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Carmody Middle School

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Carmody Middle School ranks 311 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Carmody Middle School is a mid-size school in Lakewood, CO, serving 550 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. While the district itself is highly rated, Carmody currently ranks 311th out of 469 Colorado middle schools, placing it in the 34th percentile—a drop from the prior year's 48th percentile ranking and the lowest standing among nearby Jeffco middle schools.

Academic achievement at Carmody trails district and state averages by roughly 20 points in every subject. In 2025–26, only 32% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 23.5% in math, compared to district rates of 53.7% and 44.6% respectively. These results are nearly identical to Bear Valley International School, a Denver school with significantly higher poverty levels. Meanwhile, Dunstan Middle School, just 1.6 miles away, achieves substantially higher scores with a lower poverty rate. Creighton Middle School has a similar poverty rate and even higher chronic absenteeism, yet outperforms Carmody by 10+ points in ELA and math—suggesting school-level practices play a key role. Chronic absenteeism affects 37% of Carmody students, well above the district and state rates of about 27–28%.

Math proficiency has remained stubbornly flat, hovering around 21–24% for four consecutive years. ELA performance fell sharply in 2025–26, reversing several years of gradual improvement. Subgroup data shows broad difficulty across all student groups, with even Gifted and Talented students ranking only at the 38th percentile statewide. However, the previous year's stronger results for Hispanic and Gifted students suggest higher achievement is possible. For parents considering this school, the data points to significant challenges in academics and attendance, but also indicates that targeted intervention and stronger instructional consistency could help Carmody better translate its resources into student success.

550

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,042

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 S Kipling Street
Lakewood, CO 80227-2122

(303) 982-8930

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Carmody Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bear Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

Hispanic:

40.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

311^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Middle Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

24^th of 115Jefferson County School District No. R-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	28.5	311 of 469	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	246 of 469	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	283 of 485	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	298 of 480	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	287 of 448	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	261 of 369	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	246 of 458	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	196 of 418	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	243 of 424	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	257 of 400	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	213 of 436	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.3	170 of 461	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	194 of 454	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	231 of 425	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	222 of 422	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	208 of 409	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.3	162 of 377	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	175 of 362	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.7	130 of 360	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	147 of 346	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	122 of 340	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.0	86 of 336	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	259 of 365	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	212 of 347	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	233 of 350	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	240 of 363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	212 of 326	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	171 of 254	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	183 of 352	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	157 of 315	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	96 of 154	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	89 of 134	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	153 of 207	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.8	86 of 218	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	144 of 198	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	100 of 220	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	65 of 165	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	179 of 230	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	153 of 241	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	173 of 244	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	180 of 241	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	140 of 197	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	104 of 240	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	74 of 222	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	283 of 369	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	214 of 352	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	232 of 357	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	225 of 356	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	230 of 328	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	202 of 343	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	176 of 317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	242 of 275	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	212 of 275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	194 of 273	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	203 of 286	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	197 of 265	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	168 of 203	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	210 of 283	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	127 of 199	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Math24%-14 vs state

Science23%-12 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Carmody is a great place to meet friends , learn and get along with almost everyone. Students and Teachers alike. the talent at carmody is gigantic and its mainly thanks to the fantastic teachers there. as a student i find this school amazing and I dont know what life would be like without Carmody 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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
Carmody Middle School	Public	6-8	2050 S Kipling Street	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8930	550	33	16.9	51.8%	274 (49.8%)	16 (2.9%)	222 (40.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	28.5	311^th of 469 public middle schools	33.7%		39.5	246^th of 469 public middle schools	47.5%	65	27.4	37.5	31.0	32.0	23.4	22.5	24.7	23.5	23.0	$16,042
Dunstan Middle School	Public	6-8	1855 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9270	798	44	18.2	28.2%	550 (68.9%)	8 (1.0%)	168 (21.1%)	17 (2.1%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	70.8	123^rd of 469 public middle schools	73.8%		60	161^st of 469 public middle schools	65.7%	38	60.0	62.3	52.9	58.7	38.2	42.1	46.9	42.1	46.1	$16,058
Creighton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6282	741	46	15.9	54.3%	285 (38.5%)	32 (4.3%)	376 (50.7%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	44.6	215^th of 469 public middle schools	54.2%		37.9	259^th of 469 public middle schools	44.8%	44	41.5	45.2	41.8	42.9	35.2	26.4	28.6	30.0	31.1	$16,435
Bear Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	27.7	315^th of 469 public middle schools	32.8%		22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%	26	29.7	27.4	35.1	30.7	23.1	13.9	31.2	22.9	23.7	$21,897
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	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%					(n/a)	16.7	11.1	11.3	13.1			8.5	6.2	5.6	$19,170
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	419^th of 469 public middle schools	10.7%		15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%	14	19.7	30.8	13.9	21.8	19.0	11.5	10.4	13.7	5.0	$14,004
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	349^th of 469 public middle schools	25.6%		20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%	10	21.4	35.3	22.2	26.8	20.0	17.5	23.5	20.2	19.1	$11,894
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%)	15.9	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%	30	15.4	18.2	17.4	17.1	15.7	14.0	31.1	21.0	8.3	$22,149
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	4-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Denver County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	338	20	16.9	85.8%	46 (13.6%)	9 (2.7%)	265 (78.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)			13.2							$23,053
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%)	13.1	427^th of 469 public middle schools	9.0%		14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%	17	15.0	24.7	17.5	18.7	22.0	14.6	8.7	15.1	3.9	$16,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmody Middle School

What district is Carmody Middle School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What high school do graduates of Carmody Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carmody Middle School usually go on to attend Bear Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Carmody Middle School?

Students at Carmody Middle School are 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Carmody Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Carmody Middle School.

Is Carmody Middle School a good school?

Carmody Middle School ranks 311^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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