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Sunset Middle School

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Sunset Middle School ranks 238 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Sunset Middle School is a public middle school located in Longmont, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 341 students. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked school district, Sunset Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Colorado in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.5% of Sunset Middle School students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 45.4% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Colorado middle schools for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, as well as in the bottom 25% for gifted and talented students.

Sunset Middle School's challenges extend beyond academic performance, with high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 21.8% to 27.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a higher dropout rate compared to the district, ranging from 0.6% to 2.2% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools within the St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Altona Middle School, Mead Middle School, and Westview Middle School, Sunset Middle School consistently underperforms, suggesting that targeted interventions and a focus on equity could be crucial in improving the school's overall outcomes.

316

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,752

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 S. Sunset
Longmont, CO 80501-6528

(303) 776-3963

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Sunset Middle School usually attend:

High:

Niwot High School

Feeder schools for Sunset Middle School:

Elementary:	Burlington Elementary School
	Indian Peaks Elementary School
	Niwot Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

39.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (34% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

238^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

27^th of 115St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J 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	40.5	238 of 469	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	307 of 485	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	297 of 480	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	301 of 448	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	285 of 369	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	271 of 458	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	244 of 418	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	244 of 424	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	216 of 400	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	210 of 436	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.8	174 of 461	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	208 of 454	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	184 of 425	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	146 of 422	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	140 of 409	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	127 of 377	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	95 of 362	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	93 of 360	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	80 of 346	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	104 of 340	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.8	98 of 336	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	186 of 347	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	221 of 350	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	262 of 363	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	254 of 326	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	189 of 254	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	229 of 352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	205 of 315	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	91 of 125	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.5	60 of 134	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	75 of 121	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	13.4	208 of 220	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	198 of 241	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	207 of 244	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	228 of 241	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	184 of 197	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	231 of 240	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	206 of 222	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	187 of 352	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	242 of 357	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	210 of 356	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	223 of 328	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	223 of 249	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	200 of 343	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	170 of 317	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	120 of 275	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	166 of 273	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	115 of 286	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	167 of 265	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	112 of 283	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	75 of 199	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2019)5th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Science34%-3 vs state

Math24%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Sunset 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 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 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
Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S. Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3963	316	25	12.5	58.5%	126 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (54.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	40.5	238^th of 469 public middle schools	49.3%		30.4	307^th of 485 public middle schools	36.7%	69		44.3	36.8	51.9	43.9		26.4	17.5	30.9	24.5		33.8	$20,752
Altona Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3980	715	39	18.5	23.5%	496 (69.4%)	5 (0.7%)	107 (15.0%)	71 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	92.5	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%		93.6	24^th of 485 public middle schools	95.1%	2		71.0	72.9	72.0	71.9		63.8	59.9	73.7	65.6		65.9	$15,965
Longs Peak Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 14th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 776-5611	381	31	12.4	80.3%	93 (24.4%)	4 (1.0%)	275 (72.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.3	391^st of 469 public middle schools	16.6%		13.5	422^nd of 485 public middle schools	13.0%	31	18.5	25.3	28.3	26.9	25.6	11.1	13.2	13.2	19.8	14.8	16.7	13.7	$20,348
Westview Middle School	Public	6-8	1651 Airport Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 772-3134	621	34	18.4	36.1%	439 (70.7%)	6 (1.0%)	145 (23.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	73.5	107^th of 469 public middle schools	77.2%		71.2	121^st of 485 public middle schools	75.1%	14		56.6	66.7	51.4	57.7		41.8	43.6	55.1	46.8		50.3	$16,305
Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Button Rock Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3820	435	30	14.7	59.8%	161 (37.0%)	3 (0.7%)	251 (57.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	37.1	263^rd of 469 public middle schools	43.9%		29.8	310^th of 485 public middle schools	36.1%	47		39.5	35.9	37.8	37.8		27.8	24.3	32.1	27.7		31.0	$17,473
Erie Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Main Street	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3391	762	38	20.1	15.5%	562 (73.8%)	10 (1.3%)	114 (15.0%)	41 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	81.8	69^th of 469 public middle schools	85.3%		79	79^th of 485 public middle schools	83.7%	10		58.8	64.6	59.2	61.1		58.0	51.9	57.5	55.6		51.4	$14,994
Mead Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4446	571	32	17.8	27.0%	406 (71.1%)	4 (0.7%)	132 (23.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	80.4	74^th of 469 public middle schools	84.2%		83.7	63^rd of 485 public middle schools	87.0%	11		61.7	71.0	53.9	62.7		46.2	58.6	56.3	53.3		49.6	$16,865
Coal Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Booth Drive	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-4176	727	37	19.6	31.9%	455 (62.6%)	4 (0.6%)	218 (30.0%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.7%)	53.7	187^th of 469 public middle schools	60.1%		52.3	196^th of 485 public middle schools	59.6%	9		36.9	48.9	47.2	44.4		28.0	37.3	40.0	35.3		47.2	$15,349
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	598	31	19.3	33.1%	379 (63.4%)	7 (1.2%)	172 (28.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	78.4	85^th of 469 public middle schools	81.9%		73	110^th of 485 public middle schools	77.3%	25		59.6	66.7	54.1	60.4		45.7	54.2	49.4	49.7		55.5	$17,736
Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	619	40	15.3	49.6%	311 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	245 (39.6%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	57.4	169^th of 469 public middle schools	64.0%		45.4	233^rd of 485 public middle schools	52.0%	64		42.1	50.9	58.3	50.5		29.5	35.0	43.3	36.0		41.4	$20,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Middle School?

Students at Sunset Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 40% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sunset Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sunset Middle School usually go on to attend Niwot High School

How many students attend Sunset Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Sunset Middle School.

Is Sunset Middle School a good school?

Sunset Middle School ranks 238^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunset Middle School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

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