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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Colorado

246 public middle schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Summit Middle Charter School leads the list at 89.2%, against a median of 41.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

246

Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.7%

BEST IN READING · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Summit Middle Charter School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	366	89.2%
2	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	479	86.1%
3	Southern Hills Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	502	85.9%
4	Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	762	82.8%
5	Denver Green School Northfield	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	558	80.1%
6	Manning Options School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	685	75.8%
7	Mountain Middle School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	Middle	302	74.2%
8	Mountain Ridge Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	752	74.2%
9	Steamboat Springs Middle School	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	Middle	440	74.0%
10	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	1,329	73.9%
11	Rocky Heights Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	1,129	72.6%
12	Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	WINDSOR, CO	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Middle	395	72.6%
13	Evergreen Middle School	EVERGREEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	478	72.1%
14	Altona Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	715	71.9%
15	The Connect Charter School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	Middle	252	71.2%
16	West Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	Middle	1,019	71.1%
17	Telluride Middle School	TELLURIDE, CO	Telluride School District No. R-1	Middle	124	70.4%
18	DSST: Cedar Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	485	70.2%
19	The Classical Academy Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	445	69.8%
20	Newton Middle School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton Public Schools	Middle	781	69.8%
21	Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	482	69.7%
22	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	821	69.2%
23	Fitzsimmons Middle School	BAILEY, CO	Platte Canyon School District 1	Middle	138	68.8%
24	Louisville Middle School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	626	68.8%
25	Challenger Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	696	68.7%
26	Campus Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	Middle	1,311	68.7%
27	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	223	68.2%
28	Bradford K8 North	LITTLETON, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	350	67.5%
29	Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District	Middle	604	66.7%
30	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	611	66.5%
31	Ranch View Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	829	66.1%
32	Salida Middle School	SALIDA, CO	Salida School District No. R-32	Middle	327	65.5%
33	John Wesley Powell Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	Middle	509	65.3%
34	Eagleview Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	905	65.0%
35	Cresthill Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	558	64.6%
36	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	673	64.4%
37	Lesher Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	766	64.4%
38	The Vanguard School (Middle)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Middle	243	63.6%
39	Nevin Platt Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	483	63.4%
40	Lewis-Palmer Middle School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	Middle	731	63.4%
41	Redlands Middle School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Middle	632	62.9%
42	Euclid Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	Middle	631	62.7%
43	Mead Middle School	MEAD, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	571	62.7%
44	West Jefferson Middle School	CONIFER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	499	62.4%
45	Bell Middle School	GOLDEN, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	774	61.7%
46	Cimarron Middle	PARKER, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	1,052	61.1%
47	Deer Creek Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	541	61.1%
48	Erie Middle School	ERIE, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	762	61.1%
49	Holmes Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	Middle	600	60.9%
50	Chinook Trail Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	Middle	1,075	60.8%

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