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Sky Vista Middle School

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Sky Vista Middle School ranks 177 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Sky Vista Middle School is a public middle school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 944 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sky Vista Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50.2%) and Science (44.8%) higher than the district (48.2% and 43.9%) and state (44.8% and 36.4%) averages. However, the school's CMAS Math proficiency rate (33.4%) is lower than the district (42.8%) and state (35.9%) averages. The school performs particularly well with African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking 7th and 75th out of Colorado middle schools, respectively. Conversely, the school struggles with the performance of Asian and White student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Colorado middle schools.

While Sky Vista Middle School generally outperforms nearby schools in the Cherry Creek School District, such as Prairie Middle School and Horizon Middle School, schools like Fox Ridge Middle School and Liberty Middle School within the same district perform better in both academic proficiency and student group performance. Additionally, Sky Vista Middle School has seen a slight increase in dropout rates, from 1.2% in 2023-2024 to 1.9% in 2023-2024, and a rise in chronic absenteeism, from 24.3% in 2023-2024 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which are concerning trends the school and district should address.

969

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,385

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 S Himalaya Street
Aurora, CO 80015-5530

(720) 886-4711

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Sky Vista Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cherokee Trail High School

Feeder schools for Sky Vista Middle School:

Elementary:	Aspen Crossing Elementary School
	Dakota Valley Elementary School
	Mountain Vista Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

21.3%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Colorado median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

177^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

30^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
2025	55.9	177 of 469	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	180 of 485	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	212 of 480	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	227 of 448	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	173 of 369	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	187 of 458	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	169 of 418	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.2	162 of 424	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	170 of 400	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	110 of 436	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	65.9	150 of 461	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	133 of 454	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	137 of 425	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	147 of 422	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	142 of 409	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	124 of 377	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	149 of 362	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.0	174 of 360	51.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	160 of 347	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	164 of 350	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	197 of 363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	179 of 326	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	147 of 254	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	151 of 352	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	128 of 315	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	56.9	66 of 134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	32 of 121	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	75 of 218	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	56 of 198	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	92 of 220	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	42 of 165	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	86 of 241	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	119 of 244	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	78 of 241	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	58 of 197	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	17 of 114	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	52 of 240	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	41 of 222	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	141 of 352	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	134 of 357	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	148 of 356	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	182 of 328	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	128 of 249	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	159 of 343	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	151 of 317	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	55.0	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	169 of 275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	155 of 273	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	186 of 286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	186 of 265	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	155 of 203	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	163 of 283	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	115 of 199	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)55th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)51st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2024)19th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

Science45%+8 vs state

Math33%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

My child was bullied and she told the Dean, the Dean did nothing to stop it at all. Also, when my daughter hada problem with a teacher taking her pencil off her desk and throwing it onto the floor, they did nothing about it too. They let this teacher call herself "Mean Vallin" so children could pronouce her name correctly. This is against the school code of conduct and they allowed this. My child also complains that other students are being bullied and it has gotten worse over the time shes been enrolled at Sky Vista. From what I've seen and heard, this school doesnt nothing about bullying and when they do, it only results in a suspention (depending how bad the situation) and it still happens. These kids dont learn their lesson apparently. Close Quote

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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 (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 (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
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%)	55.9	177^th of 469 public middle schools	62.3%		55.8	180^th of 485 public middle schools	62.9%	3	47.3	57.4	46.6	50.2	29.5	34.9	37.2	33.4	44.8	$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%)	50.7	197^th of 469 public middle schools	58.0%		42.5	237^th of 485 public middle schools	51.1%	40	37.7	53.8	40.6	44.0	27.3	37.8	34.1	33.0	45.6	$17,737
Horizon 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%)	20.9	355^th of 469 public middle schools	24.3%		18.8	381^st of 485 public middle schools	21.4%	26	24.8	33.0	26.6	28.0	19.4	16.7	14.9	17.2	23.6	$20,842
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%)	60.2	157^th of 469 public middle schools	66.5%		59.5	162^nd of 485 public middle schools	66.6%	5	43.9	46.8	58.2	49.1	31.4	41.4	43.9	38.4	49.6	$21,278
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%)	18.5	382^nd of 469 public middle schools	18.6%		16.2	398^th of 485 public middle schools	17.9%	16	23.2	23.0	29.4	25.0	15.9	19.0	20.0	18.2	15.3	$20,098
Infinity Middle School	Public	6-8	25100 E Belleview Avenue	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6000	1,020	60	16.8	22.9%	516 (50.6%)	99 (9.7%)	183 (17.9%)	94 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (12.5%)	69.2	133^rd of 469 public middle schools	71.6%		59.4	163^rd of 485 public middle schools	66.4%	30	46.0	62.2	56.1	54.5	36.4	52.7	43.6	44.1	53.1	$15,910
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%)	37.9	260^th of 469 public middle schools	44.6%		40.2	250^th of 485 public middle schools	48.5%	10	29.2	40.9	42.7	37.0	21.8	25.5	35.1	27.0	36.6	$18,614
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%)	10	443^rd of 469 public middle schools	5.5%		8.2	465^th of 485 public middle schools	4.1%	22	18.3	18.8	20.3	19.1	9.2	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.6	$18,296
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%)	66.5	138^th of 469 public middle schools	70.6%		64.9	140^th of 485 public middle schools	71.1%	2	49.4	60.1	41.5	50.9	44.7	53.6	40.1	46.6	44.5	$17,693
Fox Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	26301 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4700	966	56	17.3	17.9%	545 (56.4%)	80 (8.3%)	166 (17.2%)	87 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	67.2	136^th of 469 public middle schools	71.0%		70.7	122^nd of 485 public middle schools	74.8%	14	56.6	68.4	49.1	58.2	34.4	44.4	45.9	41.4	40.3	$18,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Sky Vista Middle School

Is Sky Vista Middle School a good school?

Sky Vista Middle School ranks 177^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sky Vista Middle School?

Students at Sky Vista Middle School are 45% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sky Vista Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sky Vista Middle School usually go on to attend Cherokee Trail High School

How many students attend Sky Vista Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 969 students attended Sky Vista Middle School.

What district is Sky Vista Middle School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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