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Prairie View Middle School

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Prairie View Middle School ranks 337 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Prairie View Middle School in Henderson, CO serves 679 students in grades 6–8 within School District 27J. It currently ranks 333rd among Colorado middle schools (29th percentile, 1 star), an improvement from 370th the prior year. About 58.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism sits at 31.0% — slightly above state and district averages. The student-teacher ratio of 18.7 is among the highest in the immediate area.

Academically, math is Prairie View’s most promising subject. While its 20.2% proficiency rate is well below the state’s 37.3%, it is the second-best among local District 27J middle schools, trailing only Rodger Quist Middle School. Prairie View also outperforms Overland Trail Middle School, Otho E Stuart Middle School, Vikan Middle School, Shadow Ridge Middle School, Northglenn Middle School, and Adams City Middle School in math. Science is essentially at district level, but English Language Arts remains a stubborn challenge, holding steady around 29% for four years — far below the state’s 44.7%. The school’s math proficiency has risen from 13.9% in 2022–2023 to 20.2% now, and its overall ranking jumped from the 21st to the 29th percentile, suggesting real momentum.

Prairie View also shows notable gains with student subgroups: effectiveness with Hispanic students improved from the 9th to the 28th statewide percentile, and for low-income students from the 7th to the 21st percentile over the past year. Gifted and Talented students are a relative bright spot, ranking in the 37th percentile with 2 stars. Chronic absenteeism, though high, is lower than several nearby peers like Shadow Ridge, Vikan, and Northglenn. While Prairie View still has significant ground to cover, its recent upward trend in ranking, math, and subgroup outcomes offers cautious optimism for a school that already outperforms what its poverty level would predict.

679

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,109

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12915 East 120th Avenue
Henderson, CO 80640-9146

(720) 685-5400

District: School District 27J

Students who attend Prairie View Middle School usually attend:

High:

Riverdale Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Prairie View Middle School:

Elementary:	John W Thimmig Elementary School
	Turnberry Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

33.4%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Math scores 17 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

337^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	24.0	337 of 476	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	370 of 469	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	355 of 485	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	370 of 480	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	337 of 448	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	248 of 369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	337 of 458	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	328 of 418	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	276 of 424	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.8	320 of 400	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	285 of 436	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	317 of 461	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.3	346 of 454	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	337 of 425	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	319 of 422	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	316 of 409	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	280 of 368	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	295 of 347	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	251 of 350	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	269 of 363	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	255 of 326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	184 of 254	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	261 of 352	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	265 of 315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	69 of 126	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	150 of 208	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	199 of 218	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	163 of 198	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	149 of 165	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	183 of 231	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	224 of 241	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	183 of 241	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	142 of 197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	67 of 114	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	203 of 240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	307 of 372	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	297 of 352	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	300 of 357	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	320 of 356	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	279 of 328	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	186 of 249	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	275 of 343	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	274 of 317	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	223 of 278	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	234 of 275	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	233 of 273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	247 of 286	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	238 of 265	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	248 of 283	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	184 of 199	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Science21%-14 vs state

Math20%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

As a parent I am so disappointed in this school. The lack the funding to teach properly and the kids hurt. The pandemic is hard, but they don't go to school Mondays and shortening the school days beyond that is outrageous. My child is going to fall far behind if we keep her in this school. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northglenn Middle School	Public	6-8	1123 Muriel Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5080	672	43	15.6	85.3%	128 (19.0%)	7 (1.0%)	469 (69.8%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	8.1	461^st of 476 public middle schools	3.2%		8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%	10	11.9	19.2	10.7	14.2	706.0	715.0	8.8	6.0	8.8	$17,438
Summit Heights Junior High School	Public	7	4451 E 72nd Ave	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 853-3333	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		11.8		11.8		5.0		5.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Middle School

What district is Prairie View Middle School in?

School District 27J

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Middle School?

Students at Prairie View Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 33% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Prairie View Middle School attend?

Students who attend Prairie View Middle School usually go on to attend Riverdale Ridge High School

How many students attend Prairie View Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Prairie View Middle School.

Is Prairie View Middle School a good school?

Prairie View Middle School ranks 337^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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