Summary:
Zip code 80233 contains just one middle school: Northglenn Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 672 students in Northglenn, Colorado. The school is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district ranked 50th out of 115 in Colorado with a 3-star rating, though the school itself sits at the very bottom of state rankings. With 85.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, this is a high-poverty school that serves a predominantly low-income community.
Academically, Northglenn Middle School is severely underperforming. On the 2025-2026 CMAS assessments, only 14.2% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 6.0% in math, and 8.8% in 8th grade science. These figures trail the district by 24 to 29 percentage points and the state by 26 to 31 points. The school's state ranking has fallen sharply, from the 13th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, with its star rating dropping from 1 to 0. Grade-level results show 7th grade ELA is the strongest area at 19.2% proficiency, while 8th grade ELA is the weakest at 10.7%.
Chronic absenteeism is a crisis-level concern: 52.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared to 32.2% for the district and 28.4% statewide. Test scores also declined year over year, with ELA dropping from 16.0% to 14.2% and math from 6.6% to 6.0%. The school's dropout rate was just 0.7% in 2022-2023, lower than the state average, but attendance and math proficiency remain the most urgent areas for improvement. Overall, Northglenn Middle School is a high-need school facing significant academic and engagement challenges that demand intensive support.
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