Fort Morgan Middle School

Set in FORT MORGAN, Colorado, Fort Morgan Middle School is a sizable middle-grades school, run under School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan. It enrolls 749 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Fort Morgan Middle School sits 62% above that benchmark.

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,451 students. Fort Morgan Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Fort Morgan Middle School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 29% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Morgan County as a whole is about 38% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Fort Morgan Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Fort Morgan Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morgan County) reports that median household earnings sit near $73,278, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Morgan County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,039 students), of which Fort Morgan Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pioneer Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fort Morgan Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Morgan Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.3%.

Fort Morgan Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Fort Morgan Middle School's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 749).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.