Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60·NCES 080612006378
Fountain International Magnet School
925 NORTH GLENDALE AVENUE, PUEBLO, CO 81001 · (719) 549-7535 · Pueblo County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
151 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 45.2% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Fountain International Magnet School
Fountain International Magnet School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain International Magnet School this school | 276 | 54.7% | 45.8% |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School THORNTON | 325 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Henderson Elementary School HENDERSON | 357 | 61.1% | 21.7% |
| Skyview Elementary School THORNTON | 326 | 57.7% | 28.4% |
| Denison Montessori School DENVER | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
| Burlington Elementary School LONGMONT | 320 | 61.3% | 34.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Fountain International Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #359 of 931 | #3 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #366 of 940 ▼ 61 | #4 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #418 of 946 ▼ 35 | #7 of 33 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #775 of 1,056 | #25 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #607 of 896 | #22 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #336 of 896 | #8 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #425 of 983 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #122 of 664 | #7 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
276
-64 (-19%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 276 | 16.8 | 16.5:1 | 55% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 17.7 | 15.2:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 18.8 | 16.3:1 | 54% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 21.5 | 18.2:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 34% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 45% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fountain International Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (391 to 276); teachers down 22% (21.5 to 16.8).
About Fountain International Magnet School
Fountain International Magnet School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, with an address in PUEBLO. Enrollment totals 276 students across pre-K through 3. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Pueblo School District 60 is responsible for 34 schools, Fountain International Magnet School included, with 14,351 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Fountain International Magnet School, about 62 are Hispanic. The school is also 26% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 42%. The diversity index for Fountain International Magnet School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 66% average for public schools in Pueblo County is 11 points higher.
Fountain International Magnet School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Colorado public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fountain International Magnet School, the prediction is 33.5% and the result is 45.8%.
In the wider Pueblo County area, the median household earns about $64,010 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Fountain International Magnet School shares Pueblo County with 65 other public schools.
The Connect Charter School is about 0.5 miles from Fountain International Magnet School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fountain International Magnet School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 19%. The school's ratio increased from 15.4:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pueblo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,356
Census ACS
Median income
$64,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
32,254 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Pueblo School District 60
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- East High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
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- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 801 students
Nearby schools
- The Connect Charter School0.5 mi · 252
- Park View Elementary School0.6 mi · 285
- Risley International Academy of Innovation0.6 mi · 335
- Bradford Elementary School0.7 mi · 252
- Franklin School of Innovation1.1 mi · 346
- GOAL Academy1.3 mi · 6,693
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain International Magnet SchoolHow large is Fountain International Magnet School?
Fountain International Magnet School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Fountain International Magnet School serve?
Fountain International Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fountain International Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fountain International Magnet School is approximately 16.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fountain International Magnet School?
At Fountain International Magnet School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 62% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fountain International Magnet School public or private?
Fountain International Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pueblo School District 60.
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