Summary:
In zip code 80221, there is exactly one middle school, Global Intermediate Academy, which serves grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 346 students, with 80.35% qualifying for free/reduced lunch. This high-poverty school is part of Mapleton School District No. 1, a district that ranks in the bottom 10% of Colorado districts, and the school itself sits in the bottom 15% of all middle schools statewide.
In 2025–2026, Global Intermediate Academy posted proficiency rates well below state averages in every subject: 23.2% in English Language Arts versus 44.7% statewide, and 15.8% in math versus 37.3% statewide. The gap to the state was exactly 21.5 points in both subjects, showing broad challenges rather than a single weak area. Grade-level data reveals a mixed picture. Seventh grade ELA proficiency (31.5%) was actually slightly above the district average (31.2%), the only grade-subject combination to achieve that. However, 7th grade math was the school’s lowest result at 11.0%, and 8th grade ELA was the weakest at 16.4%. Eighth grade science (12.5%) was close to the district (12.7%) but far below the state (35.4%).
There are encouraging signs. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose by 5.1 points and math by 4.8 points, helping the school move from the 7th to the 15th percentile statewide. Yet 5th grade science dropped sharply from 14.0% to 8.2%, and chronic absenteeism affects 30.5% of students—higher than the state rate of 28.4%. While Global Intermediate Academy remains low-performing in absolute terms, it is not an outlier within its district and is showing real improvement in core subjects. As the only middle school in the area, it remains the central academic hub for local families.
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