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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 32 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Morey Middle School leads the list at 86.1%, against a median of 30.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

30.2%

BEST IN READING · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	479	86.1%	no change
2	Denver Green School Northfield	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	558	80.1%	no change
3	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	1,329	73.9%	no change
4	DSST: Cedar Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	485	70.2%	▲ 2
5	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	223	68.2%	▲ 2
6	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	611	66.5%	▼ 1
7	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	673	64.4%	▼ 3
8	Grant Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	339	41.6%	no change
9	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	482	40.9%	no change
10	DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	468	39.0%	▲ 2
11	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	651	37.0%	▼ 1
12	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	464	33.3%	▲ 5
13	DSST: Montview Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	463	32.6%	▼ 2
14	Bear Valley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	313	32.0%	no change
15	Lake Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	592	31.1%	▲ 6
16	DSST: College View Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	446	30.3%	▼ 3
17	Manual Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	257	30.1%	▲ 10
18	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	451	28.5%	▲ 6
19	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	379	27.4%	no change
20	Hamilton Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	775	26.7%	▲ 2
21	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	154	24.6%	▼ 3
22	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	411	23.7%	▼ 6
23	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	376	23.5%	▼ 8
24	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	282	22.0%	▼ 1
25	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	301	20.9%	▲ 1
26	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	467	18.3%	▼ 6
27	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	Middle	346	18.1%	▼ 2
28	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	287	13.9%	▲ 3
29	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	188	13.9%	▲ 1
30	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	200	11.5%	▼ 1
31	Fort Logan Northgate	DENVER, CO	Sheridan School District No. 2	Middle	338	10.4%	▼ 3
32	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	315	8.9%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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