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What's the most underrated thing about Kearney Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14·NCES 080195000015
Kearney Middle School
6160 KEARNEY STREET, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 287-0261 · Adams County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
341 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 188 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 53% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
9.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
6.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 4.5% |
% 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
7.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% 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 →
Where Kearney Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #238 of 241 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #232 of 244 | #17 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #245 of 246 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #159 of 278 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #39 of 227 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #222 of 227 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #20 of 246 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.4% | #7 of 169 | #2 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
397
-333 (-46%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 397 | 29.7 | 13.4:1 | 86% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 87% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 34.3 | 19.3:1 | 84% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 81% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 39.5 | 19.9:1 | 89% (695) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 39 | 21.1:1 | 85% (699) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 88% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 71% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 34 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearney Middle School.
About Kearney Middle School
Kearney Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Colorado, with an address in COMMERCE CITY. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 397 students.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in Adams County School District 14 totals 5,221 students.
Kearney Middle School's enrollment is 88% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 9% White and 2% Black. Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.4:1. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. The 62% average for public schools in Adams County is 24 points lower.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kearney Middle School's results are 7.0 points below predicted: 7.7% against 14.6%.
Kearney Middle School is located in Adams County, where the median household income is $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kearney Middle School is one of 171 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is University Prep - Commerce City, about 0.3 miles away. Kearney Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Kearney Middle School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 7.7% against a local average of 19.7%.
Federal data place Kearney Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Kearney Middle School enrolled 730 in 2020-21 and 397 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kearney Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams County School District 14
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Alsup Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Dupont Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Monaco Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in COMMERCE CITY
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Landmark Academy at ReunionElementary · 758 students
- Reunion Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Turnberry ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Nearby schools
- University Prep - Commerce City0.3 mi · 24
- Mildred L Sanville Preschool0.4 mi · 33
- Central Elementary School0.4 mi · 421
- Rose Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 315
- Stars Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 144
- Kemp Elementary School0.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Kearney Middle SchoolHow large is Kearney Middle School?
Kearney Middle School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 07-08.
Is Kearney Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kearney Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kearney Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kearney Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kearney Middle School?
Student demographics at Kearney Middle School are roughly 9% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kearney Middle School in?
Kearney Middle School is part of Adams County School District 14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.