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North Arvada Middle School

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North Arvada Middle School ranks 351 st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

North Arvada Middle School serves 464 students in grades 6–8 in Arvada, CO, and is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1 — a highly rated district where the school itself stands out for the wrong reasons. With 66.8% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, it is the highest-poverty middle school among its immediate district neighbors, but even accounting for that challenge, its outcomes are concerning. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 25th percentile statewide, a notable decline from the 45th percentile a decade ago.

Academic achievement is dramatically below both district and state averages. On the most recent CMAS assessments, only 23.7% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 18.7% in math, compared with district averages of 53.7% and 44.6%. Neighboring Jeffco schools perform far better: Oberon Middle School posts 59% ELA proficiency, and Drake Junior High posts 52.7%. ELA proficiency at North Arvada has also declined steadily, from 35.8% a few years ago to its current level. Nearly every student subgroup is in the bottom quartile statewide, and even the school's Gifted and Talented students saw a sharp drop, falling from the 40th percentile to the 7th.

Chronic absenteeism is a severe issue: 49.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, up from 41.5% the prior year and nearly double the district average of 26.6%. Only Shaw Heights Middle School, at 50.6%, rivals that figure. There are a few encouraging signs — science proficiency has improved to 29.8%, close to the state average, and 7th graders outperform 6th graders in both reading and math. Still, with roughly one in two students missing significant school, improving attendance must be the first priority before academic gains can take hold.

464

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,299

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7285 Pierce Street
Arvada, CO 80003-3064

(303) 982-0528

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend North Arvada Middle School usually attend:

High:

Arvada High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

39.4%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

351^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	21.8	351 of 469	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	353 of 469	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	339 of 485	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	324 of 480	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	276 of 448	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	250 of 369	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	299 of 458	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	298 of 418	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	283 of 424	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	220 of 400	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	169 of 436	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.5	238 of 461	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	246 of 454	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.3	260 of 425	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	298 of 422	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.0	268 of 409	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	263 of 377	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.0	272 of 362	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	263 of 360	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	259 of 346	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	271 of 340	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	272 of 336	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	311 of 365	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	273 of 350	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	283 of 363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	264 of 326	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	244 of 352	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	238 of 315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	116 of 126	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	87 of 134	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	109 of 121	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	168 of 207	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	188 of 218	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	150 of 198	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	177 of 220	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	203 of 230	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	212 of 241	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	206 of 244	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	163 of 241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	108 of 197	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	80 of 114	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	205 of 240	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	213 of 222	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	272 of 352	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	259 of 357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	231 of 356	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	151 of 328	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	238 of 343	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	248 of 317	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	240 of 275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	249 of 275	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	231 of 273	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	235 of 286	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	176 of 265	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	121 of 203	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	218 of 283	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	160 of 199	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-6 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Math19%-19 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, March 10, 2022

During a time of teacher shortages, this school does not have the common respect to call qualified applicants back about jobs. Positions are being left unfilled because the communication is so poor. 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
North Arvada Middle School	Public	6-8	7285 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0528	464	27	17.3	66.8%	183 (39.4%)	16 (3.4%)	223 (48.1%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	21.8	351^st of 469 public middle schools	25.2%		21.1	353^rd of 469 public middle schools	24.7%	2	16.4	31.0	25.2	23.7	13.1	22.2	21.8	18.7	29.8	$17,299
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	681	33	20.6		293 (43.0%)	65 (9.5%)	243 (35.7%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.0%)	36.1	271^st of 469 public middle schools	42.2%		22.3	342^nd of 469 public middle schools	27.1%	71	34.2	40.9	41.5	39.3	28.9	18.2	24.5	23.7	30.0	$10,685
Oberon Middle School	Public	6-8	7300 Quail Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2020	704	36	19.5	28.3%	540 (76.7%)	3 (0.4%)	128 (18.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	77	101^st of 469 public middle schools	78.5%		73.1	111^th of 469 public middle schools	76.3%	10	52.1	65.9	60.1	59.0	43.3	56.1	51.9	50.2	48.1	$15,924
Shaw Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	8780 Circle Drive	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-9533	321	18	17.7	86.6%	47 (14.6%)	10 (3.1%)	240 (74.8%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	11.9	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		10.2	441^st of 469 public middle schools	6.0%	7	19.5	20.8	23.8	21.4	7.8	7.6	6.8	7.4	14.3	$21,463
Prospect Academy	Public, Charter	4-8	5592 Independence Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 804-0018	94	8	12.3	22.3%	58 (61.7%)	3 (3.2%)	24 (25.5%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)								8.0		$26,231
Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	443	26	16.8	39.3%	245 (55.3%)	9 (2.0%)	140 (31.6%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	48.7	198^th of 469 public middle schools	57.8%		49.6	205^th of 469 public middle schools	56.3%	7	35.0	52.6	44.7	44.0	28.3	34.7	36.2	33.1	33.9	$17,011
Wayne Carle Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 W 100th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9070	438	24	17.8	21.2%	315 (71.9%)	2 (0.5%)	89 (20.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	67.2	133^rd of 469 public middle schools	71.6%		62.2	149^th of 469 public middle schools	68.2%	16	56.2	49.6	48.9	52.0	51.5	34.4	45.6	43.7	47.2	$17,260
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%)	42.7	225^th of 469 public middle schools	52.0%		37.8	261^st of 469 public middle schools	44.3%	36	44.6	40.8	37.3	41.3	32.4	24.8	25.5	27.9	35.7	$17,523
Skinner Middle School	Public	6-8	3435 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1420	673	41	16.5	41.0%	330 (49.0%)	23 (3.4%)	275 (40.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	87.3	47^th of 469 public middle schools	90.0%		82.4	62^nd of 469 public middle schools	86.8%	15	63.5	72.0	68.5	67.6	48.0	58.0	64.3	55.3	71.3	$16,694
Drake Junior High School	Public	6-8	12550 West 52nd Avenue	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1510	1,002	51	19.6	18.9%	782 (78.0%)	12 (1.2%)	139 (13.9%)	22 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	71.8	121^st of 469 public middle schools	74.2%		69.9	129^th of 469 public middle schools	72.5%	8	47.1	54.8	57.0	52.7	44.8	43.1	55.8	47.5	51.2	$15,835

Frequently Asked Questions about North Arvada Middle School

What high school do graduates of North Arvada Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Arvada Middle School usually go on to attend Arvada High School

What district is North Arvada Middle School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend North Arvada Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended North Arvada Middle School.

Is North Arvada Middle School a good school?

North Arvada Middle School ranks 351^st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Arvada Middle School?

Students at North Arvada Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

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