Colorado Springs, CO middle schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an67%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations803
#2AChallenger Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an63%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations612
#3ACheyenne Mountain Junior High SchoolColorado SpringsCheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E62%42%Greatly Exceeds Expectations611
#4AThe Classical Academy Middle School (Charter)Colorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an60%43%Greatly Exceeds Expectations420
#5AThe Vanguard School Middle (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an58%35%Greatly Exceeds Expectations219
#6AEagleview Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an56%36%Greatly Exceeds Expectations948
#7A-Journey K8Colorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an59%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations158
#8A-Chinook Trail Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an52%44%Meets Expectations1,067
#9A-Holmes Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E51%32%Greatly Exceeds Expectations502
#10B+Timberview Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an46%30%Exceeds Expectations839
#11BMountain Ridge Middle SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an46%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations705
#12BNorth Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E45%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations590
#13BJenkins Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E44%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations790
#14B-James Irwin Charter Middle School (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an38%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations451
#15B-Sproul Junior High SchoolColorado SpringsSchool District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of37%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations525
#16B-Horizon Middle SchoolColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4936%21%Exceeds Expectations761
#17C+Skyview Middle SchoolColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4935%23%Exceeds Expectations919
#18CRussell Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E31%21%Meets Expectations509
#19C-Sabin Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E29%22%Meets Expectations601
#20C-Watson Junior High SchoolColorado SpringsSchool District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of28%20%Meets Expectations544
#21D+Atlas Preparatory Middle School (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an25%11%Exceeds Expectations484
#22DFox Meadow Middle SchoolColorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an20%14%Meets Expectations418
#23D-Mann Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E17%15%Doesn't Meet Expectations387
#24D-Panorama Middle SchoolColorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an13%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations403
#25D-West Middle SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E13%15%Underperforms Expectations168
#26FJack Swigert Aerospace AcademyColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E12%14%Underperforms Expectations479
#27FGalileo School Of Math And Science (Magnet)Colorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E11%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations382

How Colorado Springs, CO's middle schools compare

A: 9B: 7C: 4D: 5F: 2

59% of the 27 ranked middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO earn an A or B (9 A grades, 7 B, 4 C, 5 D, 2 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 22 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (81% here, 70% nationally), and 17 exceed it. On average 39% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 27% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: The Vanguard School Middle (58% against 35%, A), Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School (67% against 47%, A+), Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School (62% against 42%, A), Eagleview Middle School (56% against 36%, A), Holmes Middle School (51% against 32%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an (7).

The largest ranked middle schools: Chinook Trail Middle School (1,067 students, A-, #8), Eagleview Middle School (948 students, A, #6), Skyview Middle School (919 students, C+, #17).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO, as grouped on its schools page; the Colorado ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO

What is the best middle school in Colorado Springs, CO?

Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School in Colorado Springs ranks first among the 27 ranked middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47%.

How are middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Colorado Springs, CO have?

SchoolGrade grades 27 public middle schools in Colorado Springs, CO; 27 are ranked here.