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Best Middle Schools in Colorado Springs, CO (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Colorado Springs, CO, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Colorado Springs, CO rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Colorado Springs, CO middle schools ranked
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.