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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 13.7% 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

411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Kepner Beacon Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood serving 467 students, nearly 90% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it currently ranks in the bottom 15% of Colorado middle schools. In the 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rankings, Kepner placed 405th out of 469 middle schools (14th percentile) with a 1-star rating — a modest improvement from the prior year’s 7th percentile. Academic proficiency is still well below district and state averages: only 17.1% of students are proficient in English Language Arts versus 42.5% districtwide, and science proficiency is just 8.3% versus 30.5% for School District No. 1.

There are some encouraging signs, especially in math. Math proficiency jumped from 10.4% in 2024–2025 to 21.0% in 2025–2026, and 8th grade math reached 31.1% — close to the district average of 36.7%. Notably, math now exceeds ELA at Kepner, an uncommon pattern. However, chronic absenteeism remains a major challenge: 47.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, significantly higher than the state rate of 28.4%. On the positive side, the middle school dropout rate is low at 0.7%, well below the district’s 3.2%.

Compared with its closest neighbors, Kepner is the highest-ranked among the cluster of low-performing Westwood-area schools. For example, it outranks Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, Rocky Mountain Prep Federal, and Compass Academy in recent rankings, and its math proficiency is notably higher than that group. Yet schools like Grant Beacon Middle School (60th percentile) and Girls Athletic Leadership School (83rd percentile) are much higher performing, partly serving lower shares of economically disadvantaged students. Subgroup data show brighter spots: Hispanic and low-income students rank better than the school overall, but male students remain in the bottom 10th percentile. With science still a major weakness and absenteeism high, improving attendance and boosting boys’ engagement will be critical next steps.

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

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 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

411^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	411 of 476	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.9	321 of 368	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	156 of 208	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.5	337 of 372	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Science8%-27 vs state

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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 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%)	16	411^th of 476 public middle schools	13.7%		11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%	24		15.4	18.2	17.4	17.1		15.7	14.0	31.1	21.0		8.3	$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%)	14.1	426^th of 476 public middle schools	10.5%		15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%	21		19.7	30.8	13.9	21.8		19.0	11.5	10.4	13.7		5.0	$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%)	9.2	456^th of 476 public middle schools	4.2%		11.9	432^nd of 469 public middle schools	7.9%	24	20.0	11.2	15.6	12.9	13.9	13.3	9.0	14.3	11.4	11.7	24.1	4.3	$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%)	13.2	434^th of 476 public middle schools	8.8%		14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%	24		15.0	24.7	17.5	18.7		22.0	14.6	8.7	15.1		3.9	$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%)	7.5	467^th of 476 public middle schools	1.9%					(n/a)		16.7	11.1	11.3	13.1		708.0	712.0	8.5	6.2		5.6	$19,170
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
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
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	49^th of 476 public middle schools	89.7%		86.7	48^th of 469 public middle schools	89.8%	1		57.1	73.1	64.4	65.0		52.0	54.1	67.1	57.6		61.0	$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%)	51.8	189^th of 476 public middle schools	60.3%		41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%	45		53.8	44.7	40.6	46.6		40.6	27.7	36.5	35.1		30.5	$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%)	22.1	353^rd of 476 public middle schools	25.8%		20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%	6		21.4	35.3	22.2	26.8		20.0	17.5	23.5	20.2		19.1	$11,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Kepner Beacon Middle School

Is Kepner Beacon Middle School a good school?

Kepner Beacon Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.7% 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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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 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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