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Mandalay Middle School

Q: Is Mandalay Middle School a good school?

Mandalay Middle School ranks 198 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Mandalay Middle School serves 443 students in grades 6–8 in Westminster, Colorado, as part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district ranked 24th out of 115 in Colorado with a 4-star rating. Mandalay itself sits in the middle of the pack, ranking 198th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (58th percentile, 3 stars). That represents clear improvement from its pandemic-era low of the 35th percentile in 2020–21, though it remains below its own 80th-percentile peak from 2015–16.

Compared with nearby schools, Mandalay occupies the middle of a wide performance spectrum. It trails same-district neighbors Wayne Carle Middle School (72nd percentile) and Oberon Middle School (78th percentile) by 8 to 17 points in English and math. Yet it beats North Arvada Middle School by roughly 20 points in English and 14 points in math, and far outperforms higher-poverty schools such as Shaw Heights Middle School, Thornton Middle School, and Silver Hills Middle School. Math proficiency at Mandalay has climbed from 25.8% in 2022–23 to 33.1% in 2025–26, narrowing the gap with district and state averages. English proficiency has hovered near the state average, landing at 44% in 2025–26.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 38.6% — 12 points above both state and district averages, and far higher than Wayne Carle (26.4%) or Oberon (24.7%). With more than one in three students missing substantial school time, this is likely a major barrier to even stronger results. There are also notable patterns within the data: 7th grade English proficiency is a bright spot at 52.6%, while 6th grade math lags at 28.3%. The school's effectiveness with Hispanic students has declined significantly over the past three years, even as outcomes for low-income students have improved sharply. Mandalay benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.8, but its high absenteeism and uneven subgroup results hold it back. If these issues improve, this solid, improving school has real potential to reach the upper tier of Colorado middle schools.

443

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,011

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9651 North Pierce St
Westminster, CO 80021-6437

(303) 982-9802

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Mandalay Middle School usually attend:

High:

Standley Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2021 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Colorado median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

198^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	48.7	198 of 469	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	205 of 469	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	228 of 485	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	249 of 480	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	258 of 448	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	241 of 369	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	150 of 458	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	129 of 418	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	156 of 424	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	80 of 400	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.5	84 of 436	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	104 of 461	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	150 of 454	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	169 of 425	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	118 of 422	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	134 of 409	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	196 of 377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	138 of 362	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.4	94 of 360	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	114 of 346	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.1	117 of 340	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.5	120 of 336	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	210 of 365	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	179 of 350	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	195 of 363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	219 of 326	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	117 of 352	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	106 of 315	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	77 of 154	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	53 of 126	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.1	10 of 121	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	162 of 207	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	112 of 199	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	65 of 198	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	86 of 220	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	55 of 165	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	100 of 230	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	118 of 241	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	185 of 244	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	181 of 241	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	131 of 197	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	83 of 114	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.7	65 of 240	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	31 of 222	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	162 of 352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	173 of 357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	213 of 356	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	187 of 328	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	125 of 343	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	108 of 317	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	145 of 275	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	156 of 275	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	157 of 273	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	199 of 286	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	200 of 265	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	170 of 203	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	141 of 283	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	100 of 199	49.7%	★★★☆☆

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)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

Math33%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 2, 2011

BEWARE!!!!I have three kids in middle school one in 8th grade and two in 7th grade. One child is my cousin whom my husband and I have sole custody. This school year has been a nightmare...when we first got temporary custody of my 12 year old cousin she had a caseworker due to her being removed from the home she was living in and she was placed with us. She started going to school with our children, shortly after being placed with us I had a not so pleasant conversation with her caseworker about how unprofessional she was. Shortly after that she showed up at the children school had a conversation with the school counselor and CPS was called on our family, the reason " the children were not being fed enough...not that were not being fed according to the school not being fed ENOUGH! The CPS person and police officer that came to our home shook their heads and both said, they were not going to file a report and that this was ridicules. Well, this last Friday we get a phone call from a CPS person saying that they are at the school again...the concern the kids are not being fed enough ??? The CPS person spoke to our children and said they wasn't that much of a concern so she would not come out to speak with us on Friday she would come out on Monday( today). I am so upset with the school, my kids said, they feel like they are being singled out..always being asked how is everything going at home? are you alright? are you hungry? of course ALL kids are always hungry! So upset! NOT ONCE DID ANYONE CALL OUR HOME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PRIOR TO CALLING CPS... TWICE!!!! I'm going to file some sort of a complaint with the school and or the school board...I am also looking into getting a lawyer to see what our rights are and what they recommend us doing. 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	490	30	16.5	34.3%	315 (64.3%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.1%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	65.9	139^th of 469 public middle schools	70.4%		70.3	122^nd of 469 public middle schools	74.0%	17			58.8	58.1	53.5	56.5			35.6	35.3	43.9	38.7		44.4	$21,740
Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	721	44	16.3	84.2%	77 (10.7%)	23 (3.2%)	557 (77.3%)	52 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%				8.2	7.7	6.6	7.5			3.1	3.6	7.1	4.7		5.0	$18,637
Global Intermediate Academy	Public	4-8	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1930	346	18	19.2	80.3%	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16.2	400^th of 469 public middle schools	14.7%		11.2	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%	34	18.8	24.5	23.6	31.5	16.4	23.2	20.8	14.3	20.0	11.0	15.1	15.8	8.2	12.5	$15,949
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mandalay Middle School

Is Mandalay Middle School a good school?

Mandalay Middle School ranks 198^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mandalay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Mandalay Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Mandalay Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mandalay Middle School usually go on to attend Standley Lake High School

What district is Mandalay Middle School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What is the racial makeup of Mandalay Middle School?

Students at Mandalay Middle School are 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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