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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001746
Manning Options School
13200 WEST 32ND PLACE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80401 · (303) 982-6340 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Colorado public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
21.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
84 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 232 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 33% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
75.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 59.5% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Manning Options School
Manning Options School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Options School this school | 685 | 12.3% | 66.4% |
| Newton Middle School CENTENNIAL | 781 | 12.5% | 66.2% |
| Ranch View Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 829 | 15.8% | 58.7% |
| Louisville Middle School LOUISVILLE | 626 | 18.5% | 62.9% |
| Sagewood Middle School PARKER | 816 | 17.0% | 44.4% |
| Nevin Platt Middle School BOULDER | 483 | 14.7% | 53.7% |
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 Manning Options School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #10 of 241 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #13 of 244 ▲ 4 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #6 of 246 ▲ 14 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #62 of 278 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #225 of 227 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #210 of 227 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #242 of 246 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.3% | #4 of 55 | #1 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
685
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 685 | 32.4 | 21.2:1 | 12% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 31.5 | 21.8:1 | 12% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 34.2 | 19.6:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 8% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manning Options School.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (441 to 685); teachers up 54% (21 to 32.4).
About Manning Options School
This page covers Manning Options School, a mid-sized middle school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 685 students. It has 48% more students than the average for middle schools in Colorado (about 462).
Manning Options School sits within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Manning Options School are White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Jefferson County residents are about 80% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Manning Options School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Roughly 12% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jefferson County average 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Manning Options School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Colorado public middle schools.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.3%. Manning Options School scores 66.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County counts 168 public schools with about 74,739 students.
Manning Options School's closest public school neighbor is Maple Grove Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Manning Options School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Manning Options School was 673 in 2020-21 and 685 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
- Green Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- Bear Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Dunstan Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Grove Elementary School0.1 mi · 390
- Stober Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
- Prospect Valley Elementary School1.4 mi · 583
- Norma Anderson Early Learning Center2.0 mi · 112
- Welchester Elementary School2.0 mi · 293
- Drake Junior High School2.0 mi · 1,002
Frequently asked questions
About Manning Options SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manning Options School?
Manning Options School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
Is Manning Options School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manning Options School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Manning Options School have?
Manning Options School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manning Options School?
At Manning Options School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Manning Options School?
Manning Options School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
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