Columbine Elementary School

Columbine Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary school in FORT MORGAN, Colorado, overseen by School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan, enrolls 421 students, covering grades 1 through 5.

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,451 students; Columbine Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Columbine Elementary School records that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 32% White, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Columbine Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Morgan County put median household earnings sit near $73,278, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morgan County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,039 students), of which Columbine Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Innovative Connections High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbine Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Columbine Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 18.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 43%: 294 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.