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Enrollment
749
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-3 FORT MORGAN·NCES 080405001281
Fort Morgan Middle School
605 EDUCATION AVENUE, FORT MORGAN, CO 80701 · (970) 867-8253 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
451 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 223 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 37% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 12.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Morgan Middle School
Fort Morgan Middle School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan Middle School this school | 749 | 60.2% | 19.3% |
| Creighton Middle School LAKEWOOD | 741 | 54.3% | 32.1% |
| Rifle Middle School RIFLE | 552 | 56.9% | 20.9% |
| Corwin International Magnet School PUEBLO | 565 | 65.3% | 40.2% |
| Lincoln Middle School FORT COLLINS | 552 | 66.7% | 32.3% |
| Trail Ridge Middle School LONGMONT | 435 | 59.8% | 29.8% |
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 Morgan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #191 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #203 of 244 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #200 of 246 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #44 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #82 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #109 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #87 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #26 of 55 |
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
749
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 749 | 49.6 | 15.1:1 | 60% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 49.4 | 15.6:1 | 71% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 48.1 | 16.1:1 | 64% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 51% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 45.2 | 14.9:1 | 69% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 72% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 52% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Morgan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (673 to 749); teachers up 10% (45.2 to 49.6).
About Fort Morgan Middle School
In FORT MORGAN, Colorado, Fort Morgan Middle School is a large middle school. It serves 749 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students.
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,451 students.
Roughly 63% of students at Fort Morgan Middle School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 29% White and 5% Black. Among people living in Morgan County, the Hispanic share is about 38%. Fort Morgan Middle School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Fort Morgan Middle School counts 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Fort Morgan Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fort Morgan Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.3% is 10.9 points below the 30.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Morgan County show that the median household income is $73,278, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 19 public schools in Morgan County, enrolling about 6,039 students in all.
The closest public school, Pioneer Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Fort Morgan Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fort Morgan Middle School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment rise, from 721 in 2020-21 to 749 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fort Morgan Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,520
Census ACS
Median income
$73,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
- Fort Morgan High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Columbine Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Sherman Early Childhood CenterElementary · 409 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
Other schools in FORT MORGAN
- Fort Morgan High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Columbine Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Sherman Early Childhood CenterElementary · 409 students
- Baker Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Elementary School0.7 mi · 243
- Lincoln High School0.8 mi · 43
- Baker Elementary School1.1 mi · 321
- Innovative Connections High School1.1 mi · 40
- Sherman Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 409
- Columbine Elementary School1.3 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Morgan Middle SchoolHow large is Fort Morgan Middle School?
Fort Morgan Middle School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fort Morgan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Morgan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fort Morgan Middle School have?
Fort Morgan Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Fort Morgan Middle School?
Fort Morgan Middle School reports a student body of 29% White, 63% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Morgan Middle School?
Fort Morgan Middle School is overseen by School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.