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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000386
Morey Middle School
840 EAST 14TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80218 · (720) 424-0700 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
139 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%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
86.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 72.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Morey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #3 of 241 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #3 of 244 | #1 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #2 of 246 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #128 of 278 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #203 of 227 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #59 of 227 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #194 of 246 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.1% | #2 of 55 | #2 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
+120 (+33%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 479 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 24.1 | 20.0:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 22.1 | 20.2:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 13.8 | 20.4:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 42 | 19.4:1 | 54% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 75% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 39 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morey Middle School.
About Morey Middle School
Morey Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in DENVER, Colorado. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 479 students.
Enrollment across the 198 schools in Denver Public Schools totals 90,471 students.
Federal enrollment data show Morey Middle School is 59% White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. In Denver County overall, the White share is about 59%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Morey Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, Morey Middle School has a ratio of 19.2:1. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Denver County is 63%.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 49.1%. Morey Middle School posts 77.6%, 28.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Denver County area, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Morey Middle School shares Denver County with 205 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design, is the closest to Morey Middle School. Morey Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Morey Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment increased by 33% across 4 years, from 359 in 2020-21 to 479 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Morey Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
Related schools
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design0.0 mi · 60
- Dora Moore ECE-8 School0.6 mi · 349
- Denver Justice High School0.6 mi · 106
- Contemporary Learning Academy0.7 mi · 126
- Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman0.7 mi · 150
- Downtown Denver Expeditionary School0.7 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Morey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morey Middle School?
Morey Middle School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morey Middle School serve?
Morey Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Morey Middle School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Morey Middle School.
How diverse is Morey Middle School?
Morey Middle School reports a student body of 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Morey Middle School?
Morey Middle School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.