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Atlas Preparatory Middle School

Q: Is Atlas Preparatory Middle School a good school?

Atlas Preparatory Middle School ranks 343 rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Atlas Preparatory Middle School is a public charter school serving grades 5-8 in Colorado Springs, CO. With 458 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1, the school is part of the Harrison School District No. 2, which is ranked 86 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Unfortunately, Atlas Preparatory Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages in CMAS proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in Math where proficiency rates range from 10.2% to 19.5% compared to the state average of 31.4% to 39.1%. The school's performance for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students is better than its overall performance, but still lags behind state averages. Notably, the school's performance for male students is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 30% of Colorado middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby The Vanguard School (Middle) significantly outperforms Atlas Preparatory Middle School across all metrics, ranking in the top 15% of Colorado middle schools. Other nearby public schools like Fox Meadow Middle School and Panorama Middle School also outperform Atlas Preparatory, suggesting the low performance is not solely due to the challenges of its high-poverty student population. Additionally, Atlas Preparatory Middle School's performance has declined over the past 5 years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 207 out of 458 schools in 2018-2019 to 343 out of 469 schools in 2024-2025, indicating the school is struggling to effectively serve its students.

473

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,569

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

343^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

86^th of 115Harrison 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science25%-13 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Atlas Preparatory 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 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%)	22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%		28.7	319^th of 485 public middle schools	34.2%	24	38.0	22.2	40.2	31.9	32.6	18.2	10.2	18.0	19.5	16.4	31.2	20.5	$18,569
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
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
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
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%)	50.1	200^th of 469 public middle schools	57.4%		49.1	212^th of 485 public middle schools	56.3%	12		49.1	51.3	48.9	49.8		22.8	39.0	32.1	31.1		30.2	$14,874
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%)	19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%		21.1	362^nd of 485 public middle schools	25.4%	14		29.1	31.8	34.3	31.7		17.5	11.8	8.3	12.8		14.7	$17,728
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	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%)	82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%		84.5	58^th of 485 public middle schools	88.0%	6			70.1	54.0	63.6			52.8	51.1	52.1		59.1	$6,083
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%)	8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	456^th of 485 public middle schools	6.0%	7		11.1	25.6	11.7	15.9		5.4	7.7	8.0	6.9		10.8	$21,290
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%)	60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%		55.6	182^nd of 485 public middle schools	62.5%	23		52.7	55.0	46.9	51.8		37.6	34.3	37.7	36.4		45.9	$18,819
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlas Preparatory Middle School

Is Atlas Preparatory Middle School a good school?

Atlas Preparatory Middle School ranks 343^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Atlas Preparatory Middle School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

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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