Best Middle Schools in Colorado

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Colorado, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 57%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	American Academy	Castle Pines, CO	2,559	62%
2	The Classical Academy Charter	Colorado Springs, CO	1,874	64%
3	McAuliffe International School	Denver, CO	1,487	65%
4	Prairie Middle School	Aurora, CO	1,383	51%
5	Campus Middle School	Greenwood Village, CO	1,331	66%
6	Soaring Heights PK-8	Erie, CO	1,242	75%
7	Bromley East Charter School	Brighton, CO	1,237	67%
8	Rocky Heights Middle School	Littleton, CO	1,162	61%
9	Thunder Ridge Middle School	Aurora, CO	1,152	54%
10	Rocky Mountain Classical Academy	Colorado Springs, CO	1,132	55%
11	Cimarron Middle	Parker, CO	1,116	63%
12	Grand Mountain School	Colorado Springs, CO	1,081	51%
13	Fox Ridge Middle School	Aurora, CO	1,077	71%
14	Chinook Trail Middle School	Colorado Springs, CO	1,067	67%
15	West Middle School	Greenwood Village, CO	1,062	57%
16	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado Springs, CO	1,058	67%
17	Fountain Middle School	Fountain, CO	1,046	51%
18	Leman Classical Academy	Parker, CO	1,043	63%
19	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	Aurora, CO	1,037	48%
20	Three Creeks K-8	Arvada, CO	1,026	69%
21	Edna and John W. Mosley P-8	Aurora, CO	1,018	47%
22	Rocky Top Middle School	Thornton, CO	1,001	62%
23	New Vision Charter School	Loveland, CO	998	64%
24	Aspen View Academy	Castle Rock, CO	961	60%
25	Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology	Greeley, CO	957	33%
26	Drake Junior High School	Arvada, CO	957	60%
27	Mesa Middle School	Castle Rock, CO	957	56%
28	Silver Hills Middle School	Northglenn, CO	957	46%
29	Eagleview Middle School	Colorado Springs, CO	948	60%
30	Falcon Middle School	Peyton, CO	937	52%
31	Bear Creek K-8 School	Lakewood, CO	931	49%
32	Rodger Quist Middle School	Thornton, CO	923	54%
33	Laredo Middle School	Aurora, CO	920	51%
34	Skyview Middle School	Colorado Springs, CO	919	55%
35	Summit Ridge Middle School	Littleton, CO	909	58%
36	Westlake Middle School	Broomfield, CO	909	66%
37	Sky Vista Middle School	Aurora, CO	907	56%
38	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Greeley, CO	895	53%
39	Ben Franklin Academy	Highlands Ranch, CO	893	62%
40	Aurora Hills Middle School	Aurora, CO	892	31%
41	Denver Language School	Denver, CO	882	69%
42	Harmony Ridge P-8	Aurora, CO	878	54%
43	Liberty Middle School	Aurora, CO	873	57%
44	Mrachek Middle School	Aurora, CO	867	33%
45	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Highlands Ranch, CO	865	60%
46	Global Village Academy Aurora	Aurora, CO	856	38%
47	Infinity Middle School	Aurora, CO	856	65%
48	Bear Creek Elementary School	Monument, CO	849	68%
49	East Middle School	Aurora, CO	840	31%
50	Timberview Middle School	Colorado Springs, CO	839	54%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Colorado?

The largest middle school in Colorado is American Academy in Castle Pines with 2,559 students and a 62% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Colorado?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Colorado by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.