Middle Schools in Fountain School District No. 8

Summary:

The Fountain School District No. 8 in Colorado is home to two middle schools: Fountain Middle School and Carson Middle School. Both schools serve grades 6-8 and have similar performance metrics, with no clear standout school in the district.

Academically, both Fountain Middle School and Carson Middle School perform below the state average on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Fountain Middle School has slightly higher proficiency rates compared to Carson Middle School, but both schools are well below the Colorado averages. Additionally, both schools have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a dropout rate of 1.9% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as both schools have a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Fountain Middle School at 55.58% and Carson Middle School at 50.5%. The district should focus on addressing the root causes of the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges faced by the students in order to improve the overall quality of education in the Fountain School District No. 8.

District Detail

10665 Jimmy Camp Road
Fountain, CO 80817-1703

(719) 382-1300

SchoolDigger Rank:
82^nd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,955

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
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
Carson Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Prussman Boulevard	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1610	657	41	15.9	39.1%	272 (41.4%)	87 (13.2%)	194 (29.5%)	17 (2.6%)	6 (0.9%)	22 (3.3%)	59 (9.0%)	17.7	388^th of 469 public middle schools	17.3%		28.6	320^th of 485 public middle schools	34.0%	68	22.4	32.1	26.9	26.8	13.6	18.4	12.7	14.9	15.9	$15,543
Fountain Middle School	Public	6-8	515 N. Sante Fe	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1580	1,051	64	16.4	54.2%	447 (42.5%)	92 (8.8%)	335 (31.9%)	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.2%)	19 (1.8%)	135 (12.8%)	30.9	309^th of 469 public middle schools	34.1%		30.1	308^th of 485 public middle schools	36.5%	1	34.4	43.4	36.9	38.2	17.3	20.5	21.3	19.7	28.4	$15,038

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School District No. 3	1.98 mi	18	55^th
Harrison School District No. 2	6.61 mi	29	86^th
Colorado Springs School District No. 11	6.87 mi	61	77^th
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	7.34 mi	12	2^nd
Division of Youth Services	7.47 mi	6

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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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