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Baker Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

881^st

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Baker Elementary School is a grades 1–5 elementary school in Fort Morgan, Colorado, serving 321 students and operating within School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan. The school serves a high-poverty population, with roughly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. By statewide standards, Baker is currently a low-performing school: its most recent state ranking places it at 878th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, putting it in the 7th percentile — a steep drop from the 32nd percentile it held just a few years ago.

The most striking academic concern is math. Baker's math proficiency has fallen from 26.3% in 2022-23 to just 12.3% in 2025-26, compared with a statewide average of 37.3%. That makes Baker the lowest-performing elementary school in Fort Morgan on math, trailing Columbine Elementary School (26.3% math proficiency), Green Acres Elementary School (19.6%), and Pioneer Elementary School (19.5%). Even nearby Beaver Valley Elementary School and Weldon Valley Elementary School post math scores more than double Baker's. Reading proficiency is also below average at 22.9%, but the math deficit is especially severe. Baker's overall ranking now sits below every other same-district elementary school, despite the fact that its reading scores are higher than Pioneer's.

The news is not all negative. Chronic absenteeism at Baker is actually better than the district and state averages — 22.2% in 2024-25 versus 27.6% for the district and 28.4% statewide — and the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6. However, subgroup data shows that effectiveness with low-income students has dropped from the 61st percentile statewide in 2022-23 to the 3rd percentile in 2024-25, with male students seeing a similar collapse. Baker's decline is concentrated in math and among its most vulnerable students, suggesting that instructional strategies for math and support for economically disadvantaged students deserve urgent attention. While demographics play a role, Baker's trajectory — despite good attendance and reasonable class sizes — points to school-level challenges that families should be aware of.

321

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,755

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Lake Street
Fort Morgan, CO 80701-3118

(970) 370-6113

District: School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

23.1%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Colorado avg41%

881^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 25% (2019) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

108^th of 114School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	881 of 946	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	821 of 950	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	778 of 943	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	633 of 933	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.8	859 of 921	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	725 of 965	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	573 of 694	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	562 of 684	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	509 of 642	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	578 of 595	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	544 of 758	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	200 of 251	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	200 of 242	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	108 of 197	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	328 of 337	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	55.1	103 of 265	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	661 of 700	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	544 of 683	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	360 of 649	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	541 of 594	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	665 of 764	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	56.7	237 of 596	60.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2019)60th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Math12%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Baker Elementary School	Public	1-5	300 Lake Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 370-6113	321	23	13.6	70.1%	74 (23.1%)	7 (2.2%)	233 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	10.4	881^st of 946 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.9	821^st of 950 public elementary schools	13.6%	60	18.0	22.7	27.0		22.9	16.0	10.6	11.1		12.3	725.0	$14,755
Sherman Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	300 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2998	409	26	15.7	59.7%	96 (23.5%)	30 (7.3%)	274 (67.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)												$15,708
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	1-5	415 South Spruce Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2080	243	22	11.2	74.9%	32 (13.2%)	29 (11.9%)	170 (70.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12.9	845^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.7%		11.7	860^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.5%	15	21.4	19.6	15.0		18.8	23.8	23.9	10.0		19.5	702.0	$18,527
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	1-5	930 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-5460	320	21	15.3	58.8%	126 (39.4%)	14 (4.4%)	171 (53.4%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.8	762^nd of 946 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.9	754^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.6%	8	19.7	16.1	38.7		25.1	24.6	17.9	16.1		19.6	28.3	$14,399
Columbine Elementary School	Public	1-5	815 West Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-7418	421	26	16.4	50.8%	133 (31.6%)	14 (3.3%)	262 (62.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	27.8	650^th of 946 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.9	667^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.8%	17	29.3	27.4	40.5		32.5	33.3	20.2	26.2		26.3	32.1	$13,063
Beaver Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	420 Glacier Avenue	Brush	80723	Morgan County	School District No. Re-2 Brush	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 842-4794	290	14	20.3	66.6%	128 (44.1%)	3 (1.0%)	150 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	21.6	721^st of 946 public elementary schools	23.8%		19.8	742^nd of 950 public elementary schools	21.9%	21	27.8	28.3	23.6		26.8	32.6	23.9	30.4		28.8	10.1	$15,863
Thomson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	422 Ray Street	Brush	80723	Morgan County	School District No. Re-2 Brush	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 842-5139	452	22	20.1	66.8%	219 (48.5%)	6 (1.3%)	216 (47.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)												$14,764
Weldon Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 North Avenue	Weldona	80653	Morgan County	School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 645-2411	119	9	12.5	30.3%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)				47.1	38.9				23.5	29.6		$19,177
Wiggins Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	415 Main St.	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 483-7762	322	17	18.6	45.3%	197 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)												$3,998

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Baker Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

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School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

What is the racial makeup of Baker Elementary School?

Students at Baker Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 23% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Baker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Baker Elementary School.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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