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Creighton Middle School

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Creighton Middle School ranks 259 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Creighton Middle School is a public middle school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 778 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 and has a 4-star rating.

Creighton Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male and white students performing relatively better than Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Creighton's proficiency rates in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, with rates as high as 46.6% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Everitt Middle School, Manning Options School, and Dunstan Middle School, Creighton Middle School generally performs worse, with lower statewide rankings, test scores, and higher dropout rates. The data also reveals the presence of several virtual middle school options in the area, which may provide alternative educational opportunities for families in the Creighton Middle School attendance zone.

741

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,484

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Independence Street
Lakewood, CO 80226-1080

(303) 982-6282

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Creighton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

White:

38.5%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (43% 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%

259^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	37.9	259 of 469	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	264 of 485	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	310 of 480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	265 of 448	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	277 of 369	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	252 of 458	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	251 of 418	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	259 of 424	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	247 of 400	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	247 of 436	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	212 of 461	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.4	271 of 454	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	282 of 425	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	255 of 422	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	233 of 409	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	217 of 377	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	195 of 362	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	221 of 360	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	224 of 346	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.6	215 of 340	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.1	209 of 336	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	231 of 350	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	270 of 363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	216 of 352	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	208 of 315	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	107 of 132	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.5	77 of 126	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	92 of 125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	62 of 93	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	64 of 134	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	163 of 218	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	123 of 199	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	157 of 198	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	129 of 165	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	164 of 241	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	193 of 244	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	192 of 241	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	137 of 197	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	108 of 114	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	180 of 240	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	185 of 222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	221 of 352	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	198 of 357	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	226 of 356	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	198 of 328	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	185 of 343	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	194 of 317	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	158 of 275	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	158 of 273	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	204 of 286	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	168 of 265	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	128 of 283	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	94 of 199	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-6 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Math28%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Creighton is NOT my child's home school but over the past two years this school has become our HOME school. The staff, the counselors, and teachers are all so wonderful. My daughter and I have felt/experienced nothing but acceptance and a love for the students growth. I'm thankful we made a choice for Creighton. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

This school is awful. The admin does nothing and kids get away with everything. Huge overturn in teachers every year too Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, December 20, 2014

This school is in steady decline. Just look at the where the school is in terms of current ranking. Test scores are also declined. The teachers do not care about the kids. It is not an environment where your child will florish. Close Quote

Schools Near Creighton 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
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
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
Everitt Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Kipling Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1580	456	29	15.5	56.6%	216 (47.4%)	13 (2.9%)	191 (41.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	37.8	261^st of 469 public middle schools	44.3%		27	329^th of 485 public middle schools	32.2%	68	39.3	34.5	44.5	39.6	23.3	20.2	29.2	24.3	38.2	$17,252
Manning Options School	Public	6-8	13200 West 32nd Place	Lakewood	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6340	685	32	21.1	12.3%	567 (82.8%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.6%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	92.9	25^th of 469 public middle schools	94.7%		90.7	37^th of 485 public middle schools	92.4%	12	76.5	75.7	75.2	75.8	64.4	61.7	60.6	62.4	65.2	$14,341
Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1820 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0260	592	41	14.5	75.8%	44 (7.4%)	55 (9.3%)	462 (78.0%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.9%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	19.8	368^th of 469 public middle schools	21.5%		15.4	405^th of 485 public middle schools	16.5%	37	26.9	31.6	34.2	31.1	13.2	13.2	18.4	15.0	14.5	$19,424
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
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
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
Bell Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Ulysses Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4280	774	41	19.1	26.6%	569 (73.5%)	14 (1.8%)	135 (17.4%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	75.5	98^th of 469 public middle schools	79.1%		70.1	124^th of 485 public middle schools	74.4%	26	62.4	64.0	58.3	61.7	43.8	43.3	44.3	43.8	56.3	$14,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Creighton Middle School

What district is Creighton Middle School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What high school do graduates of Creighton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Creighton Middle School usually go on to attend Lakewood High School

What is the racial makeup of Creighton Middle School?

Students at Creighton Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Creighton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Creighton Middle School.

Is Creighton Middle School a good school?

Creighton Middle School ranks 259^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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