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Mead Middle School

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Mead Middle School ranks 63 rd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Mead Middle School, located in Mead, CO, serves 571 students in grades 6–8 as part of the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. The school has consistently earned 4-star ratings and currently ranks #63 of 469 Colorado middle schools (87th percentile), placing it among the top-performing middle schools in the region. With a student-teacher ratio of 17.8 and 27% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Mead serves a relatively affluent community while still achieving strong outcomes across all student groups.

Academically, Mead significantly outperforms both district and state averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 61.1% compared to the state average of 44.7%, math proficiency was 56.5% versus 37.3%, and 8th-grade science proficiency reached 57.9% versus 35.4%. Math is a particular standout: 8th-grade math proficiency of 68.6% is nearly double the state's 37.8%. The school's gifted and talented program ranks #5 in the state for three consecutive years, and Hispanic and low-income students rank in the 86th and 91st percentiles statewide, respectively — evidence that strong results extend across all learners.

When compared to nearby schools, Mead sits firmly in the upper tier. Only Altona Middle School (96th percentile, 5 stars) clearly outperforms Mead, while Westview Middle School (83rd percentile) is comparable. By contrast, several nearby schools in Longmont and Firestone — including Sunset Middle School, Longs Peak Middle School, Coal Ridge Middle School, and Trail Ridge Middle School — rank in the 10th–50th percentile, with 8th-grade math proficiency rates 30–40 percentage points below Mead's. One area to watch: chronic absenteeism rose from 15.6% to 21.8% this year, though it remains below both the district (23.1%) and state (28.4%) averages.

571

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,817

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Welker Ave.
Mead, CO 80542-9603

(970) 535-4446

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Mead Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mead High School

Feeder schools for Mead Middle School:

Elementary:

Mead Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

Colorado avg41%

63^rd of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	83.7	63 of 476	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	74 of 469	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	63 of 485	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	92 of 480	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	91 of 448	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	133 of 369	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	69 of 458	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	69 of 418	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	81 of 424	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.3	102 of 400	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.4	69 of 436	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	53 of 461	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	63 of 454	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	67 of 425	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	59 of 422	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	46 of 409	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	85.7	39 of 377	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	58 of 362	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	43 of 360	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	60 of 346	82.7%	★★★★☆
2005	69.9	100 of 340	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.4	82 of 336	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	73 of 368	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	54 of 347	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	44 of 350	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	75 of 363	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	61 of 326	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	97 of 254	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	56 of 352	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	45 of 315	85.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	5 of 154	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	2 of 132	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	2 of 134	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	30 of 208	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	45 of 218	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	26 of 199	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	36 of 198	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	21 of 169	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	77 of 220	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	52 of 231	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	21 of 241	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	37 of 244	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	59 of 241	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	31 of 197	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	18 of 114	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	30 of 240	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	16 of 222	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	54 of 372	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	77 of 352	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	59 of 357	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	92 of 356	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	106 of 328	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	78 of 343	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	40 of 317	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	56 of 278	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	62 of 275	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	54 of 273	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	81 of 286	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	78 of 265	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	122 of 203	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	66 of 283	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Science58%+22 vs state

Math56%+19 vs state

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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 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
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
Trail Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Button Rock Drive	Longmont	80504	Weld 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
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
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
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
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
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
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	616 N. 2nd Street	Johnstown	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-6300	695	43	16.3	29.2%	440 (63.3%)	3 (0.4%)	227 (32.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	41.4	233^rd of 476 public middle schools	51.1%		39.5	245^th of 469 public middle schools	47.8%	12		33.5	41.0	44.4	39.0		23.7	26.3	37.4	28.5		35.8	$14,954
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
Walt Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Carlisle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5400	340	23	14.9	39.1%	240 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (23.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	40.9	238^th of 476 public middle schools	50.0%		44.6	220^th of 469 public middle schools	53.1%	18		43.0	37.9	44.3	41.8		22.8	20.9	26.0	23.1		41.7	$20,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mead Middle School?

Students at Mead Middle School are 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mead Middle School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

What high school do graduates of Mead Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mead Middle School usually go on to attend Mead High School

Is Mead Middle School a good school?

Mead Middle School ranks 63^rd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Mead Middle School.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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