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Enrollment
473
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453006691
Atlas Preparatory Middle School
1602 SOUTH MURRAY BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916 · (719) 358-7196 · El Paso County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Colorado public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
406 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 5 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 28% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
32.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
16.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 18.2% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Atlas Preparatory Middle School
Atlas Preparatory Middle School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School this school | 473 | 85.8% | 24.1% |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School DENVER | 467 | 89.9% | 14.9% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Federal DENVER | 376 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School AURORA | 448 | 85.7% | 17.3% |
| Kearney Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 397 | 85.9% | 7.7% |
| Fort Logan Northgate DENVER | 338 | 85.8% | 11.2% |
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 Atlas Preparatory Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #164 of 241 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #178 of 244 ▼ 20 | #25 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #166 of 246 ▲ 15 | #26 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #131 of 278 | #21 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #162 of 227 | #28 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #212 of 227 | #32 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #22 of 246 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #119 of 169 | #21 of 27 |
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
473
-49 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 473 | 27.3 | 17.4:1 | 86% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 28.4 | 16.1:1 | 91% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 27.3 | 17.8:1 | 97% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 92% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 29.3 | 17.8:1 | 93% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlas Preparatory Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (523 to 473); teachers down 7% (29.3 to 27.3).
About Atlas Preparatory Middle School
Atlas Preparatory Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school had 473 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
Atlas Preparatory Middle School is among 28 schools run by Harrison School District Two, which serves 11,938 students.
Atlas Preparatory Middle School enrolls a student body that is 84% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. In El Paso County overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Atlas Preparatory Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1 at Atlas Preparatory Middle School, with 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 86%. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Atlas Preparatory Middle School is B. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 14.7% at Atlas Preparatory Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.1%.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Atlas Preparatory Middle School is among the 245 public schools in El Paso County.
The next-closest public school is Atlas Preparatory Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Atlas Preparatory Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Atlas Preparatory Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). Atlas Preparatory Middle School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 522 to 473.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Atlas Preparatory Elementary School0.2 mi · 286
- Atlas Preparatory High School0.2 mi · 499
- Sierra High School0.6 mi · 843
- Panorama Middle School0.7 mi · 339
- Wildflower Elementary School0.7 mi · 346
- Centennial Elementary School0.8 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolHow large is Atlas Preparatory Middle School?
Atlas Preparatory Middle School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 05-08.
Is Atlas Preparatory Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Atlas Preparatory Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Atlas Preparatory Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Atlas Preparatory Middle School.
How diverse is Atlas Preparatory Middle School?
Atlas Preparatory Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Atlas Preparatory Middle School?
Atlas Preparatory Middle School is overseen by Harrison School District Two in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.