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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Colorado

Across Colorado, 55 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lake Middle School leads the list at 73.1%, against a median of 9.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colorado

Top Enrollment growth

73.1%

Median Enrollment growth

9.5%

FASTEST GROWING · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lake Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	342	592	73.1%
2	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	280	479	71.1%
3	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	273	467	71.1%
4	Manning Options School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	441	685	55.3%
5	Drake Junior High School	ARVADA, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	673	1,002	48.9%
6	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	249	346	39.0%
7	Oberon Middle School	ARVADA, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	527	704	33.6%
8	Severance Middle School	WINDSOR, CO	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	527	670	27.1%
9	Dunstan Middle School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	634	798	25.9%
10	Newton Middle School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton Public Schools	632	781	23.6%
11	Summit Ridge Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	693	851	22.8%
12	West Middle School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	385	468	21.6%
13	Mead Middle School	MEAD, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	480	571	19.0%
14	Mountain Middle School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	254	302	18.9%
15	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	348	411	18.1%
16	Sky Vista Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	821	969	18.0%
17	Manual Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	218	257	17.9%
18	Windsor Middle School	WINDSOR, CO	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	669	785	17.3%
19	Mandalay Middle School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	380	443	16.6%
20	Creighton Middle School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	636	741	16.5%
21	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,158	1,329	14.8%
22	Bennett Middle School	BENNETT, CO	Bennett School District No. 29J	247	281	13.8%
23	Redlands Middle School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	556	632	13.7%
24	Orchard Mesa Middle School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	494	560	13.4%
25	Carbondale Middle School	CARBONDALE, CO	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	321	362	12.8%
26	Fort Morgan Middle School	FORT MORGAN, CO	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	673	749	11.3%
27	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	608	673	10.7%
28	Fruita Middle School	FRUITA, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	630	690	9.5%
29	Grand Valley Middle School	PARACHUTE, CO	Garfield County School District 16	242	264	9.1%
30	Highland Middle School	AULT, CO	Weld County School District No. Re-9	215	234	8.8%
31	Vineland Middle School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	334	362	8.4%
32	Gunnison Middle School	GUNNISON, CO	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	290	314	8.3%
33	Fountain Middle School	FOUNTAIN, CO	Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8	974	1,051	7.9%
34	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	567	611	7.8%
35	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	349	376	7.7%
36	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	362	379	4.7%
37	Everitt Middle School	WHEAT RIDGE, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	437	456	4.3%
38	Horizon Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	746	773	3.6%
39	Bell Middle School	GOLDEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	748	774	3.5%
40	Carmody Middle School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	532	550	3.4%
41	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	467	482	3.2%
42	Wayne Carle Middle School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	425	438	3.1%
43	North Arvada Middle School	ARVADA, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	451	464	2.9%
44	Risley International Academy of Innovation	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	326	335	2.8%
45	Summit Middle Charter School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	357	366	2.5%
46	Ken Caryl Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	707	725	2.5%
47	DSST: Cedar Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	474	485	2.3%
48	Mesa Middle School	CASTLE ROCK, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	834	852	2.2%
49	Ellicott Middle School	ELLICOTT, CO	Ellicott School District 22	225	230	2.2%
50	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	455	464	2.0%

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