Total enrollment
7,955
-272 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
Colorado · 7,955 students · 3 cities
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8's public-school footprint covers 13 schools with combined enrollment of about 7,955 students, averaging 612 per school.
4-year change in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #44 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,955 | #24 of 95 | #1,179 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #31 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #62 of 95 | #6,782 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.2% | #54 of 94 | #4,727 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #2 of 68 | #449 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Jordahl Elementary School at 44.5% proficient to Carson Middle School at 23.2%, a gap of 21.3 points. That is the 41st widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 8,159 to 7,727 students (down 5%) and from 494 to 470 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School | Fountain | High | 09-12 | 1,974 |
| Fountain Middle School | Fountain | Middle | 06-08 | 1,051 |
| Weikel Elementary School | Colorado Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 814 |
| Mesa Elementary School | Fountain | Elementary | KG-05 | 668 |
| Carson Middle School | Fort Carson | Middle | 06-08 | 657 |
| Jordahl Elementary School | Fountain | Elementary | KG-05 | 524 |
| Patriot Elementary School | Fort Carson | Elementary | KG-05 | 523 |
| Abrams Elementary School | Fort Carson | Elementary | KG-05 | 396 |
| Aragon Elementary School | Fountain | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 |
| Mountainside Elementary School | Fort Carson | Elementary | PK-05 | 346 |
| Eagleside Elementary School | Fountain | Elementary | PK-05 | 332 |
| Conrad Early Learning Center | Fountain | Elementary | PK-PK | 228 |
| Welte Education Center | Fountain | High | 09-12 | 84 |
About Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
Across 13 schools, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 hosts about 7,955 students in Colorado. By footprint it is a low-population district.
For a sense of the school types, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 comprises 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 612 in this district, higher than the Colorado typical of 456.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 3%: 8,227 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,955 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.