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What's the biggest difference between Jenkins Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
791
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306001683
Jenkins Middle School
6410 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 · (719) 328-5300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B+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
19.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
345 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%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
53.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 34.6% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Jenkins Middle School
Jenkins Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Middle School this school | 791 | 43.6% | 42.7% |
| Holmes Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 600 | 45.5% | 45.6% |
| Skinner Middle School DENVER | 673 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
| Boltz Middle School FORT COLLINS | 551 | 49.2% | 38.8% |
| Bill Reed Middle School LOVELAND | 530 | 47.0% | 24.6% |
| Merrill Middle School DENVER | 611 | 39.1% | 59.8% |
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 Jenkins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #78 of 241 | #12 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #82 of 244 ▼ 2 | #14 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #74 of 246 ▼ 3 | #13 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #34 of 278 | #8 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #207 of 227 | #31 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #45 of 227 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #141 of 246 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #76 of 169 | #14 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
791
-54 (-6%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 791 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 44% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 41.4 | 19.2:1 | 46% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 40.3 | 19.6:1 | 41% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 845 | 44 | 19.2:1 | 37% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 53.2 | 18.6:1 | 33% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 54 | 18.0:1 | 33% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 959 | 54 | 17.8:1 | 26% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 37 | 21.3:1 | 9% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenkins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (987 to 791); teachers down 23% (53.2 to 41).
About Jenkins Middle School
Jenkins Middle School is a middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, reachable at (719) 328-5300. The school's 791 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students each.
Jenkins Middle School is among 60 schools run by Colorado Springs School District 11, which serves 22,293 students.
Jenkins Middle School is 56% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. That compares with about 70% White among all El Paso County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 19.3:1 comes from the school's 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Jenkins Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
allk12 grades Jenkins Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.3%.
Among El Paso County residents, the median household income is $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jenkins Middle School is one of 245 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Martinez Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Jenkins Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Jenkins Middle School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Jenkins Middle School dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 845 to 791 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Jenkins Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 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
- Martinez Elementary School0.5 mi · 354
- Scott Elementary School0.6 mi · 458
- Freedom Elementary School0.8 mi · 407
- Pioneer Elementary School0.8 mi · 382
- Frontier Elementary School1.4 mi · 262
- King Elementary School1.5 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Jenkins Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jenkins Middle School?
Jenkins Middle School enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Jenkins Middle School serve?
Jenkins Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenkins Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenkins Middle School is approximately 19.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jenkins Middle School?
Jenkins Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Jenkins Middle School in?
Jenkins Middle School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.