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Enrollment
604
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080294000209
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
1200 WEST CHEYENNE ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905 · (719) 475-6120 · El Paso County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Colorado public middle schools
- ATest 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
15.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
130 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 7 | 293 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 51% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School→Cheyenne Mountain High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cheyenne Mountain School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.5% | 61.2% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School this school | 604 | 21.5% | 64.1% |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School LITTLETON | 567 | 18.9% | 50.7% |
| Castle Rock Middle School CASTLE ROCK | 660 | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| Deer Creek Middle School LITTLETON | 541 | 19.6% | 52.1% |
| John Wesley Powell Middle School LITTLETON | 509 | 25.5% | 57.7% |
| Louisville Middle School LOUISVILLE | 626 | 18.5% | 62.9% |
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 Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #18 of 241 | #3 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #22 of 244 ▼ 10 | #3 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #29 of 246 ▼ 12 | #4 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #81 of 278 | #16 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #90 of 227 | #14 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #152 of 227 | #28 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #217 of 246 | #28 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #152 of 169 | #25 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
604
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 604 | 39.7 | 15.2:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 37.1 | 16.4:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 40.4 | 15.7:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 4% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (633 to 604); teachers down 2% (40.4 to 39.7).
About Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school for students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school reports 604 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
Cheyenne Mountain School District, which runs Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, has 9 schools and 3,745 students.
A majority of students at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, 72%, are White. Next come 17% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. Middle schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 22%. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
The allk12 Grade for Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is A. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.1%, compared with a predicted 53.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
El Paso County has about 742,999 residents, and median household income is about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
The closest other public school is Canon Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 569 in 2020-21 and 604 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Cheyenne Mountain School District
- Cheyenne Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,275 students
- Gold Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Broadmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- Pinon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Skyway Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 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
- Canon Elementary School0.1 mi · 140
- Skyway Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 301
- Cheyenne Mountain High School0.5 mi · 1,275
- Gold Camp Elementary School0.8 mi · 435
- Broadmoor Elementary School1.0 mi · 327
- Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center1.7 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Cheyenne Mountain Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School?
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 07-08.
Is Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is approximately 15.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School?
At Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School in?
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School is part of Cheyenne Mountain School District.
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