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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD RE-8 SCHOOLS·NCES 080402000553
Fort Lupton Middle School
201 SOUTH MCKINLEY, FORT LUPTON, CO 80621 · (303) 857-7200 · Weld County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 37.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
275 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 147 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fort Lupton Middle School→Fort Lupton High School
Based on grade levels within Weld re-8 schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
13.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 8.5% |
% 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
13.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% 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 Fort Lupton Middle School
Fort Lupton Middle School's state test result (13.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lupton Middle School this school | 438 | 62.8% | 13.1% |
| Gypsum Creek Middle School GYPSUM | 317 | 57.4% | 22.7% |
| Corwin International Magnet School PUEBLO | 565 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| Overland Trail Middle School BRIGHTON | 581 | 70.4% | 12.3% |
| Berry Creek Middle School EDWARDS | 212 | 65.6% | 27.8% |
| Vikan Middle School BRIGHTON | 528 | 71.0% | 16.2% |
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 Fort Lupton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #222 of 241 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #221 of 244 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #236 of 246 ▼ 11 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #149 of 278 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #85 of 227 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #209 of 227 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #81 of 246 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #109 of 169 | #7 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. 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
438
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 438 | 28.9 | 15.2:1 | 63% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 26.6 | 16.8:1 | 62% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 25.4 | 17.6:1 | 67% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 74% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 29.5 | 16.8:1 | 78% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 67% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 50% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 36 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Lupton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (495 to 438); teachers down 2% (29.5 to 28.9).
About Fort Lupton Middle School
Fort Lupton Middle School is a middle-grades school in FORT LUPTON, Colorado, according to federal school records. The school reports 438 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Weld re-8 schools, operates 7 schools serving 2,503 students.
The large majority of students at Fort Lupton Middle School, 82%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 14% White. The school's Hispanic share is 51 points above the 31% share among Weld County residents. Fort Lupton Middle School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 28.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 63%. The rate at public schools in Weld County averages 47%, lower than here.
Fort Lupton Middle School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Fort Lupton Middle School is 15.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Weld County has about 350,396 residents, and median household income is about $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Weld County number 116 and enroll about 61,274.
The nearest public school is Weld Re-8 Online Academy, at less than a tenth of a mile. Fort Lupton Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 16.8%, higher than Fort Lupton Middle School's 13.1%.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Fort Lupton Middle School had 453 students in 2020-21 and 438 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Fort Lupton Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weld re-8 schools
- Fort Lupton High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Twombly Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Leo William Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Kenneth Homyak PK-8Elementary · 311 students
- Little Trappers PreschoolElementary · 157 students
- Weld Re-8 Online AcademyCombined · 48 students
Other schools in FORT LUPTON
- Fort Lupton High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Twombly Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Leo William Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Little Trappers PreschoolElementary · 157 students
- Weld Re-8 Online AcademyCombined · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Weld Re-8 Online Academy0.1 mi · 48
- Little Trappers Preschool0.1 mi · 157
- Leo William Butler Elementary School0.2 mi · 355
- Fort Lupton High School0.2 mi · 721
- Twombly Elementary School1.0 mi · 473
- Overland Trail Middle School5.8 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Lupton Middle SchoolHow large is Fort Lupton Middle School?
Fort Lupton Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fort Lupton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Lupton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Fort Lupton Middle School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Fort Lupton Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Fort Lupton Middle School?
Student demographics at Fort Lupton Middle School are roughly 14% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Fort Lupton Middle School in?
Fort Lupton Middle School is part of Weld re-8 schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.