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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Colorado, drawn from 246 qualifying public middle schools. West Middle School leads the list at 95.7%, against a median of 50.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

246

Colorado

Top % FRL

95.7%

Median % FRL

50.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	188	95.7%
2	Roncalli Stem Academy	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	247	94.3%
3	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	301	93.7%
4	Skoglund Middle School	CENTER, CO	Center Consolidated School District 26JT	Middle	124	93.5%
5	East Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	634	92.1%
6	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	315	91.7%
7	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	411	91.7%
8	Risley International Academy of Innovation	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	335	91.6%
9	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	200	91.5%
10	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	565	91.2%
11	Adams City Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Middle	296	90.9%
12	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	467	89.9%
13	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	376	88.0%
14	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	287	87.8%
15	Franklin Middle School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	Middle	367	87.7%
16	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	154	87.0%
17	Shaw Heights Middle School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Middle	321	86.6%
18	DSST: College View Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	446	86.3%
19	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	282	86.2%
20	Kearney Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Middle	397	85.9%
21	Aurora Hills Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	821	85.9%
22	Atlas Preparatory Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Middle	473	85.8%
23	Fort Logan Northgate	DENVER, CO	Sheridan School District No. 2	Middle	338	85.8%
24	Aurora Science & Tech Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	448	85.7%
25	Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	166	85.5%
26	Pueblo Academy of Arts	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	562	85.4%
27	Northglenn Middle School	NORTHGLENN, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	672	85.3%
28	Panorama Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Middle	339	84.7%
29	Thornton Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	721	84.2%
30	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	379	83.6%
31	Mrachek Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	811	82.7%
32	Galileo Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	Middle	277	82.3%
33	Fox Meadow Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Middle	369	81.6%
34	W H Heaton Middle School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	578	81.1%
35	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	464	80.8%
36	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	451	80.7%
37	West Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	Middle	119	80.7%
38	Heath Middle School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	Middle	499	80.4%
39	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	Middle	346	80.3%
40	Longs Peak Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	381	80.3%
41	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	482	79.9%
42	Ortega Middle School	ALAMOSA, CO	Alamosa School District No. Re-11J	Middle	471	78.6%
43	Bear Valley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	313	77.6%
44	DSST: Montview Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	463	76.9%
45	Jack Swigert Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	Middle	404	76.5%
46	Lamar Middle School	LAMAR, CO	Lamar School District No. Re-2	Middle	275	76.4%
47	Lake Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	592	75.8%
48	Columbia Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	636	75.6%
49	Brentwood Middle School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	Middle	564	74.1%
50	Prairie Heights Middle School	EVANS, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	Middle	537	73.7%

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