Summary:
Middle Schools located in zip code 80218 include just a single institution, Morey Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 for 479 students within School District No. 1 in Denver, CO. While the district itself ranks in the lower half of Colorado districts (71st out of 115, 38th percentile), Morey Middle School is a standout exception, earning 5 stars and 98th-percentile rankings among all Colorado middle schools for three consecutive years (2025–2026, 2024–2025, and 2023–2024).
Academically, Morey far exceeds both its district and the state in every subject tested in 2025–2026. Combined proficiency rates reach 81.6% in English Language Arts and 76.0% in Math, compared with district averages of 42.5% and 35.0%, respectively. Math shows the largest relative advantage at +38.7 points over the state average, while 8th-grade science proficiency is 66.4%, still about 31 points above state levels. Across grade levels, 7th grade posts the strongest ELA result at 87.2%, while math dips slightly from 77.8% in 6th grade to 73.9% in 8th grade. Year-over-year, all subjects declined modestly—ELA dropped 4.5 points, math fell 1.3 points, and science decreased 5.1 points—yet the school remains in the top 2% statewide, showing a very high floor even in a "down" year.
Morey also reports a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.3%, which is dramatically lower than the district rate of 38.1% and below the state rate of 28.4%, though still means more than one in five students missed substantial school time. Just 29.02% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 19.1. With no other middle school in the zip code, Morey wholly defines middle school education in the area; it is an elite performer by nearly every metric, with math as its strongest subject, science as its relative weak spot, and a consistent record of excellence despite being located in a lower-performing district.
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