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Longs Peak Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Longs Peak Middle School is a grades 5–8 middle school in Longmont, CO, serving 381 students as part of the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a district that ranks in the 80th percentile statewide. For the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranks 424th out of 469 Colorado middle schools, placing it in the 10th percentile with a 0-star rating.

Academic proficiency is dramatically below district and state averages: only 20.6% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and 13.4% in math, compared to district averages of 51.0% and 46.9%. Nearby same-district schools paint a contrasting picture. Westview Middle School (2.1 miles away) posts ELA and math proficiency rates roughly three times higher, while Altona Middle School and Mead Middle School rank in the 96th and 87th percentiles respectively. Even Sunset Middle School and Trail Ridge Middle School, which serve similarly challenging demographics, outperform Longs Peak by 12–15 percentage points in both subjects.

Longs Peak also serves a very high-poverty population: 80.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among all nearby comparison schools. Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, above both district (23.1%) and state (28.4%) rates. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.4 is among the lowest in the area, but that alone has not translated into results. All student subgroups rank in the bottom 20th percentile statewide, indicating widespread systemic challenges. Longs Peak's trajectory has declined over the past decade, from the 31st percentile in 2015–2016 to the 10th percentile today, with no grade level or subject area close to closing the gap. The school's unique 5–8 grade configuration adds an extra transition year that nearby 6–8 middle schools do not have.

381

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,869

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

1500 14th Avenue
Longmont, CO 80501-3204

(303) 776-5611

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Longs Peak Middle School usually attend:

High:

Longmont High School

Feeder schools for Longs Peak Middle School:

Elementary:	Mountain View Elementary School
	Northridge Elementary School
	Sanborn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

24.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

431^st of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

23^rd of 114St. 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
2026	13.8	431 of 476	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	391 of 469	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	422 of 485	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	421 of 480	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	417 of 448	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	331 of 458	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	321 of 418	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	322 of 424	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	278 of 400	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.6	318 of 436	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	366 of 461	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	336 of 454	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	338 of 425	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	340 of 422	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	350 of 409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	304 of 377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	289 of 362	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	268 of 360	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	249 of 346	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.2	225 of 340	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	183 of 336	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	333 of 368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	326 of 350	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	326 of 363	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	299 of 326	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	274 of 352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	254 of 315	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	182 of 208	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	166 of 218	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	168 of 198	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	164 of 220	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	189 of 231	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	182 of 241	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	218 of 244	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	189 of 241	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	167 of 197	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	107 of 240	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	150 of 222	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	350 of 372	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	331 of 352	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	315 of 357	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	325 of 356	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	312 of 328	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	260 of 317	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	251 of 278	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	262 of 273	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	185 of 283	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Math13%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Love this school! One of the last real neighborhood schools in a district that bends over backwards to parent will. Great teachers who care a lot about the students and their success. It's clear they understand that not all achievement and successes can be measured with test scores. There is truly a sense of belonging among students and family atmosphere. Wouldn't send my kids anywhere else. 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 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
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%)	13.8	431^st of 476 public middle schools	9.5%		17.3	391^st of 469 public middle schools	16.6%	40	26.2	14.1	26.5	18.1	20.6	8.1	10.6	16.7	16.7	13.4	15.0	12.5	$21,869
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%)	80.1	79^th of 476 public middle schools	83.4%		73.5	107^th of 469 public middle schools	77.2%	28		52.2	68.9	60.4	60.3		47.0	49.7	60.5	51.3		55.5	$17,752
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%)	34.9	278^th of 476 public middle schools	41.6%		40.5	238^th of 469 public middle schools	49.3%	40		37.6	31.6	28.8	33.2		31.8	23.5	30.6	28.5		27.6	$22,643
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%)	33.5	287^th of 476 public middle schools	39.7%		37.1	263^rd of 469 public middle schools	43.9%	24		30.0	37.6	30.5	32.8		26.1	29.4	29.1	28.1		25.3	$19,714
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%)	94.3	21^st of 476 public middle schools	95.6%		92.5	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%	5		73.2	78.7	72.3	74.9		62.5	68.1	73.7	67.7		62.9	$17,863
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%)	83.7	63^rd of 476 public middle schools	86.8%		80.4	74^th of 469 public middle schools	84.2%	11		54.6	64.7	65.7	61.1		50.0	53.2	68.6	56.5		57.9	$18,817
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	950 Massachusetts Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7400	448	28	15.9	17.4%	344 (76.8%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	64.3	145^th of 476 public middle schools	69.5%		71	118^th of 469 public middle schools	74.8%	27		43.4	59.5	49.5	50.4		35.2	44.3	52.9	43.1		40.6	$16,920
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%)	77.3	99^th of 476 public middle schools	79.2%		81.8	69^th of 469 public middle schools	85.3%	30		53.6	61.6	46.4	54.1		47.8	61.9	56.2	55.2		51.4	$16,539
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%)	37.5	262^nd of 476 public middle schools	45.0%		53.7	187^th of 469 public middle schools	60.1%	75		35.2	37.1	30.9	34.3		27.6	27.8	35.1	30.1		30.3	$17,104
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%)	79.8	84^th of 476 public middle schools	82.4%		78.4	85^th of 469 public middle schools	81.9%	1		60.7	51.9	69.6	60.6		43.3	45.2	63.8	50.8		62.2	$18,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Longs Peak Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Longs Peak Middle School?

Students at Longs Peak Middle School are 72% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Longs Peak Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Longs Peak Middle School.

Is Longs Peak Middle School a good school?

Longs Peak Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Colorado middle schools.

What district is Longs Peak Middle School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

What high school do graduates of Longs Peak Middle School attend?

Students who attend Longs Peak Middle School usually go on to attend Longmont High School

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