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Kepner Beacon Middle School

Q: Is Kepner Beacon Middle School a good school?

Kepner Beacon Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kepner Beacon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Kepner Beacon Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kepner Beacon Middle School?

Students at Kepner Beacon Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Kepner Beacon Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Kepner Beacon Middle School is a public middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving 462 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kepner Beacon Middle School consistently underperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with only 18.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.4% proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.9% and 32.9% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Colorado middle schools for both female and male students in ELA and Math. Additionally, Kepner Beacon has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.7% to 43.8%, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 3.8% in recent years.

Interestingly, several nearby charter schools, such as Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School, DSST: Cedar Middle School, and DSST: College View Middle School, significantly outperform Kepner Beacon Middle School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. While Kepner Beacon's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds likely contributes to its academic struggles, some nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Grant Beacon Middle School and West Middle School, perform better, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status are at play.

467

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,149

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 South Hazel Court
Denver, CO 80219-3418

(720) 424-0027

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Kepner Beacon Middle School usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for Kepner Beacon Middle School:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Castro Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
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	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
	Force Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Knapp Elementary School
	Munroe Elementary School
	Newlon Elementary School
	Valverde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

African American:

5.6%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

435^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	435 of 469	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	417 of 485	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	417 of 480	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	413 of 448	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	407 of 458	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.2	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	325 of 347	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	282 of 350	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	289 of 363	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	291 of 326	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	305 of 352	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	194 of 218	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	122 of 199	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	125 of 198	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	167 of 220	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	163 of 241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	147 of 241	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	159 of 197	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	339 of 352	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	342 of 357	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	322 of 356	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	307 of 328	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

Math10%-26 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
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
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30		20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5		21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$16,494
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			18.2		11.5					3.7			$19,170
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
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
Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%		48.7	218^th of 485 public middle schools	55.1%	16		32.7	43.7	48.4	41.6		20.2	27.5	35.8	27.7		33.3	$19,744
DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19		28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3		17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$11,894
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kepner Beacon Middle School

Is Kepner Beacon Middle School a good school?

Kepner Beacon Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Kepner Beacon Middle School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Kepner Beacon Middle School?

Students at Kepner Beacon Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Kepner Beacon Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Kepner Beacon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Kepner Beacon Middle School.

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