Enrollment
339
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000357
Grant Beacon Middle School
1751 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET, DENVER, CO 80210 · (720) 423-9360 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-Test 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
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
222 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 104 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
41.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 30.2% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Grant Beacon Middle School
Grant Beacon Middle School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Beacon Middle School this school | 339 | 65.5% | 35.8% |
| North Arvada Middle School ARVADA | 464 | 66.8% | 23.7% |
| James Irwin Charter Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 434 | 53.0% | 40.8% |
| Jack Swigert Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 404 | 76.5% | 12.8% |
| Englewood Middle School ENGLEWOOD | 210 | 72.9% | 17.9% |
| Russell Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 520 | 64.4% | 29.9% |
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 Grant Beacon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #105 of 241 | #8 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #112 of 244 ▼ 12 | #8 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #124 of 246 ▼ 21 | #8 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #182 of 278 | #20 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #126 of 227 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #38 of 227 | #8 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #71 of 246 | #22 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #77 of 169 | #7 of 13 |
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
339
-137 (-29%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 339 | 20.8 | 16.3:1 | 65% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 21.8 | 15.3:1 | 63% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 23.2 | 15.3:1 | 60% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 64% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 25.2 | 16.8:1 | 82% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 83% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 76% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Beacon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (423 to 339); teachers down 17% (25.2 to 20.8).
About Grant Beacon Middle School
Grant Beacon Middle School is a small middle school located in DENVER, Colorado. It serves 339 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 27% smaller than that.
Across its 198 schools, Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students. Grant Beacon Middle School is one of those schools.
At Grant Beacon Middle School, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. Next come 27% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.3:1. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado fairly closely. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, Grant Beacon Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Grant Beacon Middle School is 8.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 35.8%. Predicted: 27.0%.
Grant Beacon Middle School is located in Denver County, where the median household income is $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Grant Beacon Middle School, Denver County has 205 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Asbury Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Grant Beacon Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Grant Beacon Middle School's average proficiency of 35.8% compares with 53.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Grant Beacon Middle School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 137 students since 2020-21, to 339. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.3:1, from 19.8:1.
Discussions about Grant Beacon Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Asbury Elementary School0.6 mi · 292
- McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School0.6 mi · 305
- South High School0.9 mi · 1,950
- Lincoln Elementary School1.3 mi · 310
- 5280 High School1.4 mi · 109
- Cory Elementary School1.6 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Beacon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Grant Beacon Middle School?
Grant Beacon Middle School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grant Beacon Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Beacon Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Beacon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grant Beacon Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant Beacon Middle School?
At Grant Beacon Middle School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 54% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Grant Beacon Middle School in?
Grant Beacon Middle School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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