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Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14·NCES 080195000009
Adams City Middle School
4451 EAST 72ND AVENUE, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 289-5881 · Adams County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Colorado public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
269 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 139 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 53% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
4.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 4.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7.7% | 3.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams City Middle School
Adams City Middle School's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams City Middle School this school | 296 | 90.9% | 7.0% |
| Kearney Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 397 | 85.9% | 7.7% |
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy DENVER | 301 | 93.7% | 15.0% |
| Risley International Academy of Innovation PUEBLO | 335 | 91.6% | 9.0% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Federal DENVER | 376 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Compass Academy DENVER | 200 | 91.5% | 10.2% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #240 of 241 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #239 of 244 ▲ 2 | #19 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #238 of 246 ▲ 8 | #17 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #198 of 278 | #17 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #12 of 227 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #220 of 227 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #11 of 246 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -64.4% | #3 of 169 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-422 (-59%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 296 | 24.8 | 11.9:1 | 91% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 26.8 | 18.6:1 | 86% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 29.1 | 18.9:1 | 85% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 79% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 831 | 39 | 21.3:1 | 88% (728) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 87% (697) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 90% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 64% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 64% (831 to 296); teachers down 37% (39 to 24.8).
About Adams City Middle School
Adams City Middle School, a small middle school, is located in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado. The school counted 296 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 36% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
Adams County School District 14 serves 5,221 students across 12 schools.
Of every 100 students at Adams City Middle School, about 88 are Hispanic. It is also 10% White and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 43% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 11.9:1 is based on 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Adams County report 62%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Adams City Middle School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Adams City Middle School is 4.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
In the surrounding county, Adams County, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Adams County has 171 public schools with about 87,938 students, including Adams City Middle School.
Adams City Middle School's nearest public school is Alsup Elementary School (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Adams City Middle School ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Adams City Middle School as City: Small.
Federal counts for Adams City Middle School: 718 students in 2020-21, 296 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher dropped from 18.9 in 2020-21 to 11.9 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Adams City Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams County School District 14
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Alsup Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Dupont Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Monaco Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in COMMERCE CITY
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Landmark Academy at ReunionElementary · 758 students
- Reunion Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Turnberry ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Alsup Elementary School0.5 mi · 492
- Community Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 316
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 421
- Monaco Elementary School1.3 mi · 434
- Dupont Elementary School1.3 mi · 488
- Mildred L Sanville Preschool1.3 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Adams City Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adams City Middle School?
Adams City Middle School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Adams City Middle School serve?
Adams City Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Adams City Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Adams City Middle School.
How diverse is Adams City Middle School?
Adams City Middle School reports a student body of 10% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams City Middle School?
Adams City Middle School is overseen by Adams County School District 14 in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.