Summary:
There is exactly one middle school in ZIP code 80723 — Brush Middle School — serving grades 6–8 in School District No. Re-2 Brush in Brush, Colorado, enrolling 328 students.
Brush Middle School is the sole middle school in this area, so all district-level middle school results are identical to the school’s own numbers. The school ranks in the bottom fifth of Colorado middle schools, holding a 1-star rating and ranking 378 out of 469 schools statewide. Its math proficiency is especially concerning: only 9.8% of students are proficient in math, compared with 37.3% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency is also below average, though 7th graders (32.7% proficient) perform notably better than both 6th graders (13.5%) and 8th graders (14.5%). Science is the school’s closest-to-average subject at 25.7% proficiency, but that figure dropped sharply from 32.2% the prior year. With 65.55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a largely economically disadvantaged population, which provides important context for these academic challenges.
On a more positive note, Brush Middle School’s dropout rate (0.9%) is lower than the state average (1.6%), and its chronic absenteeism rate (23.1%) is also better than the state average (28.4%) — though about one in four students still misses too much school. The school’s state percentile ranking has barely changed over the years, moving from the 18th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 19th percentile in 2025–2026, indicating sustained low performance rather than a recent decline. For parents, the key priorities at this school are improving math achievement, understanding why 8th grade ELA and science scores dropped in the latest year, and continuing to reduce absenteeism while supporting a high-poverty student body.
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