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Carmody Middle School

Q: Is Carmody Middle School a good school?

Carmody Middle School ranks 246 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Carmody Middle School is a public middle school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 562 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 school districts in the state.

Carmody Middle School's academic performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.4% of Carmody students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.5% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rate was just 23.8%, while the district and state averages were 42.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students performing relatively better than their peers with low socioeconomic status and gifted and talented students.

Carmody Middle School's challenges extend beyond academics, with higher dropout rates ranging from 1.5% to 2.2% and a chronic absenteeism rate as high as 36.0% in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Creighton Middle School and Dunstan Middle School, which are also part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, Carmody's academic performance is generally lower. The nearby charter schools, such as DSST: College View Middle School and Compass Academy, also outperform Carmody Middle School in academic measures.

550

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,340

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 — 51st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg47%

Colorado avg40%

246^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

29^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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

Math24%-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

Schools Near Carmody 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
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%)	39.5	246^th of 469 public middle schools	47.5%		34.3	283^rd of 485 public middle schools	41.6%	37			32.1	41.7	50.7	41.4			21.0	19.0	31.6	23.8		38.7	$15,340
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%)	60	161^st of 469 public middle schools	65.7%		59.8	158^th of 485 public middle schools	67.4%	3			49.2	52.9	46.5	49.5			44.9	33.0	41.2	39.9		41.2	$15,027
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%)	37.9	259^th of 469 public middle schools	44.8%		38	264^th of 485 public middle schools	45.6%	5			40.5	42.4	34.9	39.2			28.3	26.9	27.3	27.5		30.4	$15,484
Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver 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%)	22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.7	365^th of 485 public middle schools	24.7%	24			23.2	38.1	34.4	32.0			17.1	18.8	17.8	17.9		17.6	$20,726
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%)								(n/a)				18.2		11.5						3.7			$19,151
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%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30			20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7			14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$16,159
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%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19			28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3			17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$16,356
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%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18			14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3			10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$20,593
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	3-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Arapahoe 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)	5.5	15.6		17.6	11.1	10.4	13.8	8.7				4.9	8.7		$22,750
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%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30			20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5			21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$18,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmody Middle School

Is Carmody Middle School a good school?

Carmody Middle School ranks 246^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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

How many students attend Carmody Middle School?

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

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