Kearney Middle School

Located at 6160 KEARNEY STREET, in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, Kearney Middle School is a moderately sized intermediate school that hosts 397 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo.

School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,221 students. Kearney Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Kearney Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%); the rest comes out to 9% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kearney Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 7.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Adams County shows the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Kearney Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: University Prep - Commerce City, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kearney Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kearney Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 19.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kearney Middle School has contracted 49%, going from 785 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.