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The top-graded public middle schools in Colorado

262 public middle schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the top-graded public middle schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Summit Middle Charter School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

262

Colorado

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Summit Middle Charter School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	366	A+	99.8
2	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	479	A+	99.4
3	Southern Hills Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	502	A+	99
4	Denver Green School Northfield	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	558	A+	98.7
5	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	1,329	A+	98.3
6	Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	762	A+	97.9
7	Crest Academy	SALIDA, CO	Salida School District No. R-32	Middle	60	A+	97.5
8	Altona Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	715	A+	97.1
9	Mountain Middle School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	302	A+	96.8
10	Campus Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	Middle	1,311	A+	96.4
11	Eads Middle School	EADS, CO	Kiowa County School District No. Re-1	Middle	44	A+	96
12	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	673	A+	95.6
13	Rocky Heights Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	1,129	A+	95.2
14	Steamboat Springs Middle School	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	Middle	440	A	94.8
15	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	611	A	94.5
16	Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District	Middle	604	A	94.1
17	West Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	Middle	1,019	A	93.7
18	Challenger Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	696	A	93.3
19	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	821	A	92.9
20	DSST: Cedar Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	485	A	92.6
21	Ridgway Middle School	RIDGWAY, CO	Ridgway School District R-2	Middle	74	A	92.2
22	Manning Options School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	685	A	91.8
23	Newton Middle School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton Public Schools	Middle	781	A	91.4
24	Telluride Middle School	TELLURIDE, CO	Telluride School District No. R-1	Middle	124	A	91
25	Evergreen Middle School	EVERGREEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	478	A	90.6
26	The Vanguard School (Middle)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Middle	243	A	90.3
27	The Connect Charter School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Middle	252	A	89.9
28	Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	WINDSOR, CO	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Middle	395	A	89.5
29	Louisville Middle School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	626	A	89.1
30	Fitzsimmons Middle School	BAILEY, CO	Platte Canyon School District 1	Middle	138	A	88.7
31	Englewood Leadership Academy	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood Schools	Middle	110	A	88.4
32	Redlands Middle School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Middle	632	A	88
33	Lesher Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	766	A	87.6
34	Soroco Middle School	OAK CREEK, CO	South Routt School District No. Re 3	Middle	67	A	87.2
35	Salida Middle School	SALIDA, CO	Salida School District No. R-32	Middle	327	A	86.8
36	John Wesley Powell Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	Middle	509	A	86.5
37	Webber Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	728	A	86.1
38	Mead Middle School	MEAD, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	571	A	85.7
39	Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	482	A	85.3
40	Mountain Ridge Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	752	A-	84.9
41	Lewis-Palmer Middle School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	Middle	731	A-	84.5
42	Beulah Middle School	BEULAH, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Middle	48	A-	84.2
43	Cresthill Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	558	A-	83.8
44	Centennial Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	598	A-	83.4
45	The Classical Academy Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	445	A-	83
46	Cache La Poudre Middle School	LAPORTE, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	280	A-	82.6
47	Ranch View Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	829	A-	82.3
48	North Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	Middle	636	A-	81.9
49	Westview Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	621	A-	81.5
50	Simla Junior High School	SIMLA, CO	Big Sandy School District No. 100J	Middle	63	A-	81.1

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