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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-3 FORT MORGAN·NCES 080405000558

Green Acres Elementary School

930 SHERMAN STREET, FORT MORGAN, CO 80701 · (970) 867-5460 · Morgan County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Colorado public elementary 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
188 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 15818%
Grade 26119%
Grade 36119%
Grade 46721%
Grade 57323%

This year's 1st grade class (58) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
12639%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
17153%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
16953%
Female
15147%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Green Acres Elementary School→Fort Morgan Middle School
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
23.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2523.4%19.1%
2023-2418.3%18.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Green Acres Elementary School

Green Acres Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Green Acres Elementary School this school32058.8%19.9%
Desert Sage Elementary School
PUEBLO WEST
36860.1%28.8%
Pete Mirich Elementary School
LASALLE
35857.3%29.9%
Clayton Elementary School
ENGLEWOOD
40264.2%26.1%
Burlington Elementary School
LONGMONT
32061.3%34.5%
South Lakewood Elementary School
LAKEWOOD
39354.5%38.0%
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 Green Acres Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Morgan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
19.9%#767 of 931#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.1%#722 of 940
▲ 11
#4 of 6
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
23.4%#764 of 946
▲ 70
#4 of 7
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
320#647 of 1,056#6 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#435 of 896#3 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.7%#294 of 896#1 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.8%#385 of 983#6 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.8%#575 of 664N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
320
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532020.915.3:159% (188)
2023-2429620.714.3:160% (178)
2022-2329620.114.7:170% (206)
2020-212962014.8:154% (160)
2017-1833621.315.8:167% (224)
2015-163152214.3:172% (227)
2010-113222314.0:164% (205)
2000-013442215.6:159% (202)
1990-913782316.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Acres Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (336 to 320); teachers down 2% (21.3 to 20.9).

About Green Acres Elementary School

Green Acres Elementary School is a small elementary school in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan, located in FORT MORGAN, Colorado. Enrolled students number 320 students, in grades 1 through 5.

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan has 8 schools; together they serve 3,451 students.

Hispanic students account for 53% of enrollment at Green Acres Elementary School. Other students are 39% White and 4% Black. That is higher than the 38% Hispanic share among all Morgan County residents. Green Acres Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Green Acres Elementary School is 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%.

Green Acres Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Green Acres Elementary School is -11.2 points: 19.9% actual, 31.1% predicted.

Morgan County has about 29,520 residents, and median household income is about $73,278, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Morgan County number 19 and enroll about 6,039.

The closest public school to Green Acres Elementary School is Fort Morgan High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Green Acres Elementary School comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 320 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 296.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Green Acres Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Morgan County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Green Acres Elementary School
District
School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan
Address
930 SHERMAN STREET, FORT MORGAN, CO 80701
Phone
(970) 867-5460
County
Morgan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
320
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
188 (59%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
080405000558
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Green Acres Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Green Acres Elementary. Green Acres Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Green Acres Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Green Acres Elementary School?
Green Acres Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 01-05.
Is Green Acres Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Acres Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Green Acres Elementary School have?
Green Acres Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Green Acres Elementary School?
Student demographics at Green Acres Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 53% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Green Acres Elementary School public or private?
Green Acres Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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