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Mountain Ridge Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

9150 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 · (719) 234-3200 · Part of Academy School District 20

Colorado Springs’ School Grade C better than 29% of Colorado State school districts

Directions
Students
690
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Mountain Ridge Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 19.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9150 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6196
Grade 7259
Grade 8235
Enrollment over time
854’20
766’21
705’22
720’23
690’24

Down 19.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 9%Black 4%Asian 4%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 Mountain Ridge Middle School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Academy School District 20

The district →
Legacy Peak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B−
652 students19:1
Encompass Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
583 students19:1
Ranch Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
578 students19:1
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A
547 students19:1
Explorer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
470 students16:1
The Da Vinci Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
447 students15:1

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 State’s other public schools; Colorado Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.