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West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Denver, Colorado, serving 225 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

West Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5.6% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/Math, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in math, with only 9.9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. West Middle School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 52.4% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, West Middle School's academic performance is consistently lower than nearby schools, such as DSST: Cole Middle School, Kepner Beacon Middle School, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood, and Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences, which generally have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by West Middle School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the unique needs of the school and its community.

188

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,634

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

951 Elati St
Denver, CO 80204-3939

(720) 423-5460

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
	Knapp Elementary School
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	Munroe Elementary School
	Newlon Elementary School
	Valverde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

African American:

9.0%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (10% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (0% vs 82%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

446^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	446 of 469	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	478 of 485	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	468 of 480	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	406 of 448	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	456 of 458	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	404 of 418	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	407 of 424	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	363 of 400	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	424 of 436	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	359 of 363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	15.3	336 of 411	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	329 of 388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	203 of 256	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	254 of 292	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Science13%-24 vs state

Math6%-30 vs state

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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 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 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
West Middle School	Public	6-8	951 Elati St	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5460	188	16	11.9	95.7%	6 (3.2%)	17 (9.0%)	160 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	9	446^th of 469 public middle schools	4.9%		5.4	478^th of 485 public middle schools	1.4%	32		6.8	10.3	21.9	13.9				9.9	5.6		12.9	$26,634
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%)	76.3	94^th of 469 public middle schools	80.0%		61.1	150^th of 485 public middle schools	69.1%	56		67.2	76.9	56.6	68.2		40.0	43.6	46.2	43.1		46.9	$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%)	97.8	9^th of 469 public middle schools	98.1%		97.1	11^th of 485 public middle schools	97.7%	2		85.3	85.3	87.8	86.1		75.3	73.0	83.6	77.3		71.5	$16,610
DSST: Cedar Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	150 S Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	485	36	13.5	50.5%	187 (38.6%)	90 (18.6%)	148 (30.5%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	86.7	48^th of 469 public middle schools	89.8%		78.5	83^rd of 485 public middle schools	82.9%	35		70.6	66.7	73.5	70.2		55.9	47.0	60.8	54.6		58.7	$9,604
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	375 S Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 623-5772	301	29	10.5	93.7%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (92.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11.9	432^nd of 469 public middle schools	7.9%		10.9	445^th of 485 public middle schools	8.2%	13	20.7	13.4	29.2	21.2	20.9	13.8	4.9	16.7	10.3	10.7	20.7	9.3	$18,412
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%)	21.5	348^th of 469 public middle schools	25.8%		10.3	450^th of 485 public middle schools	7.2%	102		29.6	30.2	30.4	30.1		12.7	18.9	17.8	16.3		23.3	$20,830
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%)	19.8	368^th of 469 public middle schools	21.5%		15.4	405^th of 485 public middle schools	16.5%	37		26.9	31.6	34.2	31.1		13.2	13.2	18.4	15.0		14.5	$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%)	12	430^th of 469 public middle schools	8.3%		15.6	403^rd of 485 public middle schools	16.9%	27		20.5	19.8	25.9	22.0		6.7	7.2	10.6	8.2		16.5	$13,612
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18		14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3		10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$22,149
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30		20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7		14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$14,004

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

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

Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Colorado middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended West Middle School.

What district is West Middle School in?

School District No. 1

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

2024–25 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 21, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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