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Southern Hills Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1500 Knox Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 · (720) 561-3400 · Part of Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Boulder’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Southern Hills Middle School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Boulder kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Boulder kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Southern Hills Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Knox Drive, Boulder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6168
Grade 7185
Grade 8149
Enrollment over time
476’20
482’21
456’22
493’23
502’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 8%Asian 7%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southern Hills Middle School from Boulder families.

Other schools in Boulder Valley School District RE-2

The district →
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Boulder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.