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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 80906

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Top rankedThe Vanguard School (Middle)103^rd of 476 Colorado middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 80906 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is home to two middle schools—Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School and Fox Meadow Middle School—serving a combined 973 students in grades 6 through 8. Despite sharing the same ZIP code, these schools belong to different districts. Cheyenne Mountain Junior High, serving grades 7–8 with 604 students, is part of Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12, a top-ranked district. Fox Meadow Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 369 students, is part of Harrison School District No. 2, a lower-ranked district.

Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is the standout high performer. Its district is ranked 3rd out of 115 Colorado districts, and the school itself has consistently ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide. On the 2025–2026 CMAS assessments, 68.7% of its students were proficient in ELA and 57.9% in math, well above state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Chronic absenteeism is just 10.6%, and only 21.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Fox Meadow Middle School, in contrast, faces significant challenges. Its district is ranked 84th out of 115 districts, and the school sits near the bottom of state rankings. Only 23.7% of students were proficient in ELA and 12.7% in math. Chronic absenteeism affects 45.5% of students, and 81.6% qualify for free/reduced lunch.

The contrast between these two schools is striking. Within the same ZIP code, there is a 45-point gap in both ELA and math proficiency. Fox Meadow's math proficiency is just 12.7%, meaning only about 1 in 8 students is proficient in math, while Cheyenne Mountain's rate is 4.5 times higher. Notably, Fox Meadow has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.1 vs. 15.2), yet its scores are dramatically lower, underscoring that poverty and chronic absenteeism may outweigh staffing ratios. District context also matters: Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 is ranked 3rd in the state, while Harrison School District No. 2 is ranked 84th. Both schools report very low middle-school dropout rates, but overall, the data shows a clear pattern—higher poverty and chronic absenteeism are strongly associated with lower academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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)		766.0	764.0	68.7		753.0	761.0	57.9	752.0	$14,858
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.6	377^th of 476 public middle schools	20.8%		19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%	1	18.2	26.3	28.0	23.7	21.3	720.0	709.0	12.7	716.0	$20,681
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	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%)	76.6	103^rd of 476 public middle schools	78.4%		82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%	39		56.3	51.5	54.2		42.2	60.6	50.2	66.0	$5,629

Cities Near Zip Code 80906

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colorado Springs	0.56 mi	196	92^nd
Fort Carson	2.97 mi	4	177^th
Manitou Springs	6.11 mi	3	54^th
Fountain	8.45 mi	10	120^th
Usaf Academy	12.25 mi	2	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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