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What's the most underrated thing about Carson Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
657
Middle
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 8·NCES 080408000561
Carson Middle School
6200 PRUSSMAN BOULEVARD, FORT CARSON, CO 80902 · (719) 382-1610 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
257 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 266 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
26.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 17.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carson Middle School
Carson Middle School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Middle School this school | 657 | 39.1% | 23.2% |
| Janitell Junior High School FOUNTAIN | 658 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| Skyview Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 862 | 44.0% | 38.1% |
| Sproul Junior High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 504 | 46.8% | 37.7% |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences DENVER | 651 | 51.9% | 28.5% |
| DSST: Cedar Middle School DENVER | 485 | 50.5% | 57.5% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #169 of 241 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #191 of 244 ▼ 26 | #27 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #193 of 246 ▼ 47 | #28 of 33 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #69 of 278 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #112 of 227 | #18 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #5 of 227 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #156 of 246 | #22 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #147 of 169 | #24 of 27 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
657
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 657 | 41.3 | 15.9:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 50% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 43.7 | 15.1:1 | 44% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 46% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 42.9 | 16.2:1 | 56% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 51% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 52% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 31% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (694 to 657); teachers down 4% (42.9 to 41.3).
About Carson Middle School
Carson Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of FORT CARSON, Colorado. The school reports 657 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Colorado is about 462 students.
Carson Middle School sits within Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, which has 13 schools and 7,955 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Carson Middle School is White (41%). Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 70% White. By the diversity index, Carson Middle School comes in at 71%.
Carson Middle School operates with 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. Middle schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Carson Middle School reports 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is about the same, 42%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 23.2%, is 19.8 points below the 43.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
Within El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of El Paso County number 245 and enroll about 114,356.
Of nearby public schools, Patriot Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.1% proficiency; Carson Middle School posts 23.2%.
Carson Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Carson Middle School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Carson Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Jordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Patriot Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other schools in FORT CARSON
- Patriot Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Abrams Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Mountainside Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other Carson Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Carson Middle. Carson Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Carson MiddleHerndon, VA · 1,358 students
- Carson Middle SchoolCarson City, NV · 833 students
- Carson Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Patriot Elementary School0.2 mi · 523
- Weikel Elementary School0.3 mi · 814
- Mountainside Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
- Abrams Elementary School1.4 mi · 396
- Pinon Valley Elementary School1.8 mi · 315
- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School2.2 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Carson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Carson Middle School?
Carson Middle School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carson Middle School serve?
Carson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Carson Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Carson Middle School.
How diverse is Carson Middle School?
Carson Middle School reports a student body of 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Carson Middle School?
Carson Middle School is overseen by Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.