	171 of 326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	101 of 254	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	154 of 352	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	161 of 315	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	120 of 125	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	130 of 134	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	115 of 121	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	188 of 208	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	191 of 199	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	186 of 198	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	157 of 169	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	229 of 241	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	153 of 197	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	238 of 240	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	221 of 222	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	242 of 372	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	227 of 352	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	250 of 357	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	216 of 356	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	196 of 328	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	121 of 249	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	195 of 343	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	168 of 317	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	121 of 278	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	114 of 275	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	111 of 273	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	119 of 286	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	93 of 265	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	39 of 203	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	93 of 283	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	52 of 199	73.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-48 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Math22%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 17, 2011

Casey is a good school in many ways, but there is a serious imbalance with respect to pressures placed on students in the bilingual track. The bilingual program is unnecessarily intense and there appears to be little interest in parent feedback. What could be a rich opportunity for a diverse group of children to learn Spanish AND core academics is instead a narrowly focused program tailored only to children who can cope with intense pressure, hours of daily homework, and an uncreative, NON-experiential approach to second-language learning. Teachers of core academics (lang. arts, science, math and social studies) repeatedly tell parents that they cannot give homework because of the extreme load placed on students by the bilingual teachers. Those teachers recognize the imbalance in the school! Parents repeatedly ask the bilingual teachers and leadership to reduce homework expectations. While school leadership claims to welcome parent input, in reality they are dismissive of parents' pleas for the bilingual program to be placed in a more proper balance with other academics and appear undisturbed by the negative effect this has on students' interest in second language learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Casey is a good school in many ways, but there is a serious imbalance with respect to pressures placed on students in the bilingual track. The bilingual program is unnecessarily intense and there appears to be little interest in parent feedback. What could be a rich opportunity for a diverse group of children to learn Spanish AND core academics is instead a narrowly focused program tailored only to children who can cope with intense pressure, hours of daily homework, and an uncreative, NON-experiential approach to second-language learning. Teachers of core academics (lang. arts, science, math and social studies) repeatedly tell parents that they cannot give homework because of the extreme load placed on students by the bilingual teachers. Those teachers recognize the imbalance in the school! Parents repeatedly ask the bilingual teaches and leadership to reduce homework expectations. While school leadership claims to welcome parent input, in reality they are dismissive of parents' pleas for the bilingual program be placed in a more proper balance with other academics and appear undisturbed by the negative effect this has on students' interest in second language learning. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

This is a great school that supports a positive environment. Casey will not tolerate bullying, teasing, or any other forms of just being mean. I love this school and all of its teachers and facilitators Close Quote

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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
Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 High Street	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2700	363	29	12.6	65.0%	138 (38.0%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (54.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	43.5	223^rd of 476 public middle schools	53.2%		33.1	291^st of 469 public middle schools	38.0%	68	723.0	729.0	41.7	30.4	713.0	724.0	34.2	22.2	29.6	$23,458
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	598	31	19.3	33.1%	379 (63.4%)	7 (1.2%)	172 (28.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	79.8	84^th of 476 public middle schools	82.4%		78.4	85^th of 469 public middle schools	81.9%	1	60.7	51.9	69.6	60.6	43.3	45.2	63.8	50.8	62.2	$18,969
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	Public	6-8	290 Manhattan Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6300	482	29	16.8	31.1%	287 (59.5%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.5%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	89.8	37^th of 476 public middle schools	92.2%		86.6	49^th of 469 public middle schools	89.6%	12	74.5	70.2	74.7	72.8	50.0	54.5	66.3	56.0	71.3	$22,038
Summit Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	4655 Hanover Avenue	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-3900	366	22	16.8	13.4%	233 (63.7%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.9%)	43 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.3%)	98.4	8^th of 476 public middle schools	98.3%		98.9	5^th of 469 public middle schools	98.9%	3	82.6	85.8	80.7	83.0	84.3	91.2	82.5	85.9	78.6	$13,229
Southern Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Knox Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3400	502	26	19.3	10.6%	365 (72.7%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.0%)	35 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.8%)	96.3	14^th of 476 public middle schools	97.1%		97.5	10^th of 469 public middle schools	97.9%	4	74.2	81.1	79.7	78.1	65.8	75.5	75.2	71.7	73.8	$20,421
Nevin Platt Middle School	Public	6-8	6096 Baseline Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5536	483	29	16.8	14.7%	389 (80.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	84.3	59^th of 476 public middle schools	87.6%		80.9	71^st of 469 public middle schools	84.9%	12	57.2	68.9	69.7	64.9	45.3	50.9	64.1	53.4	61.5	$21,532
Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Main Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7400	626	34	18.6	18.5%	497 (79.4%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	88.4	42^nd of 476 public middle schools	91.2%		86.4	50^th of 469 public middle schools	89.3%	8	70.7	60.8	63.9	65.2	63.5	53.3	64.6	60.5	65.0	$19,258
Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	619	40	15.3	49.6%	311 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	245 (39.6%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	60.1	161^st of 476 public middle schools	66.2%		57.4	169^th of 469 public middle schools	64.0%	8	44.2	47.0	52.1	47.6	37.2	37.3	45.5	39.8	42.9	$22,139
Altona Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3980	715	39	18.5	23.5%	496 (69.4%)	5 (0.7%)	107 (15.0%)	71 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	94.3	21^st of 476 public middle schools	95.6%		92.5	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%	5	73.2	78.7	72.3	74.9	62.5	68.1	73.7	67.7	62.9	$17,863
Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S. Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3963	316	25	12.5	58.5%	126 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (54.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	34.9	278^th of 476 public middle schools	41.6%		40.5	238^th of 469 public middle schools	49.3%	40	37.6	31.6	28.8	33.2	31.8	23.5	30.6	28.5	27.6	$22,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Casey Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Casey Middle School?

Students at Casey Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Casey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Casey Middle School usually go on to attend Boulder High School

How many students attend Casey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Casey Middle School.

What district is Casey Middle School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Casey Middle School a good school?

Casey Middle School ranks 223^rd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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