Middle Schools in School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

Summary:

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan has only one middle school, Fort Morgan Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently performed in the bottom 20% of Colorado middle schools over the past three years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly lower proficiency rates in core academic subjects compared to state averages.

Fort Morgan Middle School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a dropout rate of 1.9% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, 70.6% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that may be contributing to the low academic performance. The school's student-teacher ratio is 15.6, which is within the typical range for middle schools.

While Fort Morgan Middle School's performance is generally lower than the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan and state averages, the gaps are not always as large as might be expected, suggesting that the district as a whole may be struggling to meet statewide standards. Addressing the issues at Fort Morgan Middle School will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students.

District Detail

715 W. Platte Avenue
Fort Morgan, CO 80701

(970) 867-5633

SchoolDigger Rank:
111^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,451

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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
Fort Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Education Avenue	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-8253	749	50	15.0	60.2%	220 (29.4%)	37 (4.9%)	473 (63.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	16.5	398^th of 469 public middle schools	15.1%		17.3	393^rd of 485 public middle schools	19.0%	5	26.1	21.5	28.3	25.4	12.4	10.4	14.4	12.5	21.1	$12,301

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School District No. Re-2 Brush	8.37 mi	4	107^th
School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley	10.41 mi	2	88^th
School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	14.08 mi	4
School District No. Re-11	24.8 mi	2
School District No. Re-4 Buffalo	28.59 mi	2	44^th

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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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