The average public middle school in Colorado has approximately 455 students (2025).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in Colorado (by enrollment) is American Academy with 2,579 students.
# Students Range: 1,007
2,579
Avg. # Students: 1,362
Largest Colorado Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
American Academy
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 2,579
Grades: PK-8
6971 Mira Vista Lane
Castle Rock, CO 80108
(720) 292-5200
Castle Rock, CO 80108
(720) 292-5200
Rank: #22.
Aurora Central Campus
(Math: 4% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,256
Grades: PK-12
11700 East 11th Ave
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 340-1600
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 340-1600
Rank: #33.
The Pinnacle Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,909
Grades: K-12
1001 W 84th Ave
Denver, CO 80260
(303) 450-3985
Denver, CO 80260
(303) 450-3985
Rank: #44.
Academy Of Charter Schools
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,874
Grades: PK-12
11800 Lowell Blvd
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 289-8088
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 289-8088
Rank: #55.
University Schools
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,751
Grades: K-12
6525 18th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-2221
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-2221
Rank: #66.
Students: 1,652
Grades: K-12
8 Inverness Drive E Suite 240
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 794-2302
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 794-2302
Rank: #77.
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy
Charter School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,623
Grades: K-12
7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80927
(719) 570-0075
Colorado Springs, CO 80927
(719) 570-0075
Rank: #88.
Stargate Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,572
Grades: K-12
14530 Washington Street
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 450-3936
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 450-3936
Rank: #99.
Liberty Common Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 1,475
Grades: K-12
1725 Sharp Point Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 482-9800
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 482-9800
Rank: #1010.
Prospect Ridge Academy
Charter School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,457
Grades: K-12
2555 Preble Creek Pkwy
Broomfield, CO 80023
(720) 399-0300
Broomfield, CO 80023
(720) 399-0300
Rank: #1111.
Peak To Peak Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,452
Grades: K-12
800 Merlin Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Rank: #1212.
Frontier Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,426
Grades: K-12
2560 West 29th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-1780
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-1780
Rank: #1313.
Stem School Highlands Ranch
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,399
Grades: K-12
8773 Ridgeline Drive
Littleton, CO 80129
(303) 683-7836
Littleton, CO 80129
(303) 683-7836
Rank: #1414.
Mcauliffe International School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,371
Grades: 6-8
2540 Holly St
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 424-1540
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 424-1540
Rank: #1515.
Prairie Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,362
Grades: 6-8
12600 East Jewell Avenue
Aurora, CO 80012
(720) 747-3000
Aurora, CO 80012
(720) 747-3000
Rank: #1616.
Campus Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,307
Grades: 6-8
4785 South Dayton Street
Englewood, CO 80111
(720) 554-2700
Englewood, CO 80111
(720) 554-2700
Rank: #1717.
Skyview Academy
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,283
Grades: PK-12
6161 Business Center Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 471-8439
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 471-8439
Rank: #1818.
Soaring Heights Pk-8
(Math: 42% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,254
Grades: PK-8
3280 County Road 5
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 702-8020
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 702-8020
Rank: #1919.
Students: 1,250
Grades: 6-11
4700 East Prospect Road
Laporte, CO 80535
(970) 419-3400
Laporte, CO 80535
(970) 419-3400
Rank: #2020.
Bromley East Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,215
Grades: PK-8
356 Longspur Drive
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 685-3297
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 685-3297
Rank: #2121.
D'evelyn Junior/senior High School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,197
Grades: 6-12
10359 W Nassau Avenue
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 982-2600
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 982-2600
Rank: #2222.
Rocky Heights Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,170
Grades: 6-8
11033 Monarch Boulevard
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 387-3300
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 387-3300
Rank: #2323.
Thunder Ridge Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,151
Grades: 6-8
5250 South Picadilly Street
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-1500
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-1500
Rank: #2424.
Rocky Mountain Classical Academy
Charter School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,127
Grades: K-8
4620 Antelope Ridge
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 622-8000
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 622-8000
Rank: #2525.
Leman Classical Academy
Charter School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,114
Grades: K-8
19560 Stroh Road
Parker, CO 80134
(720) 767-1600
Parker, CO 80134
(720) 767-1600
Rank: #2626.
Cimarron Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,089
Grades: 6-8
12130 Canterberry Pkwy
Parker, CO 80138
(720) 433-0120
Parker, CO 80138
(720) 433-0120
Rank: #2727.
Chinook Trail Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,073
Grades: 6-8
9750 Grand Lawn Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-1576
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-1576
Rank: #2828.
Rocky Top Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,060
Grades: 6-8
14150 York Street
Brighton, CO 80602
(720) 972-2200
Brighton, CO 80602
(720) 972-2200
Rank: #2929.
Three Creeks K-8
(Math: 48% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,051
Grades: K-8
19486 West 94th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80007
(303) 982-1140
Arvada, CO 80007
(303) 982-1140
Rank: #3030.
Grand Mountain School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,041
Grades: PK-8
11060 Fontaine Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80925
(719) 391-3470
Colorado Springs, CO 80925
(719) 391-3470
Rank: #3131.
Denver School Of The Arts
(Math: 64% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,039
Grades: 6-12
7111 Montview Blvd
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 424-1700
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 424-1700
Rank: #3232.
Alameda International Junior/senior High School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,027
Grades: 7-12
1255 South Wadsworth Blvd
Denver, CO 80232
(303) 982-8160
Denver, CO 80232
(303) 982-8160
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,022
Grades: 6-12
19535 East 46th Avenue
Denver, CO 80249
(720) 424-0420
Denver, CO 80249
(720) 424-0420
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Fountain Middle School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,022
Grades: 6-8
515 N. Sante Fe
Fountain, CO 80817
(719) 382-1580
Fountain, CO 80817
(719) 382-1580
Rank: #3535.
Loveland Classical School
Charter School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,007
Grades: K-12
3835 Sw 14th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 541-1507
Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 541-1507
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Colorado average public middle schools student size?
The Colorado average public middle schools student size is 455 for 2025.
What are the public middle schools with the largest student size in Colorado?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Colorado include American Academy, Aurora Central Campus and The Pinnacle Charter School.
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