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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Colorado

169 public middle schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. West Middle School leads the list at -72.6%, against a median of -16.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

169

Colorado

Best Enrollment change

-72.6%

Median Enrollment change

-16.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	686	188	-72.6%
2	Woodland Park Middle School	WOODLAND PARK, CO	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	587	195	-66.8%
3	Adams City Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	831	296	-64.4%
4	West Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	292	119	-59.2%
5	Lochbuie Elementary School	LOCHBUIE, CO	Weld County School District RE-3J	577	239	-58.6%
6	Preston Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	1,146	568	-50.4%
7	Kearney Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo	785	397	-49.4%
8	John Wesley Powell Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	951	509	-46.5%
9	Casey Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	670	363	-45.8%
10	Galileo Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	511	277	-45.8%
11	Blevins Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	652	363	-44.3%
12	Shaw Heights Middle School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	566	321	-43.3%
13	Fox Meadow Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	640	369	-42.3%
14	Mann Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	517	300	-42.0%
15	Estes Park Middle School	ESTES PARK, CO	Estes Park School District R-3	281	163	-42.0%
16	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	264	154	-41.7%
17	Sunset Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	522	316	-39.5%
18	Fort Logan Northgate	DENVER, CO	Sheridan School District No. 2	559	338	-39.5%
19	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	330	200	-39.4%
20	Trail Ridge Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	701	435	-37.9%
21	Fitzsimmons Middle School	BAILEY, CO	Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park	220	138	-37.3%
22	Panorama Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	538	339	-37.0%
23	Cresthill Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	865	558	-35.5%
24	Watson Junior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of	727	470	-35.4%
25	East Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	972	634	-34.8%
26	Mountain Ridge Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	1,151	752	-34.7%
27	Rifle Middle School	RIFLE, CO	Garfield School District No. Re-2	844	552	-34.6%
28	Sabin Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	816	540	-33.8%
29	Evergreen Middle School	EVERGREEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	722	478	-33.8%
30	Shadow Ridge Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	949	632	-33.4%
31	Mountain Ridge Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	1,012	690	-31.8%
32	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	327	223	-31.8%
33	Englewood Middle School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe	308	210	-31.8%
34	Franklin Middle School	GREELEY, CO	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	536	367	-31.5%
35	Deer Creek Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	788	541	-31.3%
36	Walt Clark Middle School	LOVELAND, CO	Thompson School District R-2J	495	340	-31.3%
37	Fox Ridge Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	1,398	966	-30.9%
38	Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	State Charter School Institute	238	166	-30.3%
39	Wiggins Elementary School	WIGGINS, CO	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	316	221	-30.1%
40	Berry Creek Middle School	EDWARDS, CO	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	303	212	-30.0%
41	Heath Middle School	GREELEY, CO	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	713	499	-30.0%
42	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	398	282	-29.1%
43	Cedaredge Middle School	CEDAREDGE, CO	Delta County Joint District No. 50	216	154	-28.7%
44	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	422	301	-28.7%
45	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	790	565	-28.5%
46	Erie Middle School	ERIE, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	1,063	762	-28.3%
47	Castle Rock Middle School	CASTLE ROCK, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	919	660	-28.2%
48	Timberview Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	1,156	837	-27.6%
49	Steamboat Springs Middle School	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	606	440	-27.4%
50	Westlake Middle School	BROOMFIELD, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	1,166	853	-26.8%

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