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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 80920

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At a glance

Schools

2,223

Students

Top rankedChallenger Middle School56^th of 469 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Timberview Middle School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The four middle schools serving grades 6–8 in zip code 80920 (Colorado Springs, CO) are part of Academy School District No. 20, a top-ranked district, and together they enroll 2,386 students across Timberview Middle School, Challenger Middle School, Mountain Ridge Middle School, and Village Middle School.

Among these schools, Challenger Middle School stands out as the clear academic leader. It has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, math, and science, including an exceptional 8th grade with roughly 73% proficiency in ELA and math, and it ranks 56th in Colorado. Timberview Middle School is the largest school and the most improved: its state rank climbed from 170th to 115th in two years, with a 12.7-point jump in science proficiency. Village Middle School, the smallest with only 163 students, has shown the most volatile results—it posted the highest ELA and science scores in the area in 2024–25, but dropped sharply in ELA the next year. It also has a notably high student-teacher ratio of 26.2:1. Mountain Ridge Middle School faces the biggest challenges: it has the highest poverty rate (35.2%), the highest chronic absenteeism rate (25.3%), and the lowest math proficiency, especially in 6th grade, although its 8th-grade math score is solid.

Overall, every school in this zip code outperforms the state average in ELA, math, and science, but only Challenger exceeds the district average in all three subjects. Math is a consistent weak spot across the group—even the strongest school shows a nearly 9-point gap between ELA and math proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at Mountain Ridge, Challenger, and Timberview, though dropout rates are negligible. For parents, this area offers strong school choices with meaningful differences: Challenger for top-tier academics, Timberview for upward momentum, Village for small-school intimacy with some variability, and Mountain Ridge for a school working through socioeconomic hurdles while still beating state averages.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	10215 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3000	696	41	17.1	16.8%	468 (67.2%)	24 (3.4%)	101 (14.5%)	46 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.8%)	85.8	56^th of 469 public middle schools	88.1%		88.7	44^th of 469 public middle schools	90.6%	12	55.7	69.6	73.4	65.5	46.4	53.6	73.6	56.6	66.0	$13,232
Timberview Middle School	Public	6-8	8680 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3600	837	51	16.5	31.8%	545 (65.1%)	25 (3.0%)	179 (21.4%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.0%)	73	115^th of 469 public middle schools	75.5%		64.5	142^nd of 469 public middle schools	69.7%	27	54.1	60.1	48.3	54.4	50.0	44.5	44.5	46.3	55.6	$13,554
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9150 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3200	690	44	15.8	35.2%	398 (57.7%)	28 (4.1%)	169 (24.5%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.1%)	72.1	119^th of 469 public middle schools	74.6%		63.5	145^th of 469 public middle schools	69.1%	26	51.7	65.9	62.0	59.4	30.9	40.1	55.7	42.0	54.2	$14,252

Cities Near Zip Code 80920

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colorado Springs	0.44 mi	196	92^nd
Usaf Academy	4.82 mi	2	27^th
Peyton	7.39 mi	7	99^th
Falcon	8.33 mi	6	56^th
Monument	8.78 mi	8	29^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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