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Otho E Stuart Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Otho E Stuart Middle School serves 794 students in grades 6–8 in Commerce City, CO, and is part of School District 27J. The school currently ranks in the 18th percentile of Colorado middle schools—the lowest of the four public middle schools in its district. For context, Rodger Quist Middle School, about six miles away in the same district, ranks in the 50th percentile with notably stronger results: 40.3% ELA proficiency versus Otho's 27.4%, and 30.1% math proficiency versus Otho's 11.7%. That school serves a less economically disadvantaged population (38.6% free/reduced lunch vs. 52.6% at Otho), but the academic gap far exceeds what demographics alone would predict.

Math is Otho's most pressing concern. Only 11.7% of students are proficient in math overall, and just 5.9% of 6th graders meet grade-level expectations—roughly 1 in 17 students. ELA results are uneven: 6th and 8th grade proficiency sits near 22%, but 7th graders reach 38.6%, above the district average. Science has improved for four straight years, climbing from 12.3% to 17.5% proficiency, though it remains below state norms. Student subgroups tell a mixed story: Hispanic students have improved dramatically from the 7th to the 23rd percentile over two years, while White, low-income, and Gifted/Talented students all rank below the 10th percentile.

Attendance and resources add context. Chronic absenteeism is 29.7%, slightly above the state average but better than several nearby schools like Vikan Middle School (36.8%) and Montbello Middle School (49.1%). The student-teacher ratio of 18.2 is higher than many neighboring schools, which may limit small-group math intervention. Economic need is rising: 52.6% of students now qualify for free/reduced lunch, up from 41.5% two years earlier. On a positive note, dropout rates are essentially zero, and Otho's ELA results beat several Denver-area peers, including Rocky Mountain Prep Noel. The clearest path forward would be identifying what works in 7th grade literacy and replicating those strategies in 6th grade math.

794

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,182

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

15955 East 101st Way
Commerce City, CO 80022-7181

(720) 685-5500

District: School District 27J

Students who attend Otho E Stuart Middle School usually attend:

High:

Prairie View High School

Feeder schools for Otho E Stuart Middle School:

Elementary:	Henderson Elementary School
	Reunion Elementary School
	Second Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

White:

28.0%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

390^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	18.0	390 of 476	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	399 of 469	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	418 of 485	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	391 of 480	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	347 of 448	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	271 of 369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	356 of 458	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	271 of 418	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	263 of 424	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	311 of 400	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	340 of 461	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	363 of 454	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	335 of 425	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	314 of 422	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	344 of 409	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	302 of 368	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	317 of 350	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	310 of 363	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	271 of 326	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	211 of 254	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	277 of 352	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	184 of 315	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	119 of 126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	65 of 121	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	160 of 208	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	195 of 218	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	182 of 198	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	143 of 169	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	182 of 220	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	104 of 165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	215 of 231	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	227 of 241	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	242 of 244	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	240 of 241	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	145 of 197	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	62 of 114	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	185 of 240	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	137 of 222	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	328 of 372	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	311 of 352	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	328 of 357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	307 of 356	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	271 of 328	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	283 of 343	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	255 of 317	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	249 of 278	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	260 of 275	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	251 of 273	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	243 of 286	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	240 of 265	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	188 of 203	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	246 of 283	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

Math12%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Great teachers. And the school has been very well taken care of. Test scores have been going up in all courses. A great group of young diverse kids. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, September 25, 2011

i love this school some teachers are not the best but its very big and a great learning envoriment 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/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 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
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
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	Public, Charter	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-3825	287	19	15.3	87.8%	9 (3.1%)	42 (14.6%)	208 (72.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	9 (3.1%)	9.9	453^rd of 476 public middle schools	4.8%		7.2	456^th of 469 public middle schools	2.8%	3	7.5	11.0	15.7	11.4	9.0	12.2	20.3	13.8	5.7	$18,531
Montbello Middle School	Public	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 424-0850	315	22	14.3	91.7%	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.2%)	220 (69.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	9 (2.9%)	6.2	469^th of 476 public middle schools	1.5%		5.3	466^th of 469 public middle schools	0.6%	3	7.1	13.3	6.1	8.6	10.6	710.0	706.0	6.8	4.9	$20,134
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
Denver Green School Northfield	Public	6-8	5677 N Galena St	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8200	558	31	18.1	24.0%	340 (60.9%)	51 (9.1%)	99 (17.7%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	95.9	16^th of 476 public middle schools	96.6%		95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%	1	77.8	83.9	73.8	78.6	77.8	71.8	71.3	73.7	63.6	$15,858
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	417^th of 476 public middle schools	12.4%		15.8	402^nd of 469 public middle schools	14.3%	15	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 Building 3	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%)	35.3	276^th of 476 public middle schools	42.0%		34.2	284^th of 469 public middle schools	39.4%	8	29.3	53.7	35.8	39.6	18.7	26.2	25.2	23.3	25.2	$10,707
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Otho E Stuart Middle School

What district is Otho E Stuart Middle School in?

School District 27J

What high school do graduates of Otho E Stuart Middle School attend?

Students who attend Otho E Stuart Middle School usually go on to attend Prairie View High School

Is Otho E Stuart Middle School a good school?

Otho E Stuart Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend Otho E Stuart Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Otho E Stuart Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Otho E Stuart Middle School?

Students at Otho E Stuart Middle School are 57% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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