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West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

West Middle School serves 1,019 students in grades 6–8 in Greenwood Village, Colorado, as part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, and is one of the top-performing middle schools in the state. Ranked 27th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating for 2025–2026, West Middle School has climbed steadily from 71st place in 2017–2018 to its current near-top position.

Academic results are well above district and state averages. English Language Arts proficiency is 70.5%, compared to 49.5% for the district and 44.7% statewide; math is 68.3%, versus 44.2% and 37.3%; and 8th-grade science is 62.8%, versus 43.2% and 35.4%. Among nearby schools, West is essentially tied with Newton Middle School, which ranks #26 and leads slightly in math (70.2% vs. 68.3%), while West is a bit stronger in science. West's math scores have jumped 15 percentage points in three years, from 53.1% to 68.3%. Notably, West ranked #1 in Colorado for the performance of its students with disabilities in 2024–2025 and #3 in 2025–2026, a signature strength that sets it apart from many high-achieving schools.

West's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3% is better than the district (25.3%) and state (28.4%), though Newton (10.6%) and Powell Middle School (14.3%) do better in this area. About 18.1% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, one of the lowest rates among nearby schools. Gifted and talented students perform at the 66th percentile statewide, suggesting room for growth in challenging this group, and the dropout rate ticked up to 1.5% in 2024–2025 after several years near zero. Overall, West is on a strong upward trajectory and stands as one of the premier middle schools in the Denver South metro area.

1,019

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,528

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5151 South Holly
Greenwood Village, CO 80121-2101

(720) 554-5100

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cherry Creek High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School
	Greenwood Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	Holly Hills Elementary School
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	Homestead Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Colorado middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg47%

Colorado avg41%

27^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Middle Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

26^th of 115Cherry 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	93.1	27 of 469	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	30 of 469	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	40 of 485	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	49 of 480	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	52 of 448	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	45 of 369	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	45 of 458	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	71 of 418	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	48 of 424	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	42 of 400	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.9	28 of 436	93.6%	★★★★★
2014	90.2	31 of 461	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.3	33 of 454	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	48 of 425	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	86.9	35 of 422	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	38 of 409	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.1	47 of 377	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	36 of 362	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	25 of 360	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	24 of 346	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	18 of 340	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.9	23 of 336	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	56.4	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	29 of 365	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	23 of 347	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	31 of 350	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	50 of 363	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	49 of 326	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	36 of 254	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	40 of 352	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	46 of 315	85.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	66 of 132	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	79 of 126	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	45 of 93	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	24 of 134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	15 of 121	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	33 of 207	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	94.8	10 of 218	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	34 of 198	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	66 of 169	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	64 of 220	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	80 of 165	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	47 of 230	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	43 of 241	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	25 of 244	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	51.8	89 of 241	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	86 of 240	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	24 of 369	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	33 of 352	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	46 of 357	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	50 of 328	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	46 of 249	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	46 of 343	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	62 of 317	80.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	16 of 275	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	24 of 275	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	35 of 273	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	53 of 286	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	55 of 265	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	41 of 203	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	37 of 283	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2019)52nd percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-83 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Math68%+31 vs state

Science63%+27 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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
West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	93.1	27^th of 469 public middle schools	94.2%		91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%	3	67.4	73.0	70.7	70.5	67.9	66.8	71.1	68.3	62.8	$17,528
Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	781	40	19.5	12.5%	642 (82.2%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	93.2	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%		90.7	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%	8	65.6	75.1	74.3	71.3	61.0	70.6	81.6	70.2	60.7	$16,012
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	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%		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
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	8600 East Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9500	775	49	15.9	67.4%	171 (22.1%)	113 (14.6%)	409 (52.8%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.1%)	17.9	386^th of 469 public middle schools	17.7%		18.1	383^rd of 469 public middle schools	18.3%	3	20.8	26.3	21.6	22.7	14.8	17.2	20.6	17.5	19.0	$18,033
Englewood Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7817	210	20	10.6	72.9%	83 (39.5%)	12 (5.7%)	99 (47.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	21.8	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%		19.9	367^th of 469 public middle schools	21.7%	15	33.3	20.8	22.1	22.9	29.4	13.0	28.7	22.2	21.6	$20,399
Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)										$11,951
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	73.5	113^th of 469 public middle schools	75.9%		76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%	21	46.4	66.5	52.9	54.9	40.4	50.9	56.4	48.8	50.0	$17,647
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	84.2	61^st of 469 public middle schools	87.0%		80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%	14	63.4	64.3	65.2	64.3	57.6	46.2	53.0	52.9	61.9	$19,406
Merrill Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 South Monroe Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0600	611	36	17.1	39.1%	333 (54.5%)	25 (4.1%)	196 (32.1%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	83.5	65^th of 469 public middle schools	86.1%		84.1	58^th of 469 public middle schools	87.6%	7	60.6	61.7	63.7	62.0	53.3	52.1	65.6	56.9	51.1	$18,046
Cresthill Middle School	Public	7-8	9195 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2800	558	35	15.9	26.0%	356 (63.8%)	13 (2.3%)	117 (21.0%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	79.6	86^th of 469 public middle schools	81.7%		82.3	63^rd of 469 public middle schools	86.6%	23		60.8	56.7	58.9		47.5	57.3	52.1	55.8	$19,240

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

Is West Middle School a good school?

Yes. West Middle School ranks in the top 5.8% of Colorado middle schools.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Middle School usually go on to attend Cherry Creek High School

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,019 students attended West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is West Middle School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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