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Ellicott Middle School

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Ellicott Middle School ranks 293 rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Ellicott Middle School is a public middle school located in Calhan, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the Ellicott School District No. 22, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ellicott Middle School's performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is generally below the state average across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.2%) and Math (16%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing relatively better compared to their peers in the state, while the school's performance for White students is particularly low, ranking in the bottom quartile of Colorado middle schools. Additionally, Ellicott Middle School has experienced higher dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.6% to 2.1%, which is above the state average, and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 27.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Skyview Middle School, Janitell Junior High School, and James Irwin Charter Middle School, Ellicott Middle School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking, from 214 out of 400 Colorado middle schools in 2015-2016 to 293 out of 469 in 2024-2025. While the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing to the school's academic struggles and high dropout rates, the school's relatively strong performance for Hispanic students and low-income students indicates that there may be opportunities to learn from the school's strategies and apply them to other subgroups to improve overall academic outcomes.

230

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,805

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 South Ellicott Highway
Calhan, CO 80808-8963

(719) 683-2700

District: Ellicott School District No. 22

Students who attend Ellicott Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ellicott Senior High School

Feeder schools for Ellicott Middle School:

Elementary:

Ellicott Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

42.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

293^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 115Ellicott School District No. 22 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	33.0	293 of 469	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	384 of 485	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	316 of 480	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	310 of 448	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	282 of 458	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	250 of 418	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	230 of 424	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	214 of 400	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.2	287 of 436	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.8	345 of 461	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	375 of 454	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	360 of 425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	338 of 422	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	318 of 409	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	297 of 377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	313 of 362	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	296 of 360	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	292 of 346	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.9	241 of 336	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	216 of 347	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	280 of 350	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	242 of 363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	209 of 326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	152 of 254	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	240 of 352	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	232 of 315	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	123 of 218	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	100 of 198	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	79 of 241	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	189 of 244	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	83 of 241	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	106 of 197	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	56 of 114	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	82 of 240	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	76 of 222	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	197 of 352	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	289 of 357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	207 of 356	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	214 of 328	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	193 of 343	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	185 of 317	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	207 of 275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	259 of 273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	217 of 286	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	204 of 265	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	131 of 203	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	216 of 283	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Science32%-5 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Ellicott Middle School

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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 (2024)
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 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
Ellicott Middle School	Public	6-8	350 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	230	19	12.1	58.3%	108 (47.0%)	5 (2.2%)	98 (42.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	33	293^rd of 469 public middle schools	37.5%		18.6	384^th of 485 public middle schools	20.8%	91	35.2	47.5	46.5	42.2	14.9	10.2	21.9	16.0	31.9	$26,805
Peyton Junior High School	Public	7-8	13885 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	No	(719) 749-0417	78	6	14.1	17.9%	57 (73.1%)	1 (1.3%)	14 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.4%)								(n/a)										$10,820
Falcon Middle School	Public	6-8	9755 Towner Avenue	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	866	51	16.8	31.8%	538 (62.1%)	32 (3.7%)	202 (23.3%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (9.2%)	43	229^th of 469 public middle schools	51.2%		40.7	244^th of 485 public middle schools	49.7%	15	43.6	51.6	44.9	46.4	24.7	24.0	27.3	25.3	33.1	$10,775
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 Piros Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5210	773	48	16.2	54.1%	308 (39.8%)	51 (6.6%)	271 (35.1%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (15.0%)	43.1	228^th of 469 public middle schools	51.4%		38.9	259^th of 485 public middle schools	46.6%	31	36.0	43.2	45.9	41.5	24.1	27.8	33.8	28.4	39.4	$54,226
Janitell Junior High School	Public	6-8	7635 Fountain Mesa Road	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3295	658	43	15.4	46.0%	265 (40.3%)	67 (10.2%)	230 (35.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.4%)	69 (10.5%)	40.3	242^nd of 469 public middle schools	48.4%		38.3	263^rd of 485 public middle schools	45.8%	21	41.7	55.0	42.9	46.7	15.6	25.1	31.5	23.5	25.2	$14,343
James Irwin Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5525 Astrozon Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 591-2122	434	31	13.9	53.0%	144 (33.2%)	37 (8.5%)	201 (46.3%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.8%)	49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%		59.7	159^th of 485 public middle schools	67.2%	48	36.6	45.8	45.9	42.6	25.5	32.8	47.4	35.1	37.6	$8,977
Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	6350 Windom Peak Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5566	862	53	16.2	44.0%	389 (45.1%)	73 (8.5%)	249 (28.9%)	37 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.3%)	46.2	214^th of 469 public middle schools	54.4%		52.4	195^th of 485 public middle schools	59.8%	19	45.5	46.2	54.3	48.4	25.6	31.2	27.7	28.1	29.8	$11,241
Watson Junior High School	Public	6-8	136 Fontaine Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3255	470	35	13.4	51.7%	234 (49.8%)	36 (7.7%)	152 (32.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.7%)	30.4	312^th of 469 public middle schools	33.5%		26.1	338^th of 485 public middle schools	30.3%	26	39.3	34.5	33.6	35.9	27.5	19.1	20.0	22.3	26.4	$15,092
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	339	29	11.8	84.7%	59 (17.4%)	56 (16.5%)	194 (57.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		14	415^th of 485 public middle schools	14.4%	21	16.1			19.4		9.7		6.0	12.7	$21,535
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	404	29	13.7	76.5%	84 (20.8%)	35 (8.7%)	243 (60.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%		11.6	441^st of 485 public middle schools	9.1%	9	15.7	13.4	13.8	14.2	8.3	8.0	9.0	8.4	11.9	$19,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellicott Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ellicott Middle School?

Students at Ellicott Middle School are 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ellicott Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Ellicott Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Ellicott Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ellicott Middle School usually go on to attend Ellicott Senior High School

Is Ellicott Middle School a good school?

Ellicott Middle School ranks 293^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ellicott Middle School in?

Ellicott School District No. 22

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