Manual Middle School

Manual Middle School is an intermediate school of intimate scale in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, caters to 257 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 462 students.

Manual Middle School is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that teaches 90,471 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Manual Middle School logs that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Black, 18% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Manual Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Manual Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Manual High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Manual Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manual Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 18%: 218 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 29% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.