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Vikan Middle School

Vikan Middle School school profile in Brighton, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
32/100
upward momentum with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
531
Enrollment has declined 8% over the available history.
FRL Share
65.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
715.8
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Vikan Middle School

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Academic Quality

17

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

38

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

61

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

52

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Brighton and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 50 · Colorado 50
32 50
2 Academic average
Peer 735.5 · Colorado 735.5
715.8 735.5
3 ELA
Peer 741.7 · Colorado 741.7
719.2 741.7
4 Math
Peer 731.5 · Colorado 731.5
714.2 731.5
5 Science
Peer 733.2 · Colorado 733.2
713.9 733.2
6 Enrollment
Peer 469 · Colorado 469
531 469
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Brighton 4.7 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
4.7 / 1k 4.7 / 1k
2 Market rent
Brighton $2,128 · Colorado $1,977
$2,024 $2,128
3 Home price
Brighton $509,558 · Colorado $556,199
$496,154 $509,558
4 Poverty rate
Brighton 8.1% · Colorado 10.1%
9.7% 8.1%
5 Median income
Brighton $108,616 · Colorado $101,131
$103,531 $108,616
6 Renter share
Brighton 26.4% · Colorado 32.6%
20.9% 26.4%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Vikan Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 715.8, with ELA at 719.2, Math at 714.2, and Science at 713.9. Against Colorado middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 17/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 8% over the available history. ELA has moved down 6.5 points over the available history. Math has moved down 5 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 38/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Vikan Middle School currently serves about 531 students. FRL share sits near 65.9%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 008605 carries violent crime around 4.7 / 1k, market rent near $2,024, median income near $103,531, and home-price context near $496,154. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80601 where rent context currently sits near $2,024 and home-price context near $496,154. Nearby violent crime has moved up 74% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Vikan Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 32/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.