Manual Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Denver, Colorado·80205
Score
24.9/100
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#192
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
#17
In School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
#17
In Denver
Top 76%
In Colorado

Score 24.9/100: better than 24% of Colorado middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
30%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 31% of them
175 students tested
Math
15%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 18% of them
177 students tested
Science
23%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 35% of them
60 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6CMAS28.157
English language artsGrade 7CMAS21.456
English language artsGrade 8CMAS40.362
English language artsAll gradesCMAS30.3175
MathGrade 6CMAS19.357
MathGrade 7CMAS5.357
MathGrade 8CMAS1963
MathAll gradesCMAS14.7177
ScienceGrade 8CMAS23.360

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
235
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
235
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
78%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

Contact

Address
1700 E. 28TH AVE.
Denver, CO 80205

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Manual Middle School at a glance

Manual Middle School is a public middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving grades 6-8. It is part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It has about 235 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 30% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 15% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 24.9 out of 100: better than 24% of them, ranking #192 of 255. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.