Summary
Green Acres Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, with 296 students. The school is part of the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan, which is ranked 111 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Green Acres Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
One of the key challenges facing Green Acres Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores on the CMAS assessments are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% statewide, and only 19.1% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 35.9% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.96% to 69.59% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Columbine Elementary, also struggle with low performance, with all of them ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools. However, some schools do perform slightly better than Green Acres on test scores and other metrics. Additionally, Green Acres Elementary's performance on the CMAS assessments is particularly low for female students, white students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado elementary schools in their respective categories.
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