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McAuliffe International School

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

McAuliffe International School is a large middle school in Denver, CO serving 1,329 students in grades 6–8 as part of School District No. 1, a district ranking in just the 38th percentile statewide. McAuliffe, by contrast, ranks 18th of 469 Colorado middle schools for 2025-2026 — the 96th percentile — earning a 5-star rating. This is no one-year fluke: the school has earned 5 stars in every year with data and never finished outside the top 22 in the state over the past decade.

Academically, results are roughly double the state and district averages. On 2025-2026 CMAS assessments, 73.9% of students were proficient in ELA versus 44.7% statewide, and 75.1% were proficient in math versus 37.3% statewide; 8th-grade science proficiency hit 66.3% versus 35.4% statewide. Math stands out: proficiency climbed from 69.0% in 2023-2024 to 75.1%, with 8th-grade math reaching 80.9%. Nearby district schools produce far weaker results — DSST: Cole Middle School (9.2% math), Manual Middle School (14.7% math), DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School (22.0%), and DSST: Montview Middle School (27.9%). McAuliffe achieves this despite a higher student-teacher ratio (19.7) than nearby charters like DSST: Cole (11.8). Attendance also differentiates the school: its 19.0% chronic absenteeism rate is the lowest in the area, well under the district's 38.1%, and reported dropout rates are 0.0%.

McAuliffe performs well across most student groups compared with peers statewide: low-income students rank in the 90th percentile, Hispanic students in the 95th, disabled students in the 91st, and gifted students in the 90th. Its closest academic peer is Morey Middle School, which holds a slightly higher state rank (11th) and edges out McAuliffe in ELA, but McAuliffe matches or exceeds Morey in 8th-grade math (80.9% vs. 73.9%) and science (66.3% vs. 66.4%) while serving nearly three times as many students. For families in northeast Denver, McAuliffe is clearly one of the strongest middle school options available.

1,329

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,947

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2540 Holly St
Denver, CO 80207-3475

(720) 424-1540

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend McAuliffe International School usually attend:

High:

Northfield High School

Feeder schools for McAuliffe International School:

Elementary:	Inspire Elementary
	Isabella Bird Community School
	Park Hill School
	Smith Elementary School
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	Stedman Elementary School
	Swigert International School
	Westerly Creek Elementary
	William (Bill) Roberts K-8 School
	Willow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

17.9%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Colorado middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 1

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

18^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	18 of 476	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	22 of 469	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	20 of 485	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	17 of 480	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	19 of 448	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	10 of 369	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	13 of 458	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	8 of 418	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	9 of 424	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	8 of 400	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	14 of 436	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	55.0	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	14 of 368	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	17 of 347	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	16 of 350	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	14 of 363	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	18 of 326	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	7 of 254	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	13 of 352	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	9 of 315	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	76.8	12 of 132	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	15 of 126	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	6 of 125	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	6 of 93	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	9 of 134	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	4 of 121	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	10 of 208	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.6	8 of 218	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	11 of 199	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	11 of 198	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	8 of 169	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	10 of 220	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	4 of 165	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	29 of 241	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	21 of 241	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	16 of 197	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	18 of 240	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	43 of 222	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	21 of 372	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	26 of 352	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	26 of 357	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	21 of 356	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	17 of 328	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	13 of 343	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	7 of 317	97.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	58.2	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	8 of 278	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	9 of 275	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	8 of 273	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	6 of 286	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	7 of 265	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	3 of 203	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	6 of 283	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	2 of 199	99.0%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2019)57th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math75%+38 vs state

English Language Arts74%+29 vs state

Science66%+31 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Principal’s decisions are based on ego and her need for popularity amongst the masses and not the actual needs of the special ed students. TEA needs to be involved as there are so many discrepancies. If you are not white, you do not belong. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, February 7, 2019

While the education at McAuliffe is fine, the mental health of the students there is awful. I get that education is important but hear me out. That school made my mental health really bad. Mental health is a really big issue in teenagers these days and McAuliffe makes it really bad. The kids are so mean to each other and the teachers don’t do anything about it. All they say is to get over it because you have to deal with it all year. They don’t even suggest ways to help you. All they say is “just breathe and you’ll get through it.” That doesn’t help anyone feel better. This school drove me absolutely insane. I left before my 3rd year there was over. 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 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
McAuliffe International School	Public	6-8	2540 Holly St	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1540	1,329	67	19.7	27.5%	760 (57.2%)	160 (12.0%)	238 (17.9%)	36 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.6%)	95.5	18^th of 476 public middle schools	96.2%		94.6	22^nd of 469 public middle schools	95.3%	4	75.6	74.2	71.8	73.9	70.9	74.0	80.9	75.1	66.3	$15,947
DSST: Montview Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	463	29	15.9	76.9%	38 (8.2%)	188 (40.6%)	192 (41.5%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	31	303^rd of 476 public middle schools	36.3%		30	314^th of 469 public middle schools	33.0%	11	27.7	38.3	27.3	31.2	21.7	23.7	39.3	27.9	20.5	$11,419
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	451 Clermont Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9680	651	35	18.8	51.9%	227 (34.9%)	106 (16.3%)	235 (36.1%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	40.1	245^th of 476 public middle schools	48.5%		29.1	321^st of 469 public middle schools	31.6%	76	34.9	51.2	38.8	41.6	28.0	19.0	26.7	24.6	34.0	$16,842
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
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
Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6397	448	34	13.3	85.7%	33 (7.4%)	35 (7.8%)	352 (78.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	22.6	350^th of 476 public middle schools	26.5%		17.1	392^nd of 469 public middle schools	16.4%	42	20.7	40.0	33.1	31.1	15.2	14.2	17.3	15.5	19.4	$34,401
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	8499 East Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 802-4120	468	33	14.3	68.8%	51 (10.9%)	86 (18.4%)	289 (61.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	38.3	256^th of 476 public middle schools	46.2%		31.4	304^th of 469 public middle schools	35.2%	48	35.6	53.2	39.9	42.7	23.6	24.3	24.6	24.2	24.8	$11,306
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
Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	166	6	28.3	85.5%	10 (6.0%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	33.9	283^rd of 476 public middle schools	40.5%		39.3	248^th of 469 public middle schools	47.1%	35	34.5	36.2	35.7	35.4	36.4	25.5	21.4	28.5	11.9	$14,513
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	451	35	12.8	80.7%	22 (4.9%)	84 (18.6%)	316 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	22.7	349^th of 476 public middle schools	26.7%		24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%	12	15.5	33.6	25.4	24.9	21.7	17.9	26.3	22.0	20.8	$11,576

Frequently Asked Questions about McAuliffe International School

What district is McAuliffe International School in?

School District No. 1

Is McAuliffe International School a good school?

Yes! McAuliffe International School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 476 Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend McAuliffe International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,329 students attended McAuliffe International School.

What high school do graduates of McAuliffe International School attend?

Students who attend McAuliffe International School usually go on to attend Northfield High School

What is the racial makeup of McAuliffe International School?

Students at McAuliffe International School are 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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