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Skinner Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Skinner Middle School is a public school in Denver, CO, serving 673 students in grades 6-8 within School District No. 1. While the district as a whole ranks in the 38th percentile statewide, Skinner is a clear standout, ranking 47th out of 469 Colorado middle schools in the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the top 10% and earning a 5-star rating. This makes it one of the highest-performing middle schools in the area, especially when compared with nearby schools like Manual Middle School, West Middle School, and Lake Middle School, which rank in the bottom 5-15% statewide.

Academically, Skinner posts dramatically higher proficiency rates than its district and state averages. In 2025-2026, English Language Arts proficiency was 67.6%, math was 55.3%, and 8th-grade science reached 71.3%—nearly double the state average in science. Notably, math proficiency increases as students progress, rising from 48% in 6th grade to 64% in 8th grade. The school also maintains a strong attendance culture, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.1%—far better than the district average of 38.1% and much lower than nearby schools like DSST: Cole Middle School (55.8%) and Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside (59.4%). Morey Middle School is the only comparable nearby school that edges it out in attendance, at 20.3%. Skinner achieves these results while serving a larger student body of 673 compared to other high-performing peers like Morey (479 students) and Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School (223 students).

Skinner has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 56th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 90th percentile today. While overall performance is exceptional, internal achievement gaps exist for Hispanic students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, who perform above state medians but below the school's overall average. Promisingly, these subgroups have shown strong recent gains, with Hispanic students jumping from the 50th to the 68th percentile and low-SES students from the 59th to the 66th percentile over the past year. Given its strong academic trajectory, standout science proficiency, and relatively low chronic absenteeism, Skinner serves as a clear academic anchor in a district where many neighboring middle schools are struggling.

673

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,694

Per pupil spending ?

41%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3435 West 40th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211-1921

(720) 424-1420

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Skinner Middle School usually attend:

High:

North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

40.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

47^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 30Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School District No. 1 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	87.4	47 of 476	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	62 of 469	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	51 of 485	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	76 of 480	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	124 of 448	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	119 of 369	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	144 of 458	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	82 of 418	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	116 of 424	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	51.6	175 of 400	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	203 of 436	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.7	310 of 461	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.1	347 of 454	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	346 of 425	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	359 of 422	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	381 of 409	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	354 of 377	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	342 of 362	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.9	344 of 360	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	337 of 346	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	329 of 340	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.2	322 of 336	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	63 of 368	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	70 of 347	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	56 of 350	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	62 of 363	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	71 of 326	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	83 of 254	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	112 of 352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	76 of 315	75.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	42 of 154	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	11 of 126	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	63.8	58 of 125	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	8 of 93	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	57 of 134	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	41 of 121	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	67 of 208	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	109 of 218	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	84 of 198	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	66 of 220	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	51 of 165	69.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	79 of 231	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	99 of 241	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	87 of 244	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	151 of 241	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	171 of 197	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	109 of 240	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	70 of 222	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	34 of 372	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.3	54 of 352	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	41 of 357	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	79 of 356	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	106 of 249	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	114 of 343	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	68 of 317	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	19 of 278	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	26 of 275	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	13 of 273	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	26 of 286	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	37 of 265	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	13 of 283	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	6 of 199	97.0%	★★★★★

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)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+36 vs state

English Language Arts68%+23 vs state

Math55%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, December 21, 2019

i think that Skinner middle school helps the students out leaning different ways. with team building, leadership. this school also helps there students out with problems that they have with another students our with there own friend. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The students here are really bad and totally delay learning time. I suggest you go somewhere else if you don't want to constantly see kids fighting each other and get threatened to be fought, see kids getting taken to the discipline office every 10 minutes, be around bad kids that do bad things, and just all around ruin your school experience. Teachers don't do anything to prevent the children being defiant, rude, violent, etc. All they really do is send them to an office to talk to an adult. The only real reason why I went to skinner was because my friends were going. Now I kind of regret going to this school because of the students that need to be removed from the school but aren't due to negligent staff. 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 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Skinner Middle School	Public	6-8	3435 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1420	673	41	16.5	41.0%	330 (49.0%)	23 (3.4%)	275 (40.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	87.4	47^th of 476 public middle schools	90.1%		82.4	62^nd of 469 public middle schools	86.8%	15			63.5	72.0	68.5	67.6			48.0	58.0	64.3	55.3		71.3	$16,694
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	Public, Charter	6-8	4735 Pecos St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 723-2000	154	16	9.6	87.0%	6 (3.9%)	29 (18.8%)	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	10.5	449^th of 476 public middle schools	5.7%		16.8	394^th of 469 public middle schools	16.0%	55			16.3	10.5	18.5	15.6			11.9	710.0	695.0	7.5		11.1	$18,962
Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1820 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0260	592	41	14.5	75.8%	44 (7.4%)	55 (9.3%)	462 (78.0%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.9%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	14.3	423^rd of 476 public middle schools	11.1%		19.8	368^th of 469 public middle schools	21.5%	55			18.3	30.3	13.4	20.2			12.9	19.5	11.6	14.5		10.4	$20,751
DSST: Cole Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6354	282	24	11.8	86.2%	10 (3.5%)	64 (22.7%)	197 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	11.1	446^th of 476 public middle schools	6.3%		12	430^th of 469 public middle schools	8.3%	16			7.1	23.3	18.8	16.3			8.1	8.2	11.3	9.2		17.5	$13,612
Manual Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 E. 28th Ave.	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6550	257	18	14.0	71.2%	45 (17.5%)	90 (35.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	23.1	344^th of 476 public middle schools	27.7%		21.5	348^th of 469 public middle schools	25.8%	4			28.1	21.4	40.3	30.3			19.3	5.3	19.0	14.7		23.3	$20,830
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	750 Galapago St.	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 282-6437	223	16	14.1	30.9%	124 (55.6%)	16 (7.2%)	58 (26.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	80.3	78^th of 476 public middle schools	83.6%		76.3	94^th of 469 public middle schools	80.0%	16			57.1	81.2	72.5	69.8			31.2	47.8	67.6	48.1		55.9	$13,673
Morey Middle School	Public	6-8	840 East 14th Avenue	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0700	479	25	19.1	29.0%	284 (59.3%)	30 (6.3%)	96 (20.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	97.1	11^th of 476 public middle schools	97.7%		97.8	9^th of 469 public middle schools	98.1%	2			76.8	87.2	81.9	81.6			77.8	75.6	73.9	76.0		66.4	$16,610
Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	354	26	13.5	71.5%	41 (11.6%)	13 (3.7%)	255 (72.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	13.4	432^nd of 476 public middle schools	9.2%		32.8	294^th of 469 public middle schools	37.3%	138			13.9	15.4	28.6	21.0			698.0	717.0	11.3	8.8		11.3	$21,920
Everitt Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Kipling Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1580	456	29	15.5	56.6%	216 (47.4%)	13 (2.9%)	191 (41.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	42.9	227^th of 476 public middle schools	52.3%		37.8	261^st of 469 public middle schools	44.3%	34			44.6	40.8	37.3	41.3			32.4	24.8	25.5	27.9		35.7	$17,523
Prospect Academy	Public, Charter	4-8	5592 Independence Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 804-0018	94	8	12.3	22.3%	58 (61.7%)	3 (3.2%)	24 (25.5%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)						698.0						8.0			$26,231

Frequently Asked Questions about Skinner Middle School

How many students attend Skinner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Skinner Middle School.

Is Skinner Middle School a good school?

Yes. Skinner Middle School ranks in the top 9.9% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Skinner Middle School in?

School District No. 1

What high school do graduates of Skinner Middle School attend?

Students who attend Skinner Middle School usually go on to attend North High School

What is the racial makeup of Skinner Middle School?

Students at Skinner Middle School are 49% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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