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Atlas Preparatory Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Atlas Preparatory Middle School serves 473 students in grades 5–8 in southeast Colorado Springs and is part of Harrison School District No. 2, a district ranking in the bottom third of Colorado. The school holds a 1-star rating and sits at the 23rd percentile statewide. It is a very high-poverty school: about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby middle schools, and chronic absenteeism is 37.6%, well above the state rate. Atlas also has the area's highest student-teacher ratio (17.3) and is one of the few local middle schools that starts in 5th grade. For context, The Vanguard School has a poverty rate of 35%, while James Irwin Charter Middle School's is 53%.

Academically, Atlas trails state averages in nearly every subject. Only 24.1% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts and 20.4% in math, compared with state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Still, Atlas outpaces several high-poverty peers in math, including Fox Meadow Middle School (12.7%), Panorama Middle School (13.8%), and Jack Swigert Middle School (12.3%). Seventh-grade ELA is a bright spot at 33.9%, higher than James Irwin Charter Middle School's 7th grade rate. Science is a growing concern: 8th grade proficiency fell from 23.1% to 12.5% over two years.

For parents, the picture is mixed. Atlas appears relatively effective for Hispanic and low-income students, who rank at the 32nd and 35th percentiles statewide, respectively, but male students rank at just the 14th percentile. Chronic absenteeism remains the clearest barrier to improvement, and the school has not regained its pre-pandemic standing. That said, its math performance among similarly high-poverty schools and its 7th grade ELA results offer reasons for cautious optimism.

473

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,926

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

1602 South Murray Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80916-4501

(719) 358-7196

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

White:

7.4%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

Colorado avg40%

367^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 32 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

83^rd of 114Harrison School District No. 2 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	20.6	367 of 476	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	343 of 469	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	319 of 485	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	352 of 480	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	366 of 448	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	337 of 369	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	207 of 458	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	282 of 368	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	240 of 350	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	251 of 363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.4	281 of 326	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	162 of 352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	156 of 315	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	141 of 208	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	118 of 218	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	82 of 199	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	111 of 198	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	57 of 220	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	32 of 165	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	157 of 241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	319 of 372	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	316 of 352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	282 of 357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	271 of 356	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	257 of 328	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	232 of 249	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	146 of 343	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	204 of 317	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Math20%-17 vs state

Science15%-20 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/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 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
Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.6	367^th of 476 public middle schools	22.9%		22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%	24	19.4	17.8	33.9	23.6	24.1	15.3	21.8	17.8	24.2	20.4	20.8	12.5	$20,926
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%)	13.3	433^rd of 476 public middle schools	9.0%		10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%	3		18.7	20.2	19.4	19.4		716.0	717.0	17.5	13.8		12.7	$22,552
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%)	33.2	289^th of 476 public middle schools	39.3%		49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%	82		30.9	32.2	32.2	31.7		20.6	28.1	32.2	26.7		31.9	$10,972
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80909	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%)	10	452^nd of 476 public middle schools	5.0%		8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%	2		8.7	19.6	14.8	14.4		11.5	12.0	13.4	12.3		6.3	$21,265
Sproul Junior High School	Public	6-8	235 Sumac Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3215	504	35	14.4	46.8%	225 (44.6%)	41 (8.1%)	171 (33.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	46 (9.1%)	53.8	182^nd of 476 public middle schools	61.8%		50.1	200^th of 469 public middle schools	57.4%	18		39.0	49.3	48.9	45.5		27.4	31.3	48.9	35.4		41.3	$16,469
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.6	377^th of 476 public middle schools	20.8%		19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%	1		18.2	26.3	28.0	23.7		21.3	720.0	709.0	12.7		716.0	$20,681
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	76.6	103^rd of 476 public middle schools	78.4%		82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%	39			56.3	51.5	54.2			42.2	60.6	50.2		66.0	$5,629
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	11.9	442^nd of 476 public middle schools	7.1%		8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%	7		715.0	715.0	16.2	13.3		705.0	715.0	10.0	7.1		15.9	$24,241
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	54.4	179^th of 476 public middle schools	62.4%		60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%	20		44.6	60.3	44.4	49.7		31.7	38.9	30.9	33.8		34.6	$19,849
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%)	39.3	248^th of 476 public middle schools	47.9%		43.1	228^th of 469 public middle schools	51.4%	20		32.9	46.2	34.4	37.8		28.0	27.9	30.9	28.9		30.3	$16,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlas Preparatory Middle School

What district is Atlas Preparatory Middle School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

Is Atlas Preparatory Middle School a good school?

Atlas Preparatory Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend Atlas Preparatory Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Atlas Preparatory Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Atlas Preparatory Middle School?

Students at Atlas Preparatory Middle School are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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