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Overland Trail Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

455 North 19th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601 · (303) 655-4000 · Part of School District 27J

Brighton’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
581
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Overland Trail Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Brighton kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Overland Trail Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

455 North 19th Avenue, Brighton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6196
Grade 7211
Grade 8174
Enrollment over time
589’20
546’21
538’22
559’23
581’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 70%White 24%Asian 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Overland Trail Middle School from Brighton families.

Other schools in School District 27J

The district →
Bromley East Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brighton
C+
1,214 students29:1
Reunion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
B
742 students19:1
Turnberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
C
742 students18:1
Second Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
C−
697 students18:1
West Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
B
690 students17:1
Southlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
673 students22:1

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; Brighton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.