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What's one thing Blevins Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000522
Blevins Middle School
2101 SOUTH TAFT HILL ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO 80526 · (970) 488-4000 · Larimer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
189 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 38.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Blevins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #89 of 241 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #76 of 244 | #7 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #114 of 246 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #173 of 278 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #26 of 227 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #118 of 227 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #117 of 246 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.3% | #11 of 169 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-190 (-34%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 28.6 | 12.7:1 | 52% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31.6 | 13.3:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 31.4 | 16.1:1 | 44% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 41% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 36.9 | 17.7:1 | 45% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 16% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 37 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blevins Middle School.
About Blevins Middle School
Blevins Middle School sits in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It enrolled 363 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for middle schools in Colorado, which is about 462.
District-wide, Poudre School District R-1 has 52 schools and 29,381 students.
At 66%, White students outnumber all other groups at Blevins Middle School combined. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 82%. Blevins Middle School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 12.7:1 comes from the school's 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 52% of students at Blevins Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Larimer County is 35%.
On BeatsExpectations, Blevins Middle School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
In the county around the school, Larimer County, median household income is about $93,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 94 public schools operate in Larimer County, serving about 47,159 students.
The closest other public school is Bauder Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Blevins Middle School's average proficiency of 39.7% compares with 48.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 363, 34% below the 553 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Blevins Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Bauder Elementary School0.6 mi · 423
- Bennett Elementary School1.2 mi · 362
- Rocky Mountain High School1.2 mi · 2,044
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School1.3 mi · 406
- Olander Elementary School1.4 mi · 310
- Axis International Academy1.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Blevins Middle SchoolHow many students attend Blevins Middle School?
Blevins Middle School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Blevins Middle School serve?
Blevins Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blevins Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blevins Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blevins Middle School?
Student demographics at Blevins Middle School are roughly 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Blevins Middle School?
Blevins Middle School is overseen by Poudre School District R-1 in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.