Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006849
Montbello Middle School
5290 KITTREDGE ST, DENVER, CO 80239 · (720) 424-0850 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Colorado public middle schools
- FTest 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
14.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
289 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 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 41% |
Student demographics
48%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
8.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
3.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp 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 3 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.9% | 3.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.9% | 3.2% |
% 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
6.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Montbello Middle School
Montbello Middle School's state test result (6.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montbello Middle School this school | 315 | 91.7% | 6.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Noel DENVER | 287 | 87.8% | 9.6% |
| Panorama Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 339 | 84.7% | 15.1% |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School DENVER | 451 | 80.7% | 20.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside DENVER | 154 | 87.0% | 19.1% |
| DSST: Cole Middle School DENVER | 282 | 86.2% | 16.1% |
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 Montbello Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #241 of 241 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.2% | #243 of 244 ▼ 3 | #30 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #246 of 246 ▼ 2 | #30 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #191 of 278 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #64 of 227 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #133 of 227 | #17 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #6 of 246 | #3 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 92% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 24.7 | 11.6:1 | 92% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 91% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montbello Middle School.
About Montbello Middle School
Montbello Middle School is a small middle school in Colorado, with an address in DENVER. The school counted 315 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 32% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
Federal data list 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, with 90,471 students enrolled.
At Montbello Middle School, 70% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 15% Black, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The diversity index for Montbello Middle School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is 1.6 students per teacher. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 29 points above the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
Montbello Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Colorado public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Montbello Middle School is 4.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Census data for Denver County show median household income comes to about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 206 public schools in the county, enrolling about 91,233, Montbello Middle School among them.
Montbello Middle School's nearest public school is Rocky Mountain Prep Noel (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.9%; Montbello Middle School's is 6.8%, ranking 7th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Montbello Middle School as City: Large.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Montbello Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Mountain Prep Noel0.0 mi · 287
- Lena Archuleta Elementary School0.4 mi · 515
- Barney Ford Elementary School0.9 mi · 487
- Marie L. Greenwood Academy0.9 mi · 597
- Montbello Career and Technical High School0.9 mi · 158
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School1.1 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Montbello Middle SchoolHow large is Montbello Middle School?
Montbello Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Montbello Middle School serve?
Montbello Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Montbello Middle School have?
Montbello Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montbello Middle School?
At Montbello Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 70% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montbello Middle School in?
Montbello Middle School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.