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How has Fox Ridge Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
966
Middle
DISTRICT 928 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291006367
Fox Ridge Middle School
26301 EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD, AURORA, CO 80016 · (720) 886-4700 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
173 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 6 | 307 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
58.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 40.7% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Fox Ridge Middle School
Fox Ridge Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge Middle School this school | 966 | 17.9% | 48.7% |
| Infinity Middle School AURORA | 1,020 | 22.9% | 46.3% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 821 | 18.1% | 64.4% |
| Chinook Trail Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,075 | 16.9% | 53.5% |
| Challenger Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 696 | 16.8% | 65.3% |
| Rocky Top Middle School THORNTON | 1,052 | 27.6% | 52.8% |
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 Fox Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #58 of 241 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #65 of 244 ▼ 3 | #9 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #59 of 246 ▼ 9 | #6 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #14 of 278 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #167 of 227 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #35 of 227 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #227 of 246 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #37 of 169 | #5 of 18 |
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
966
-141 (-13%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 812
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 966 | 55.6 | 17.4:1 | 18% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 58.1 | 17.2:1 | 16% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 1,077 | 58.4 | 18.5:1 | 12% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 1,107 | 54 | 20.5:1 | 11% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 1,398 | 71.7 | 19.5:1 | 10% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 1,338 | 69 | 19.4:1 | 10% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 12% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,398 to 966); teachers down 22% (71.7 to 55.6).
About Fox Ridge Middle School
Among the schools in AURORA, Colorado, is Fox Ridge Middle School, a large middle school. Its 966 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
Cherry Creek School District counts 70 schools and 52,099 students, including Fox Ridge Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Fox Ridge Middle School is 56% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. For comparison, Arapahoe County is about 59% White. Fox Ridge Middle School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Fox Ridge Middle School was 17.4:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fox Ridge Middle School would be expected to post about 55.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.7%.
Within Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,502.
Of nearby public schools, Cherokee Trail High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.5% proficiency; Fox Ridge Middle School posts 48.7%.
In the federal locale system, Fox Ridge Middle School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Fox Ridge Middle School saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.5 in 2020-21.
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Trail High School0.3 mi · 3,089
- Altitude Elementary School0.8 mi · 758
- Black Forest Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 500
- Pine Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 617
- Coyote Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 478
- Woodland Elementary School1.4 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend Fox Ridge Middle School?
Fox Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fox Ridge Middle School serve?
Fox Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Fox Ridge Middle School have?
Fox Ridge Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fox Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at Fox Ridge Middle School are roughly 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fox Ridge Middle School public or private?
Fox Ridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.