Middle Schools in Fremont Re-1

Summary:

The Fremont Re-1 district in Colorado has only one middle school, Canon City Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 256th and 275th out of over 480 Colorado middle schools in recent years, and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canon City Middle School's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across CMAS English Language Arts, Math, and Science assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, proficiency rates ranged from 19.1% in 8th grade Math to 58% in 7th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 34.7% and 48.8%, respectively. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (55.91%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While there are no other middle schools in the Fremont Re-1 district to directly compare, the data suggests that Canon City Middle School is facing significant academic and demographic challenges that may require targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and better serve the needs of its student population.

District Detail

101 North 14th Street
Canon City, CO 81212

(719) 276-5700

SchoolDigger Rank:
48^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,191

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Canon City Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Main Steeet	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5740	382	22	17.3	53.1%	305 (79.8%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	36.9	264^th of 469 public middle schools	43.7%		39.7	256^th of 485 public middle schools	47.2%	8	42.3	58.0	26.9	42.6	25.0	28.6	19.1	24.2	23.6	$14,181

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fremont Re-2	6.8 mi	3	96^th
Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	21.24 mi	2	112^th
Custer County School District Consolidate 1	24.77 mi	3	66^th
Pueblo County School District 70	25.07 mi	27	56^th
Fremont Re-3	25.32 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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