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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399001091
Preston Middle School
4901 CORBETT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80528 · (970) 488-7300 · Larimer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Colorado public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
16.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
169 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 191 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 46.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Preston Middle School
Preston Middle School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Middle School this school | 568 | 29.8% | 51.6% |
| Ken Caryl Middle School LITTLETON | 725 | 27.0% | 42.6% |
| John Wesley Powell Middle School LITTLETON | 509 | 25.5% | 57.7% |
| Euclid Middle School LITTLETON | 631 | 31.1% | 50.9% |
| Goddard Middle School LITTLETON | 575 | 35.1% | 49.5% |
| Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics BOULDER | 482 | 31.1% | 54.5% |
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 Preston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #49 of 241 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #40 of 244 ▲ 5 | #3 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #62 of 246 ▼ 29 | #5 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #90 of 278 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #132 of 227 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #172 of 227 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #191 of 246 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.4% | #6 of 169 | #1 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
568
-480 (-46%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 568 | 34.6 | 16.4:1 | 30% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 29.6 | 18.5:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 31.5 | 17.3:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 55 | 19.1:1 | 9% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 1,146 | 56.8 | 20.2:1 | 12% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 1,095 | 56 | 19.6:1 | 13% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 46 | 20.1:1 | 5% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Preston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (1,146 to 568); teachers down 39% (56.8 to 34.6).
About Preston Middle School
Preston Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, one of the schools in Poudre School District R-1. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 568 students. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 23% bigger than that.
The 52 schools in Poudre School District R-1 enroll 29,381 students altogether, Preston Middle School among them.
At Preston Middle School, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Larimer County is roughly 82% White. Preston Middle School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Preston Middle School employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 30% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Preston Middle School is A-. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Preston Middle School are 2.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.6% actual, 48.7% predicted).
Federal survey data for Larimer County show that the median household income is $93,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Larimer County is home to 94 public schools and about 47,159 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Traut Core Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Preston Middle School is behind the 62.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The federal government classifies Preston Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
Federal counts for Preston Middle School: 1,048 students in 2020-21, 568 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Traut Core Elementary School0.2 mi · 484
- Fossil Ridge High School0.6 mi · 1,846
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School1.0 mi · 762
- Linton Elementary School1.0 mi · 307
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins1.1 mi · 971
- Zach Elementary School1.2 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Preston Middle SchoolHow large is Preston Middle School?
Preston Middle School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 06-08.
Is Preston Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Preston Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Preston Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Preston Middle School.
How diverse is Preston Middle School?
Preston Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Preston Middle School?
Preston Middle School is overseen by Poudre School District R-1 in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.