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Ken Caryl Middle School

Q: Is Ken Caryl Middle School a good school?

Ken Caryl Middle School ranks 144 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ken Caryl Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Ken Caryl Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ken Caryl Middle School?

Students at Ken Caryl Middle School are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Ken Caryl Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ken Caryl Middle School usually go on to attend Columbine High School

Public Grades 6-8

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Ken Caryl Middle School serves about 725 students in grades 6–8 in Littleton, Colorado, as part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, in a community where roughly a quarter of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is a solid, mid-tier performer: in 2025-26 it ranked 143rd out of 469 Colorado middle schools (70th percentile, 3 stars), and its CMAS proficiency rates (50.7% in English language arts, 42.4% in math, and 43.7% in 8th-grade science) all land above state averages, though slightly below district averages. Compared with nearby schools, Ken Caryl Middle School sits between higher-performing schools like Deer Creek Middle School and Bradford K8 North and lower-performing Summit Ridge Middle School.

Math is the school's clearest academic vulnerability. Proficiency has historically lagged behind ELA, and while the 2025-26 jump to 42.4% is encouraging, it trails both the district (44.6%) and neighboring schools like Euclid Middle School and Goddard Middle School, which post stronger math scores despite serving comparable or higher proportions of low-income families. A more urgent concern is the special education program: the disabled-student subgroup ranked dead last (22nd of 22) in the state in 2025-26, a dramatic collapse from a 5-star, 93rd-percentile performance in 2018-19. At the same time, the school's gifted and talented students have shown marked improvement (from the 17th to 62nd percentile over three years), and the school reports a zero dropout rate.

Chronic absenteeism, at 21.2%, is better than the district (26.6%) and state (28.4%) averages, though it's roughly double that of Bradford K8 North (11.1%). The school's effectiveness for students from low-income families and other historically underserved groups has slipped in recent years, even as overall rankings held steady—a sign that gains may not be reaching all students equally. For parents, Ken Caryl is an above-average, stable school that beats the state on all subjects and has solid attendance. But families weighing options in the Littleton area should also consider its weaker math performance and the serious concerns around special education support before deciding.

725

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,162

Per pupil spending ?

27.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

6509 West Ken Caryl Avenue
Littleton, CO 80128-5754

(303) 982-4710

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Ken Caryl Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbine High School

Feeder schools for Ken Caryl Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbine Hills Elementary School
	Dutch Creek Elementary School
	Governor's Ranch Elementary School
	Leawood Elementary School
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	Normandy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

144^th of 476

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Top 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

24^th of 114Jefferson 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	64.9	144 of 476	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	175 of 469	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	153 of 485	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	134 of 480	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	147 of 448	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	124 of 369	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	143 of 458	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	92 of 418	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	89 of 424	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	66.4	101 of 400	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	97 of 436	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	95 of 461	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	92 of 454	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	88 of 425	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	115 of 422	72.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	86 of 409	79.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	66 of 377	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	53 of 362	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	55 of 360	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.1	84 of 346	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.2	83 of 340	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.8	62 of 336	81.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	127 of 368	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	144 of 347	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	132 of 350	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	132 of 363	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	117 of 326	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	91 of 254	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	125 of 352	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	95 of 315	69.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	85 of 132	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	104 of 126	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	83 of 125	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	79 of 93	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	123 of 134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	51 of 121	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	112 of 208	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	120 of 218	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	75 of 199	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	37 of 198	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	59 of 169	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	45 of 220	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	40 of 165	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	117 of 231	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	139 of 241	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	76 of 244	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	40 of 241	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	62 of 197	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	26 of 114	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	116 of 240	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	42 of 222	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	133 of 372	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	153 of 352	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	136 of 357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	104 of 356	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	123 of 328	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	119 of 343	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	79 of 317	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	139 of 278	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	171 of 275	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	150 of 273	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	138 of 286	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	150 of 265	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	120 of 203	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	162 of 283	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	98 of 199	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2022)33rd percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2026)<1st percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Science44%+8 vs state

Math42%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, January 24, 2020

This school is not the best the teachers really don't care about you Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

KCMS is an amazing middle school. The culture of the school is like a huge close knit family with a staff that really care about the success and safety of every student. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, May 14, 2010

this school is good, but not that good. Actually overrated. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Excellent teachers. 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/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 4th 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 4th 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
Ken Caryl Middle School	Public	6-8	6509 West Ken Caryl Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4710	725	39	18.5	27.0%	509 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	143 (19.7%)	27 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	64.9	144^th of 476 public middle schools	69.7%		56	175^th of 469 public middle schools	62.7%	31			51.0	51.6	49.5	50.7			41.5	40.0	45.8	42.4		43.7	$16,162
Deer Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 West Columbine Drive	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3820	541	27	19.7	19.6%	416 (76.9%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (14.8%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	77.9	96^th of 476 public middle schools	79.8%		78.1	88^th of 469 public middle schools	81.2%	8			60.9	67.6	50.0	60.3			52.0	54.1	47.2	51.4		43.6	$16,627
Falcon Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	8449 South Garrison Street	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9900	567	29	19.8	18.9%	431 (76.0%)	3 (0.5%)	90 (15.9%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (4.9%)	67.1	136^th of 476 public middle schools	71.4%		69.4	131^st of 469 public middle schools	72.1%	5			52.0	56.7	53.8	54.1			46.3	36.8	46.5	43.2		39.4	$16,640
Goddard Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 West Berry Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	575	36	16.1	35.1%	363 (63.1%)	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.2%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	72.3	119^th of 476 public middle schools	75.0%		70.1	125^th of 469 public middle schools	73.3%	6			52.2	57.0	43.7	51.2			48.8	51.2	55.3	51.7		45.0	$20,761
Summit Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	11809 West Coal Mine Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9013	851	44	19.5	24.3%	566 (66.5%)	10 (1.2%)	185 (21.7%)	31 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.1%)	46.5	210^th of 476 public middle schools	55.9%		49.9	203^rd of 469 public middle schools	56.7%	7			41.5	44.5	39.3	41.8			29.7	36.1	30.4	32.2		34.2	$15,836
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	73.6	114^th of 476 public middle schools	76.1%		76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%	22			46.4	66.5	52.9	54.9			40.4	50.9	56.4	48.8		50.0	$17,647
Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	829	47	17.6	15.8%	628 (75.8%)	5 (0.6%)	103 (12.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	88.1	45^th of 476 public middle schools	90.5%		85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%	9				68.2	64.5	66.3				57.9	62.5	60.2		59.2	$16,010
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)	701.0	706.0	708.0	714.0	13.2	706.0	705.0	698.0	699.0	718.0	698.0	702.0	696.0	704.0	$23,053
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	84.3	61^st of 476 public middle schools	87.2%		80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%	14			63.4	64.3	65.2	64.3			57.6	46.2	53.0	52.9		61.9	$19,406
Bradford K8 North	Public	5-8	2 Woodruff	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4882	350	18	19.1	8.0%	307 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	86.2	53^rd of 476 public middle schools	88.9%		82.5	61^st of 469 public middle schools	87.0%	8		88.0	64.0	67.9	72.6	72.8		76.0	51.7	47.4	64.4	59.4	73.7	59.7	$17,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Caryl Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ken Caryl Middle School?

Students at Ken Caryl Middle School are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Ken Caryl Middle School a good school?

Ken Caryl Middle School ranks 144^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ken Caryl Middle School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What high school do graduates of Ken Caryl Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ken Caryl Middle School usually go on to attend Columbine High School

How many students attend Ken Caryl Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Ken Caryl Middle School.

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