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Vikan Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Vikan Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Brighton, Colorado, serving 528 students within School District 27J. The school currently ranks 369th out of 469 Colorado middle schools, placing it in the 21st percentile for 2025–2026 — a solid improvement from the 10th percentile it held just two years earlier. The student body is predominantly low-income, with 71% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge: 36.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, well above the district rate of 29.7% and the state rate of 28.4%.

Academically, Vikan shows real improvement but still trails district and state averages in most subjects. Math proficiency rose from 12% to 19.4% and ELA from 16% to 22.7% over the past two years. The clearest bright spot is 6th grade math, where 29.9% of students are proficient — far above the district's 21.6% and close to the state average of 32.7%. Yet that momentum fades quickly: 7th grade math proficiency drops to 12.7%, and 8th grade math sits at 16.2%. ELA follows a similar decline, from 28.5% in 6th grade to 18.3% in 8th grade. This pattern suggests Vikan gets students off to a strong start but struggles to sustain growth as they move through middle school.

Vikan's student–teacher ratio of 13.0 is one of the lowest in the area — far better than Rodger Quist Middle (18.5) or Prairie View Middle (18.7) — yet those schools, which serve lower-poverty populations, significantly outperform Vikan academically. On the other hand, Vikan clearly beats its nearest neighbor, Overland Trail Middle, just 1.3 miles away, despite nearly identical poverty rates: Vikan's 21st-percentile ranking outpaces Overland Trail's 8th percentile, and Vikan outperforms it in both math and ELA. For parents, the takeaway is mixed. The school has strong staffing, low dropout rates, and clear upward momentum, but reducing chronic absenteeism and solving the 6th-to-7th grade math drop-off will be essential to turning early gains into lasting success.

528

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,765

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

879 Jessup Street
Brighton, CO 80601-3258

(303) 655-4050

District: School District 27J

Feeder schools for Vikan Middle School:

Elementary:

South Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

27.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

374^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the School District 27J

79^th of 114School District 27J 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	19.7	374 of 476	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	404 of 469	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	438 of 485	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	408 of 480	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	405 of 448	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	306 of 369	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	401 of 458	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	361 of 418	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	363 of 424	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	335 of 400	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	374 of 436	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	382 of 461	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	382 of 454	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	311 of 425	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	294 of 422	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.6	284 of 409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	275 of 377	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	293 of 362	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	298 of 360	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	278 of 346	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	279 of 340	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.3	269 of 336	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	306 of 368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	315 of 347	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	331 of 350	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	334 of 363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	307 of 326	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	218 of 254	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	287 of 315	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	108 of 126	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	207 of 218	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	184 of 199	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	185 of 198	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	203 of 220	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	150 of 165	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	237 of 241	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	241 of 244	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	236 of 241	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	239 of 240	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	216 of 222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	313 of 372	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	309 of 352	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	337 of 357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	300 of 328	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	233 of 249	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	304 of 343	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	278 of 317	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	180 of 278	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	221 of 275	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	246 of 273	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	237 of 286	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	241 of 265	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	123 of 203	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	241 of 283	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Math19%-18 vs state

Science17%-18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	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
Vikan Middle School	Public	6-8	879 Jessup Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4050	528	40	13.0	71.0%	143 (27.1%)	5 (0.9%)	359 (68.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	19.7	374^th of 476 public middle schools	21.4%		15.5	404^th of 469 public middle schools	13.9%	30			28.5	21.3	18.3	22.7			29.9	12.7	16.2	19.4		17.0	$16,765
Overland Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	455 North 19th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4000	581	40	14.5	70.4%	139 (23.9%)	8 (1.4%)	408 (70.2%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	12.5	437^th of 476 public middle schools	8.2%		10.4	440^th of 469 public middle schools	6.2%	3			18.7	16.1	20.0	18.3			10.2	10.3	14.3	11.7		16.1	$15,714
Prairie View Middle School	Public	6-8	12915 East 120th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5400	679	36	18.7	58.9%	227 (33.4%)	15 (2.2%)	378 (55.7%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.2%)	24	337^th of 476 public middle schools	29.2%		19.7	370^th of 469 public middle schools	21.1%	33			29.6	30.9	26.7	29.1			20.9	17.0	22.9	20.2		21.4	$14,109
Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	855	46	18.5	38.6%	355 (41.5%)	12 (1.4%)	379 (44.3%)	68 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	41.3	234^th of 476 public middle schools	50.8%		31.6	303^rd of 469 public middle schools	35.4%	69			41.9	38.4	40.9	40.3			28.0	27.1	35.4	30.1		27.2	$13,601
Lochbuie Intermediate Academy	Public	4-7	201 Bonanza Boulevard	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	239	19	12.9	61.9%	68 (28.5%)	3 (1.3%)	161 (67.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	19.4	378^th of 476 public middle schools	20.6%					(n/a)	20.7	36.9	25.3	26.4		26.8	15.9	21.5	17.7	16.1		17.6	24.6		$17,842
Otho E Stuart Middle School	Public	6-8	15955 East 101st Way	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5500	794	44	18.2	52.6%	222 (28.0%)	46 (5.8%)	451 (56.8%)	43 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (2.9%)	18	390^th of 476 public middle schools	18.1%		15.9	399^th of 469 public middle schools	14.9%	9			22.0	38.6	22.2	27.4			5.9	15.4	14.0	11.7		17.5	$14,182
Fort Lupton Middle School	Public	6-8	201 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7200	438	29	15.1	62.8%	62 (14.2%)	4 (0.9%)	360 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)			10.8	714.0	698.0	9.6			6.8	713.0	706.0	707.0		709.0	$17,259
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	632	39	16.3	57.4%	218 (34.5%)	11 (1.7%)	353 (55.9%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	11.5	443^rd of 476 public middle schools	6.9%		12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%	19			9.9	20.2	20.2	17.0			6.7	10.4	15.5	10.9		14.8	$16,872
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,052	57	18.4	27.6%	584 (55.5%)	17 (1.6%)	293 (27.9%)	81 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (6.8%)	69.9	127^th of 476 public middle schools	73.3%		75.5	100^th of 469 public middle schools	78.7%	27			58.1	59.4	41.8	53.4			47.5	45.8	45.6	46.3		44.4	$15,203
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	717	39	18.5	49.5%	309 (43.1%)	10 (1.4%)	307 (42.8%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	28.1	316^th of 476 public middle schools	33.6%		34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%	37			32.7	41.7	21.0	31.7			25.2	25.0	17.6	22.7		19.8	$16,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Vikan Middle School

What district is Vikan Middle School in?

School District 27J

What is the racial makeup of Vikan Middle School?

Students at Vikan Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 27% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Vikan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Vikan Middle School.

Is Vikan Middle School a good school?

Vikan Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Colorado middle schools.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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