Quist Middle School: Hearts and Minds ? The Place to Be for Every Scholar! Champion for Each ? Relationships that Matter ? Know Them: We build meaningful connections, ensuring every student is seen, known, and valued. ? Care About Them: Compassion drives our work, with student well-being at the heart of everything we do. ? Realize Who They Are: Instruction is relevant, culturally responsive, and designed to reflect and honor each scholar?s unique identity. Expect Excellence ? Ownership and Engag…
ement ? Clear Path: We provide a roadmap for success so scholars know where they are, where they?re headed, and how to get there. ? Daily Engagement: Using Kagan cooperative learning and the PIES framework, every lesson is interactive, purposeful, and fun. ? Hard Work, Real Results: Scholars are challenged daily to put forth their best effort, building resilience, responsibility, and confidence. RISE to the Crown ? Equity in Action ? #1 Determinant: We embrace our role as the single most important factor in student success. ? Urgency for Mastery: We mobilize resources quickly and intentionally to ensure mastery of essential learning outcomes. ? Every Scholar, Every Day: Equity isn?t a program?it?s a mindset woven into everything we do. Distinctive Opportunities for Scholars 🎨 Exploratories: From art, STEAM, and coding to music, world language, leadership, and fitness, scholars discover passions that fuel lifelong learning. 🌍 Culture Club: Students explore global traditions through food, music, and art, producing documentaries and creating an inclusive space for cultural appreciation. ? NJHS Service: Scholars lead through service?organizing food drives, honoring first responders, and modeling leadership, character, scholarship, and citizenship. 🏐 Athletics: Royals excel on the field and court in football, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, and track, balancing teamwork with academic success. Celebrating Achievements 📈 Academic Growth: Quist improved in 9 of 12 assessment areas in just one semester. ?? Positive Culture: Behavioral referrals dropped by 45% , reflecting our safe, supportive environment. 🏆 Staff Excellence: Educators like Kelly Beach, Colorado Art Teacher of the Year , bring state and national recognition for outstanding teaching. Community & Tradition 🎉 Events That Unite: Beloved traditions like the Annual Quist Carnival and Haunted Hallway bring together families, staff, and students, fostering pride and belonging. 🤝 Partnerships: Collaborations with local businesses, organizations, and higher-ed institutions create real-world opportunities for our scholars. 💡 WEB Program: Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) ensures 6th graders transition into middle school with confidence and support. Safe, Nurturing Environment Quist Middle School uses Fred Jones? Tools for Teaching , cooperative learning structures, and restorative practices to build classrooms where scholars thrive academically and socially. Every day, scholars experience community through classbuilders, teambuilders, and engaging lessons that make learning a joy. Quist Middle School is where relationships, equity, and excellence come together. Every scholar belongs here. Every scholar can succeed here.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.