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Sierra Middle School

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Sierra Middle School ranks 132 nd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Sierra Middle School is a public school in Parker, Colorado, serving 805 students in 7th and 8th grade as part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a top-ranked district in the state. The school has been on a clear upward path over the past several years, rising from the 47th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to its current 72nd percentile and 4-star rating for 2025-2026.

Academically, Sierra exceeds Colorado state averages on CMAS assessments across all subjects, with particularly strong gains in 8th-grade science, where proficiency jumped from 25.7% to 48% in just a few years. Math and science scores are competitive with neighboring Cherry Creek School District No. 5 schools such as Infinity Middle School and Falcon Creek Middle School, though the school trails its in-district peer Cimarron Middle in most subjects. One area of concern is the Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 27th percentile statewide—a sign that advanced learners may not be as challenged as students at other schools with similar overall performance.

The biggest red flag is attendance: 31% of Sierra students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the district average of 16.6% and far above Cimarron's 15.9%. This is a school-specific challenge rather than an unavoidable community issue. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch also rose sharply from 16.7% to roughly 27% in recent years, reflecting a shifting student body. On a positive note, Sierra has reported zero dropouts in recent years. The school's momentum is promising, but addressing attendance and strengthening support for advanced learners will be key to closing the gap with the district's top middle schools.

805

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,814

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

6651 Pine Lane Avenue
Parker, CO 80138-8732

(303) 387-3800

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Sierra Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chaparral High School

Feeder schools for Sierra Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherokee Trail Elementary School
	Mammoth Heights Elementary
	Pine Grove Elementary School
	Pine Lane Elementary
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	Prairie Crossing Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Douglas County School District No. Re 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

132^nd of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

6^th of 114Douglas County School District No. Re 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	68.3	132 of 476	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	140 of 469	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	184 of 485	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	176 of 480	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	112 of 448	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	114 of 369	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	245 of 458	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	228 of 418	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.1	206 of 424	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	174 of 400	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	202 of 436	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.3	137 of 461	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	63.8	163 of 454	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.3	100 of 425	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	87 of 422	79.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	77 of 409	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	103 of 377	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	98 of 362	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	90 of 360	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	81 of 346	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	95 of 340	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	70 of 336	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	110 of 368	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	127 of 347	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	152 of 350	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	164 of 363	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	106 of 326	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	107 of 254	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	181 of 352	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	187 of 315	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	112 of 154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.4	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	65 of 125	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	99 of 134	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	63 of 121	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	38 of 208	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	54 of 218	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	71 of 199	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	98 of 198	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	28 of 169	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	127 of 220	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	101 of 165	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	94 of 231	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	107 of 241	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	132 of 244	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	99 of 241	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	122 of 240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	147 of 222	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	130 of 372	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	120 of 352	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	152 of 357	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	101 of 328	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	81 of 249	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	201 of 343	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	179 of 317	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	150 of 278	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	142 of 275	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	177 of 273	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	193 of 286	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	129 of 265	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	101 of 203	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	222 of 283	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+7 vs state

Science48%+13 vs state

Math46%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

I am embarrassed my child attends this school. The special education program is not supported by administration. I feel unsafe there as a parent. Administration is condescending and not genuine. Look elsewhere at all costs!!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 13, 2017

The challenge with this school is the disparity and inconsistency among faculty. In 7th grade, our student had primarily fantastic, supportive, engaged teachers and she grew by leaps and bounds. I heard others speak poorly of their own experience on other teams, and didn't understand why. Fast forward to 8th grade, and now I get it. The 8th grade team our student was placed in has very different of teachers. They don't teach as a team, our student is not supported, there is NO sense of community, I feel like my student is not "liked" by the teachers, which is not our experience from last year with more experienced, team-minded teachers. Looking forward to our student moving out of this building. I have attempted to contact the principal and received no response. I cannot recommend this school, as the experience is too inconsistent. Your child could have a great experience, or very poor. Take caution. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

My daughter went to Sierra and had an IEP. The support staff were great and most of the teachers too! 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	805	51	15.9	26.8%	512 (63.6%)	21 (2.6%)	176 (21.9%)	25 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.0%)	68.3	132^nd of 476 public middle schools	72.3%		66.1	140^th of 469 public middle schools	70.1%	8		51.5	51.1	51.3		43.0	48.5	45.6	48.0	$16,814
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	21500 East Dry Creek Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2400	868	52	16.5	37.8%	418 (48.2%)	85 (9.8%)	176 (20.3%)	95 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.6%)	79.9	83^rd of 476 public middle schools	82.6%		66.5	138^th of 469 public middle schools	70.6%	55	50.3	59.7	54.0	54.5	52.4	54.2	66.7	57.1	55.9	$17,693
Cimarron Middle	Public	6-8	12130 Canterberry Pkwy	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0120	1,052	56	18.8	14.7%	755 (71.8%)	21 (2.0%)	153 (14.5%)	38 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.8%)	79.4	88^th of 476 public middle schools	81.5%		70.1	124^th of 469 public middle schools	73.6%	36	63.0	65.1	61.7	63.2	49.7	43.4	52.4	48.5	50.8	$16,417
Falcon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 South Genoa Street	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-7600	701	49	14.3	36.1%	384 (54.8%)	53 (7.6%)	161 (23.0%)	40 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.6%)	59.3	164^th of 476 public middle schools	65.5%		60.2	157^th of 469 public middle schools	66.5%	7	49.3	51.6	42.3	47.7	37.1	40.5	43.1	40.1	38.3	$21,278
Fox Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	26301 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4700	966	56	17.3	17.9%	545 (56.4%)	80 (8.3%)	166 (17.2%)	87 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	75.5	109^th of 476 public middle schools	77.1%		67.2	136^th of 469 public middle schools	71.0%	27	58.3	57.8	63.6	59.5	44.0	44.6	55.4	47.2	45.5	$18,289
Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,106	71	15.6	37.0%	531 (48.0%)	109 (9.9%)	271 (24.5%)	74 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.2%)	52.5	186^th of 476 public middle schools	60.9%		50.7	197^th of 469 public middle schools	58.0%	11	37.5	45.4	41.0	41.3	33.2	36.3	41.3	36.6	44.7	$17,737
Laredo Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 South Laredo Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5000	846	53	15.9	50.4%	334 (39.5%)	124 (14.7%)	246 (29.1%)	54 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (9.5%)	31.9	299^th of 476 public middle schools	37.2%		37.9	260^th of 469 public middle schools	44.6%	39	24.4	35.7	39.4	32.8	15.8	26.0	30.8	23.8	31.0	$18,614
Sky Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 S Himalaya Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4711	969	54	17.8	33.5%	433 (44.7%)	139 (14.3%)	206 (21.3%)	87 (9.0%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (9.8%)	63.9	148^th of 476 public middle schools	68.9%		55.9	177^th of 469 public middle schools	62.3%	29	45.7	61.0	56.0	54.0	35.4	37.8	42.9	38.2	43.7	$17,385
Infinity Middle School	Public	6-8	25100 E Belleview Avenue	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6000	1,020	60	16.8	22.9%	516 (50.6%)	99 (9.7%)	183 (17.9%)	94 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (12.5%)	65.8	142^nd of 476 public middle schools	70.2%		69.2	133^rd of 469 public middle schools	71.6%	9	38.8	48.3	55.6	47.4	33.1	45.2	56.9	44.8	54.5	$15,910
Horizon Community Middle School	Public	6-8	3981 South Reservoir Road	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6100	714	49	14.5	59.4%	202 (28.3%)	118 (16.5%)	290 (40.6%)	24 (3.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.8%)	19.8	372^nd of 476 public middle schools	21.8%		20.9	355^th of 469 public middle schools	24.3%	17	17.7	30.7	26.2	24.3	714.0	725.0	23.4	15.8	18.8	$20,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Middle School

How many students attend Sierra Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Sierra Middle School.

Is Sierra Middle School a good school?

Sierra Middle School ranks 132^nd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Sierra Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sierra Middle School usually go on to attend Chaparral High School

What district is Sierra Middle School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Middle School?

Students at Sierra Middle School are 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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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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