Columbia Middle School
17600 East Columbia Ave, Aurora, CO 80013 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 17% state 33% · 2025-26 | 23% state 42% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 7 | 18% state 33% · 2025-26 | 26% state 47% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 8 | 29% state 38% · 2025-26 | 25% state 42% · 2025-26 | 17% state 35% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 21% state 34% · 2025-26 | 25% state 44% · 2025-26 | 17% state 35% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21% state 34% | 25% state 44% | 17% state 35% |
| 2024-25 | 18% state 33% | 25% state 46% | 15% state 36% |
| 2023-24 | 14% state 31% | 26% state 44% | 12% state 32% |
| 2022-23 | 9% state 29% | 23% state 44% | 12% state 31% |
| 2021-22 | 10% state 28% | 28% state 43% | — |
| 2018-19 | 19% state 33% | 33% state 46% | — |
| 2017-18 | 16% state 29% | 34% state 44% | — |
| 2016-17 | 15% state 26% | 37% state 43% | — |
| 2015-16 | 10% state 26% | 35% state 40% | — |
| 2014-15 | — | 28% state 40% | — |
Compared with similar schools
Colorado middle schools where 18–28% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 23%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 21%, typical similar school 18%. Higher than 59% of 66 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 25%, typical similar school 29%. Higher than 46% of 68 similar schools.
Similar schools nearby with higher scores
- DSST: Montview Middle School 8.4 mi from this school · math 28% · English 31%
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School 8.6 mi from this school · math 23% · English 40%
- Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences 9.2 mi from this school · math 25% · English 42%
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 4%
- White 23%
- Hispanic 48%
- Black 17%
- Two or more 7%
- Other 1%
Students with disabilities: 17% of students (110) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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Grades 6–8
· Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
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1.3 mi |
16%
−22
vs state
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−19
vs state
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59% | |
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Mrachek Middle School
Grades 6–8
· Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
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1.4 mi |
14%
−20
vs state
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17%
−27
vs state
|
83% | |
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Aurora Frontier K-8
Grades PK–8
· Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
|
1.9 mi |
48%
+11
vs state
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59%
+15
vs state
|
61% | |
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Sky Vista Middle School
Grades 6–8
· Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
|
2.5 mi |
38%
+4
vs state
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54%
+10
vs state
|
34% | |
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Laredo Middle School
Grades 6–8
· Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
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2.6 mi |
24%
−10
vs state
|
33%
−11
vs state
|
50% | |
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Montessori del Mundo Charter School
Grades PK–6
Charter
· State Charter School Institute
|
3.0 mi |
7%
−29
vs state
|
16%
−32
vs state
|
67% | |
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Vanguard Classical School - East
Grades K–12
Charter
· Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
|
3.0 mi |
16%
−21
vs state
|
24%
−21
vs state
|
80% | |
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Prairie Middle School
Grades 6–8
· Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
|
3.4 mi |
13%
−22
vs state
|
22%
−21
vs state
|
68% | |
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AXL Academy
Grades PK–8
Charter
· Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
|
3.5 mi |
7%
−30
vs state
|
18%
−26
vs state
|
80% | |
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Global Village Academy Aurora
Grades K–8
Charter
· Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
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3.6 mi |
14%
−23
vs state · 2024-25
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31%
−14
vs state · 2024-25
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77% |
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