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Russell Middle School

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Russell Middle School ranks 285 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Russell Middle School is a public middle school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 77 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Russell Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, typically ranking between 260-304 out of around 400-480 schools. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 36.1% in ELA and 25.5% in Math, compared to the district's 38.9% and 31.1%, and the state's 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school also experiences high dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 3.7% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 40.5% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Russell Middle School performs significantly worse than Mann Middle School and Sabin Middle School, which are also part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. However, Russell Middle School outperforms the nearby Galileo School of Math and Science. Compared to schools in the higher-performing Academy School District No. 20, Russell Middle School's academic performance lags significantly, with schools like Timberview Middle School outperforming Russell in both ELA and Math proficiency rates.

520

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,985

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3825 East Montebello Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-2428

(719) 328-5200

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Feeder schools for Russell Middle School:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary School
	Keller Elementary School
	King Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

Hispanic:

38.1%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

285^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

77^th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 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	34.1	285 of 469	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	281 of 485	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	280 of 480	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	293 of 448	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	260 of 369	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	272 of 458	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	277 of 418	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	296 of 424	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	304 of 400	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	279 of 436	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.1	234 of 461	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	268 of 454	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	221 of 425	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	252 of 422	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	167 of 377	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	139 of 362	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	159 of 360	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	158 of 346	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	191 of 340	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	171 of 336	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	245 of 347	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	248 of 350	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	221 of 363	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	221 of 326	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	182 of 254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	206 of 352	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	224 of 315	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	147 of 218	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	115 of 199	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	103 of 198	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	91 of 169	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	139 of 220	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	114 of 241	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	90 of 241	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	84 of 197	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	58 of 114	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	76 of 240	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	109 of 222	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	229 of 352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	210 of 357	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	220 of 356	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	231 of 328	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	221 of 343	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	212 of 317	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	39.3	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	213 of 275	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	215 of 273	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	230 of 286	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	227 of 265	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	177 of 203	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	207 of 283	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)35th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Russell 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
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5200	520	33	15.6	64.4%	236 (45.4%)	37 (7.1%)	198 (38.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.1%)	34.1	285^th of 469 public middle schools	39.2%		34.4	281^st of 485 public middle schools	42.1%	4	33.3	37.4	37.7	36.1	30.0	19.2	27.4	25.5	30.9	$17,985
Sabin Middle School	Public	6-8	3605 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7000	540	39	13.7	65.9%	237 (43.9%)	31 (5.7%)	221 (40.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.8%)	33.1	290^th of 469 public middle schools	38.2%		29.3	314^th of 485 public middle schools	35.3%	24	29.1	47.2	35.8	37.7	20.6	28.6	22.4	24.1	25.0	$20,024
Jenkins Middle School	Public	6-8	6410 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5300	791	41	19.2	43.6%	443 (56.0%)	40 (5.1%)	217 (27.4%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	68 (8.6%)	60.3	155^th of 469 public middle schools	67.0%		57.3	173^rd of 485 public middle schools	64.3%	18	47.1	61.5	51.2	53.3	31.3	35.3	42.8	36.3	42.5	$15,954
Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 Windom Peak Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5566	862	53	16.2	44.0%	389 (45.1%)	73 (8.5%)	249 (28.9%)	37 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.3%)	46.2	214^th of 469 public middle schools	54.4%		52.4	195^th of 485 public middle schools	59.8%	19	45.5	46.2	54.3	48.4	25.6	31.2	27.7	28.1	29.8	$11,241
Orton Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	3115 Larkspur Dr	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 313-9903	114	7	15.3	45.6%	72 (63.2%)	3 (2.6%)	21 (18.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Village Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1940	163	6	26.2	16.0%	124 (76.1%)	4 (2.5%)	23 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	75.7	96^th of 469 public middle schools	79.5%		91.9	32^nd of 485 public middle schools	93.4%	64	57.9			70.0	40.0			37.8	68.8	$13,719
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%		15.3	406^th of 485 public middle schools	16.3%	9	9.2	19.7	29.2	20.2	13.2	9.1	13.5	12.2	17.9	$21,287
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	456^th of 485 public middle schools	6.0%	7	11.1	25.6	11.7	15.9	5.4	7.7	8.0	6.9	10.8	$21,290
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 Piros Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5210	773	48	16.2	54.1%	308 (39.8%)	51 (6.6%)	271 (35.1%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (15.0%)	43.1	228^th of 469 public middle schools	51.4%		38.9	259^th of 485 public middle schools	46.6%	31	36.0	43.2	45.9	41.5	24.1	27.8	33.8	28.4	39.4	$54,226
Timberview Middle School	Public	6-8	8680 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3600	837	51	16.5	31.8%	545 (65.1%)	25 (3.0%)	179 (21.4%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.0%)	64.5	142^nd of 469 public middle schools	69.7%		57.8	170^th of 485 public middle schools	64.9%	28	56.2	59.7	50.0	55.4	40.7	40.1	36.4	39.1	42.9	$12,204

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Is Russell Middle School a good school?

Russell Middle School ranks 285^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Russell Middle School?

Students at Russell Middle School are 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Russell Middle School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

How many students attend Russell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Russell Middle School.

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