Enrollment
257
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006687
Manual Middle School
1700 E. 28TH AVE., DENVER, CO 80205 · (720) 423-6550 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
183 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 77 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 37% |
Student demographics
69%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
30.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 7.2% |
% 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Manual Middle School
Manual Middle School's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Middle School this school | 257 | 71.2% | 19.7% |
| DSST: Montview Middle School DENVER | 463 | 76.9% | 29.4% |
| DSST: Cole Middle School DENVER | 282 | 86.2% | 16.1% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School DENVER | 468 | 68.8% | 25.3% |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School DENVER | 464 | 80.8% | 21.9% |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School DENVER | 451 | 80.7% | 20.8% |
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 Manual Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #190 of 241 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #179 of 244 ▲ 40 | #17 of 30 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #182 of 246 ▲ 42 | #17 of 30 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #209 of 278 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #55 of 227 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #12 of 227 | #3 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #56 of 246 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #17 of 55 | #5 of 14 |
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
257
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 257 | 18.3 | 14.0:1 | 71% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 19.8 | 11.8:1 | 77% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 19.7 | 12.2:1 | 79% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 66% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 63% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manual Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (218 to 257); teachers up 2% (18 to 18.3).
About Manual Middle School
As a small middle school, Manual Middle School serves students in DENVER, Colorado. It enrolls 257 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 44% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Colorado (about 462).
Denver Public Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 90,471 students.
Of every 100 students at Manual Middle School, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 35% Black, 18% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
With 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1. Middle schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 15.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Manual Middle School, 71% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Manual Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Colorado public middle schools.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Manual Middle School's results are 3.9 points below predicted: 19.7% against 23.5%.
In Denver County, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Denver County has 206 public schools with about 91,233 students, including Manual Middle School.
Manual High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Manual Middle School ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 289 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 257 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Manual Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Manual High School0.0 mi · 348
- Gilliam Youth Services Center0.3 mi · 21
- Whittier ECE-8 School0.4 mi · 242
- DSST: Cole High School0.4 mi · 287
- DSST: Cole Middle School0.4 mi · 282
- French American School of Denver0.5 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Manual Middle SchoolHow large is Manual Middle School?
Manual Middle School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades 06-08.
Is Manual Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manual Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Manual Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Manual Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Manual Middle School?
Student demographics at Manual Middle School are roughly 18% White, 39% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Manual Middle School public or private?
Manual Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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