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Manitou Springs Middle School

Q: Is Manitou Springs Middle School a good school?

Manitou Springs Middle School ranks 120 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Manitou Springs Middle School is a public middle school serving 288 students in grades 6-8 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The school is part of the Manitou Springs School District No. 14, which is ranked 22 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manitou Springs Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on CMAS tests in English Language Arts and Science. In 2024-2025, the school had 60.2% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.8%. In Science, the school had 51.4% proficiency, well above the state's 36.4%. The school's student growth metrics are also strong, with the school ranking in the top 40 out of 241 Colorado middle schools for low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.8% to 2.2% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Manitou Springs Middle School outperforms many of them in academic metrics. For example, in 2024-2025, Manitou Springs had 60.2% proficiency in ELA, compared to 31.7% at Fox Meadow Middle School, 20.2% at Mann Middle School, and 15.9% at Galileo School of Math and Science. The school also serves a more socioeconomically diverse population than many of the nearby schools, ranking 39 out of 241 Colorado middle schools for low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025.

275

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,419

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 El Monte Place
Manitou Springs, CO 80829-2502

(719) 685-2127

District: Manitou Springs School District No. 14

Students who attend Manitou Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Manitou Springs High School

Feeder schools for Manitou Springs Middle School:

Elementary:	Manitou Springs Elementary School
	Ute Pass Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

120^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 115Manitou Springs School District No. 14 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	70.6	120 of 469	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	224 of 485	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	211 of 480	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	163 of 448	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	212 of 369	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	283 of 458	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	216 of 418	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	233 of 424	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	189 of 400	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.8	211 of 436	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	191 of 461	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	165 of 454	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	176 of 425	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	148 of 422	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	152 of 409	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	85 of 377	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	101 of 362	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	83 of 360	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	74 of 346	78.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.4	82 of 340	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	60 of 336	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	131 of 347	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	183 of 350	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	182 of 363	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	191 of 352	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	141 of 315	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	39 of 241	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	90 of 244	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	81 of 352	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	167 of 357	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	159 of 356	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	137 of 328	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	227 of 343	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	200 of 317	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	153 of 275	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	196 of 273	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	161 of 286	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	127 of 265	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	159 of 203	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	229 of 283	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+15 vs state

Science51%+15 vs state

Math41%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Manitou Springs Middle School has a huge bullying problem that the staff completely ignores. Can’t tell how many time I’ve talked to the school and they have absolutely NOTHING about it. We’ll be leaving the school district after this school year ends. The superintendent like the staff is just in it for the paycheck. Sean Dorsey won’t even speak to parents. Close Quote

Schools Near Manitou Springs 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 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
Manitou Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	415 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2127	275	24	11.7	36.7%	223 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	70.6	120^th of 469 public middle schools	74.4%		48	224^th of 485 public middle schools	53.8%	104	55.1	69.3	52.7	60.2	38.0	42.6	40.0	40.6	51.4	$18,419
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2455 Mesa Road	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3800	600	30	19.9	45.5%	373 (62.2%)	26 (4.3%)	148 (24.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.5%)	70.6	121^st of 469 public middle schools	74.2%		55.3	183^rd of 485 public middle schools	62.3%	62	62.9	58.8	60.4	60.9	38.6	38.8	39.6	39.0	53.1	$18,443
West Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 West Pikes Peak Avenue	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3900	119	12	10.0	80.7%	45 (37.8%)	7 (5.9%)	54 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	13.2	421^st of 469 public middle schools	10.2%		28.8	317^th of 485 public middle schools	34.6%	104			28.6	18.7		6.8		10.3	10.7	$22,131
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 West Cheyenne Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6120	604	40	15.2	21.5%	432 (71.5%)	10 (1.7%)	101 (16.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)								(n/a)				66.7				56.9		$13,875
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%		55.6	182^nd of 485 public middle schools	62.5%	23	52.7	55.0	46.9	51.8	37.6	34.3	37.7	36.4	45.9	$18,819
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%		15.3	406^th of 485 public middle schools	16.3%	9	9.2	19.7	29.2	20.2	13.2	9.1	13.5	12.2	17.9	$21,287
Eagleview Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Vindicator Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3400	905	54	16.9	19.1%	625 (69.1%)	27 (3.0%)	154 (17.0%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	78 (8.6%)	82	65^th of 469 public middle schools	86.1%		81.3	72^nd of 485 public middle schools	85.2%	7	57.5	73.6	64.8	65.0	48.1	53.3	57.9	52.9	51.1	$12,479
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%		84.5	58^th of 485 public middle schools	88.0%	6		70.1	54.0	63.6		52.8	51.1	52.1	59.1	$6,083
Orton Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	3115 Larkspur Dr	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 313-9903	114	7	15.3	45.6%	72 (63.2%)	3 (2.6%)	21 (18.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	456^th of 485 public middle schools	6.0%	7	11.1	25.6	11.7	15.9	5.4	7.7	8.0	6.9	10.8	$21,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Manitou Springs Middle School

What district is Manitou Springs Middle School in?

Manitou Springs School District No. 14

Is Manitou Springs Middle School a good school?

Manitou Springs Middle School ranks 120^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manitou Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Manitou Springs Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Manitou Springs Middle School?

Students at Manitou Springs Middle School are 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Manitou Springs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Manitou Springs Middle School usually go on to attend Manitou Springs High School

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