Colorado schools ranked by test score
Latest CMAS year (2024-25). 262 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit Middle Charter School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 89.2% | +44.3pp |
| 2 | Morey Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 86.1% | +41.2pp |
| 3 | Southern Hills Middle School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 85.9% | +41.0pp |
| 4 | Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Middle | 82.8% | +37.9pp |
| 5 | Denver Green School Northfield DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 80.1% | +35.2pp |
| 6 | Crest Academy SALIDA · Salida School District No. R-32 | Middle | 78.9% | +34.0pp |
| 7 | Manning Options School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 75.8% | +30.9pp |
| 8 | Ridgway Middle School RIDGWAY · Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a | Middle | 75.4% | +30.5pp |
| 9 | Mountain Middle School DURANGO · State Charter School Institute | Middle | 74.2% | +29.3pp |
| 10 | Mountain Ridge Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 74.2% | +29.3pp |
| 11 | Steamboat Springs Middle School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS · Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 | Middle | 74.0% | +29.1pp |
| 12 | McAuliffe International School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 73.9% | +29.0pp |
| 13 | Rocky Heights Middle School LITTLETON · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 72.6% | +27.7pp |
| 14 | Windsor Charter Academy Middle School WINDSOR · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 | Middle | 72.6% | +27.7pp |
| 15 | Eads Middle School EADS · Kiowa County School District No. Re-1 | Middle | 72.5% | +27.6pp |
| 16 | Evergreen Middle School EVERGREEN · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 72.1% | +27.2pp |
| 17 | Altona Middle School LONGMONT · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Middle | 71.9% | +27.0pp |
| 18 | The Connect Charter School PUEBLO · Pueblo County School District 70 | Middle | 71.2% | +26.3pp |
| 19 | West Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Middle | 71.1% | +26.2pp |
| 20 | Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE · Telluride School District No. R-1 | Middle | 70.4% | +25.5pp |
| 21 | DSST: Cedar Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 70.2% | +25.3pp |
| 22 | Village Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 70.0% | +25.1pp |
| 23 | Newton Middle School CENTENNIAL · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Middle | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 24 | The Classical Academy Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 25 | Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 69.7% | +24.8pp |
| 26 | Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 69.2% | +24.3pp |
| 27 | Fitzsimmons Middle School BAILEY · Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park | Middle | 68.8% | +23.9pp |
| 28 | Louisville Middle School LOUISVILLE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 68.8% | +23.9pp |
| 29 | Campus Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Middle | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 30 | Challenger Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 31 | Beulah Middle School BEULAH · Pueblo County School District 70 | Middle | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 32 | Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 33 | Ouray Middle School OURAY · Ouray School District No. R-1 of the county of Ouray and | Middle | 67.9% | +23.0pp |
| 34 | Bradford K8 North LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 67.5% | +22.6pp |
| 35 | Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School COLORADO SPRINGS · Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E | Middle | 66.7% | +21.8pp |
| 36 | Merrill Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 66.5% | +21.6pp |
| 37 | Ranch View Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 66.1% | +21.2pp |
| 38 | Salida Middle School SALIDA · Salida School District No. R-32 | Middle | 65.5% | +20.6pp |
| 39 | John Wesley Powell Middle School LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Middle | 65.3% | +20.4pp |
| 40 | Eagleview Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 65.0% | +20.1pp |
| 41 | Cresthill Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 64.6% | +19.7pp |
| 42 | Soroco Middle School OAK CREEK · South Routt School District No. Re 3 | Middle | 64.6% | +19.7pp |
| 43 | Lesher Middle School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Middle | 64.4% | +19.5pp |
| 44 | Skinner Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 64.4% | +19.5pp |
| 45 | The Vanguard School (Middle) COLORADO SPRINGS · Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 63.6% | +18.7pp |
| 46 | Lewis-Palmer Middle School MONUMENT · Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co | Middle | 63.4% | +18.5pp |
| 47 | Nevin Platt Middle School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 63.4% | +18.5pp |
| 48 | Redlands Middle School GRAND JUNCTION · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Middle | 62.9% | +18.0pp |
| 49 | Euclid Middle School LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Middle | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
| 50 | Mead Middle School MEAD · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Middle | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CMAS % Met or Exceeded Expectations threshold on the latest available CMAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Colorado, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.