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Enrollment
862
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387001799
Skyview Middle School
6350 WINDOM PEAK BOULEVARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 · (719) 495-5566 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
379 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 285 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 33% |
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
48.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 28.2% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Middle School this school | 862 | 44.0% | 38.1% |
| Falcon Creek Middle School AURORA | 701 | 36.1% | 44.2% |
| Horizon Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 773 | 54.1% | 33.6% |
| Merrill Middle School DENVER | 611 | 39.1% | 59.8% |
| Jenkins Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 791 | 43.6% | 42.7% |
| Carson Middle School FORT CARSON | 657 | 39.1% | 23.2% |
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 Skyview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #97 of 241 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #111 of 244 ▼ 5 | #18 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #90 of 246 ▼ 15 | #16 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #19 of 278 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #125 of 227 | #20 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #14 of 227 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #140 of 246 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #67 of 169 | #13 of 27 |
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
862
-127 (-13%) vs 2020
+86% since 2000-01, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 862 | 53.1 | 16.2:1 | 44% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 57.8 | 15.2:1 | 39% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 56.9 | 16.1:1 | 35% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 59 | 16.8:1 | 28% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 1,109 | 62.4 | 17.8:1 | 33% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 1,187 | 58 | 20.5:1 | 33% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 1,081 | 61 | 17.7:1 | 21% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 9% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,109 to 862); teachers down 15% (62.4 to 53.1).
About Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School is the name of a large middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 862 students. On average, middle schools in Colorado enroll around 462, and this school is 87% larger than that mark.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 runs 31 schools with a combined 25,689 students. Skyview Middle School is one of them.
The student body at Skyview Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 45%. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 25 points below the 70% share among El Paso County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Skyview Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Skyview Middle School has a ratio of 16.2:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado is about 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in El Paso County average a similar 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Skyview Middle School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Colorado public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that the median household earns about $90,363 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. El Paso County has 245 public schools with about 114,356 students, including Skyview Middle School.
Ridgeview Elementary School sits about 0.6 miles from Skyview Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Skyview Middle School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Skyview Middle School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 862, compared with 989 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Skyview Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Skyview Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Skyview Middle. Skyview Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Skyview Middle SchoolBothell, WA · 1,215 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolSoldotna, AK · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview Elementary School0.6 mi · 626
- Vista Ridge High School0.9 mi · 1,473
- Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy1.0 mi · 538
- ALLIES1.0 mi · 124
- Odyssey Elementary School1.0 mi · 378
- Stetson Elementary School1.1 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Skyview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Skyview Middle School?
Skyview Middle School enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Skyview Middle School serve?
Skyview Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyview Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyview Middle School is approximately 16.2:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyview Middle School?
At Skyview Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Skyview Middle School public or private?
Skyview Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.