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Prairie View Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Prairie View Middle School is a public middle school in Henderson, Colorado, serving 682 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the School District 27J, which is ranked 85 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie View Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, with a ranking between 337-370 out of 400-480 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on CMAS tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28%) and Math (16.8%) well below the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school also has higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism compared to the state average.

While Prairie View Middle School's overall performance is low, the school's ranking for Gifted and Talented students is relatively higher, at 69 out of 126 Colorado middle schools in 2023-2024. Nearby schools within the same district, such as Overland Trail Middle School and Vikan Middle School, also perform poorly, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to Prairie View's struggles. In contrast, some schools outside the district, like Denver Green School Northfield and Rocky Top Middle School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance.

679

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,641

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: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Colorado avg40%

370^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the School District 27J

85^th of 115School 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
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
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
2024	54.9	69 of 126	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2024)45th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science20%-17 vs state

Math17%-19 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

Schools Near Prairie View Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	19.7	370^th of 469 public middle schools	21.1%		22.9	355^th of 485 public middle schools	26.8%	15	26.5	32.0	25.6	28.0	15.1	15.7	19.7	16.8	19.9	$12,641
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%)	15.9	399^th of 469 public middle schools	14.9%		13.9	418^th of 485 public middle schools	13.8%	19	32.7	28.9	21.8	28.0	13.0	10.0	8.7	10.6	15.7	$13,502
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%)	31.6	303^rd of 469 public middle schools	35.4%		27.9	324^th of 485 public middle schools	33.2%	21	25.7	28.2	43.9	32.3	18.6	25.6	28.7	24.2	32.3	$11,977
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%)	15.5	404^th of 469 public middle schools	13.9%		11.9	438^th of 485 public middle schools	9.7%	34	24.1	21.8	18.2	21.5	16.8	14.3	16.1	15.8	17.4	$14,066
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80241	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%)	12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%		12.4	435^th of 485 public middle schools	10.3%	11	12.9	26.9	19.1	19.4	9.0	11.2	11.2	10.4	22.3	$16,085
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%)	10.4	440^th of 469 public middle schools	6.2%		8.6	461^st of 485 public middle schools	4.9%	21	21.5	20.9	13.9	19.0		8.9		7.6	11.9	$14,499
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%)	75.5	100^th of 469 public middle schools	78.7%		76.2	92^nd of 485 public middle schools	81.0%	8	62.7	54.4	48.9	55.7	53.0	48.2	50.9	50.6	55.3	$14,028
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%)	34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%		34.1	287^th of 485 public middle schools	40.8%	8	37.5	34.6	38.8	37.0	27.1	13.7	29.1	23.5	34.1	$15,913
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%)	8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%		13.4	424^th of 485 public middle schools	12.6%	27	10.8	16.0	22.1	16.0	5.8	4.4	10.1	6.6	9.7	$17,294
Adams City Middle School	Public	7-8	4451 East 72nd Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-5881	296	25	11.9	90.9%	29 (9.8%)	6 (2.0%)	259 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.1	464^th of 469 public middle schools	1.1%		4.8	482^nd of 485 public middle schools	0.6%	18		12.2	13.0	12.6		3.1	5.2	4.2	6.6	$18,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Middle School

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

Is Prairie View Middle School a good school?

Prairie View Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Colorado middle schools.

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.

How many students attend Prairie View Middle School?

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

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