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Laredo Middle School

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Laredo Middle School ranks 299 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Laredo Middle School serves 846 students in grades 6–8 in Aurora, Colorado, as part of the highly regarded Cherry Creek School District No. 5. Rated 2 stars and ranking in the 37th percentile of Colorado middle schools, Laredo has seen its performance dip in recent years from a previous 3-star standing around the 50th–55th percentile. Roughly half of its students (50.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the more economically diverse middle schools in the district.

Academically, Laredo trails its district and state averages. Only 32.8% of students are proficient in English language arts and 23.8% in math, compared with district-wide rates of 49.5% and 44.2%. Neighboring Cherry Creek schools such as Campus Middle School (68.4% ELA), Liberty Middle School (54.5% ELA), and Sky Vista Middle School (54.0% ELA) post significantly higher scores. Yet Laredo outperforms several nearby schools serving higher-poverty populations, including Horizon Middle School, Prairie Middle School, and Mrachek Middle School, whose ELA proficiency ranges from 16.8% to 24.3%. This suggests Laredo is holding its own relative to some peers facing even greater economic challenges.

Laredo's biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 31.6% of students were chronically absent, above the state rate of 28.4%, though improved from 36.4% the prior year. Encouragingly, the school's dropout rate is just 0.7%, lower than both the district (1.2%) and state (1.9%). Students also tend to start at lower levels but improve by 8th grade — ELA proficiency climbs from 24.4% in 6th grade to 39.4% in 8th grade. However, even Laredo's gifted and talented students rank at only the 16th percentile statewide, suggesting advanced learners may not be getting the enrichment they need. For parents, Laredo is a school with real challenges but also evidence of progress in engagement and student growth.

846

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,614

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 South Laredo Street
Aurora, CO 80015-1749

(720) 886-5000

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Laredo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Smoky Hill High School

Feeder schools for Laredo Middle School:

Elementary:	Independence Elementary School
	Indian Ridge Elementary School
	Mission Viejo Elementary School
	Sagebrush Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

29.1%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg47%

Colorado avg41%

299^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Middle Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

26^th of 114Cherry Creek School District No. 5 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	31.9	299 of 476	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	260 of 469	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	250 of 485	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	259 of 480	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	254 of 448	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	238 of 369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	204 of 458	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	210 of 418	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	185 of 424	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.1	219 of 400	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	220 of 436	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	224 of 461	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	238 of 454	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	223 of 425	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	234 of 422	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	178 of 409	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	180 of 377	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	162 of 362	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.3	190 of 360	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	168 of 346	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	165 of 340	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	132 of 336	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.9	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	227 of 368	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	215 of 347	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	202 of 350	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	207 of 363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	200 of 326	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	175 of 254	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	176 of 352	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	181 of 315	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	109 of 126	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	75 of 93	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	50 of 134	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	36 of 121	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	155 of 208	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	138 of 218	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	139 of 198	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	105 of 220	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	73 of 165	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	187 of 231	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	199 of 241	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	160 of 244	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	139 of 241	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	128 of 197	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	99 of 240	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	92 of 222	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	258 of 372	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	226 of 352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	214 of 357	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	217 of 356	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	207 of 328	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	165 of 343	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	172 of 317	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	199 of 278	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	191 of 275	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	193 of 273	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	170 of 286	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	182 of 265	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	148 of 203	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	155 of 283	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	141 of 199	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science31%-4 vs state

Math24%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 25, 2019

Has pre-IB preparedness and a lot of honors classes to offer Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 27, 2013

The bullying issues at the school is severe and the administrators do not care and do nothing to resolved the issue. All they ever do is say "file and incident report and we will look into it." Well guess what they never look into it. If you have a choice between Laredo Middle School and any other middle school and care about your kids well being, DO NOT send your kid to Laredo Middle School. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Severe bullying and peer pressure at this school with little administrative response. 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
Laredo Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 South Laredo Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5000	846	53	15.9	50.4%	334 (39.5%)	124 (14.7%)	246 (29.1%)	54 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (9.5%)	31.9	299^th of 476 public middle schools	37.2%		37.9	260^th of 469 public middle schools	44.6%	39	24.4	35.7	39.4	32.8	15.8	26.0	30.8	23.8	31.0	$18,614
Horizon Community Middle School	Public	6-8	3981 South Reservoir Road	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6100	714	49	14.5	59.4%	202 (28.3%)	118 (16.5%)	290 (40.6%)	24 (3.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.8%)	19.8	372^nd of 476 public middle schools	21.8%		20.9	355^th of 469 public middle schools	24.3%	17	17.7	30.7	26.2	24.3	714.0	725.0	23.4	15.8	18.8	$20,842
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	17600 East Columbia Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-6570	636	36	17.6	75.6%	144 (22.6%)	106 (16.7%)	305 (48.0%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	45 (7.1%)	21.1	365^th of 476 public middle schools	23.3%		18.5	382^nd of 469 public middle schools	18.6%	17	23.3	26.4	24.9	24.9	16.8	18.1	29.4	21.3	16.8	$20,098
Falcon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 South Genoa Street	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-7600	701	49	14.3	36.1%	384 (54.8%)	53 (7.6%)	161 (23.0%)	40 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.6%)	59.3	164^th of 476 public middle schools	65.5%		60.2	157^th of 469 public middle schools	66.5%	7	49.3	51.6	42.3	47.7	37.1	40.5	43.1	40.1	38.3	$21,278
Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	969	54	17.8	33.5%	433 (44.7%)	139 (14.3%)	206 (21.3%)	87 (9.0%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (9.8%)	63.9	148^th of 476 public middle schools	68.9%		55.9	177^th of 469 public middle schools	62.3%	29	45.7	61.0	56.0	54.0	35.4	37.8	42.9	38.2	43.7	$17,385
Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,106	71	15.6	37.0%	531 (48.0%)	109 (9.9%)	271 (24.5%)	74 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.2%)	52.5	186^th of 476 public middle schools	60.9%		50.7	197^th of 469 public middle schools	58.0%	11	37.5	45.4	41.0	41.3	33.2	36.3	41.3	36.6	44.7	$17,737
Mrachek Middle School	Public	6-8	1955 South Telluride St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 750-2836	811	40	20.2	82.7%	114 (14.1%)	141 (17.4%)	426 (52.5%)	47 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	67 (8.3%)	12.5	438^th of 476 public middle schools	8.0%		10	443^rd of 469 public middle schools	5.5%	5	13.8	17.1	19.7	16.8	9.3	9.1	24.2	14.0	11.8	$18,296
Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,311	75	17.3	21.6%	722 (55.1%)	53 (4.0%)	184 (14.0%)	245 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	98 (7.5%)	91.1	34^th of 476 public middle schools	92.9%		90.3	36^th of 469 public middle schools	92.3%	2	62.2	73.8	70.4	68.4	57.7	61.2	76.9	64.1	64.5	$17,473
Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	12600 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3000	1,491	98	15.2	68.3%	250 (16.8%)	305 (20.5%)	705 (47.3%)	86 (5.8%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (8.7%)	14.6	421^st of 476 public middle schools	11.6%		11.5	433^rd of 469 public middle schools	7.7%	12	19.7	22.1	23.8	21.9	10.8	11.0	16.2	12.8	16.6	$17,587
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	21500 East Dry Creek Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2400	868	52	16.5	37.8%	418 (48.2%)	85 (9.8%)	176 (20.3%)	95 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.6%)	79.9	83^rd of 476 public middle schools	82.6%		66.5	138^th of 469 public middle schools	70.6%	55	50.3	59.7	54.0	54.5	52.4	54.2	66.7	57.1	55.9	$17,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Laredo Middle School

Is Laredo Middle School a good school?

Laredo Middle School ranks 299^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Laredo Middle School?

Students at Laredo Middle School are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Laredo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Laredo Middle School usually go on to attend Smoky Hill High School

What district is Laredo Middle School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

How many students attend Laredo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Laredo Middle School.

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