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Carson Middle School

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Carson Middle School ranks 322 nd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Carson Middle School is a public school serving 657 students in grades 6–8 on Fort Carson, CO, and is part of Fountain School District No. 8. The school currently ranks 318th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (32nd percentile, 2 stars), a rebound from a sharp dip in 2024-25 when it fell to the 17th percentile. Over the past decade, Carson has typically sat in the lower-middle tier of state middle schools, with a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 39.1% and a student-teacher ratio of about 15.9.

Test scores trail state averages across the board — 29.6% proficient in English Language Arts, 21.9% in math, and 28.8% in 8th-grade science, compared to state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 35.4%. Math is the most persistent weakness, hovering near 15–22% for several years, with 7th-grade math especially low at 15.5% proficiency. Science is a relative bright spot: Carson's 8th-grade score matches its district average and exceeds several higher-ranked neighboring schools, including Janitell Junior High School (27.4%) and Watson Junior High School (19.0%). Notably, Fountain Middle School, the district's other middle school, has higher poverty (54.2% FRL) and higher chronic absenteeism, yet still outperforms Carson in both ELA (36.9%) and math (24.4%).

Chronic absenteeism improved from 31.1% to 26.7%, which is better than the district (30.2%) and state (28.4%) averages — and far better than many local peers. However, top-performing nearby schools are in a different league: James Irwin Charter Middle School has 9.8% chronic absenteeism and Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School 10.6%. The Vanguard School (Middle) has a nearly identical poverty rate (35.4%) but posts roughly double Carson's proficiency rates in ELA, math, and science. Carson's military-connected, highly mobile population likely contributes to year-to-year swings, but the attendance gains and 2025-26 rebound across subjects — especially science (+12.9 points) and math (+7.0 points) — suggest positive momentum. The biggest opportunities ahead are raising math proficiency, particularly in 7th grade, and closing the gap to stronger regional schools.

657

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,445

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Prussman Boulevard
Fort Carson, CO 80902-4315

(719) 382-1610

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Carson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Feeder schools for Carson Middle School:

Elementary:	Abrams Elementary School
	Mountainside Elementary School
	Patriot Elementary School
	Weikel Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

Hispanic:

29.5%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

Colorado avg41%

322^nd of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Fountain School District No. 8

80^th of 114Fountain School District No. 8 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	27.3	322 of 476	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.7	388 of 469	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	320 of 485	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	320 of 480	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	297 of 448	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	243 of 369	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	285 of 424	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	232 of 400	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	199 of 436	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	245 of 461	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	262 of 454	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	291 of 425	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	262 of 422	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	267 of 409	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	259 of 377	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	184 of 362	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.9	181 of 360	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	162 of 346	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.9	182 of 340	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.1	205 of 336	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.9	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	285 of 368	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	222 of 350	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	241 of 363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	215 of 352	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	33.5	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	139 of 208	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	182 of 218	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	90 of 198	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	48 of 169	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	43 of 83	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	83 of 220	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	155 of 231	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	209 of 241	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	156 of 244	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	137 of 241	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	97 of 197	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	31 of 114	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	36 of 240	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	261 of 372	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.6	293 of 352	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	279 of 357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	256 of 356	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	219 of 328	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	232 of 278	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	266 of 275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	247 of 273	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	262 of 286	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	237 of 265	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	178 of 203	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)19th percentile

White (2026)17th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)3rd percentile

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Math22%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 11, 2021

Worst school district out of the 7 we’ve been in. When Covid hit, the district took 6 weeks longer than anywhere else to figure out a plan. That plan started with offering only 4 days of remote learning. That 5th day the school demanded kids log in to complete an absentee form. A secretary in the district told me because they submit those forms to the state for funding. In other words, they wanted our children to lie about an education they didn’t receive so they can get money for not teaching. After several weeks of this they switched remote learning to every day, but with only half the classes offered every day (even/odd periods). Then there is this access class that ONLY is there to help struggling students (meanwhile the teachers are bending over backwards to make sure no one fails) and the last “class” of the day is for teachers only. In other words, kids are done by noon basically. This wouldn’t be a concern if my children were to finish here, but next year they go to a school which has been offering full days full courses ever since Covid hit. I also wouldn’t be concerned if most schools around the planet also only offered half days, but I can’t find a single school that has their students done with their course work by noon. Meal pick up is hit or miss, maybe someone will be there during the designated times, maybe not. Even in non Covid times their drop off procedure is a dangerous cluster mess because they don’t take the effort at the beginning of the year to teach parents how it should work so people park in drop off lanes checking their Twitter feed for 10 minutes. And it’s Colorado, so expect this district and every other to cancel school for two inches of snow for the safety of teachers and students, because the 15 other states who deal with much MUCH more snow apparently don’t care about safety? They took a whole month off for Christmas and then the school called asking our whereabouts from dec. 21 until the kids start back in person Jan. 19 because apparently Covid now has an incubation period of 28 days. I can go on.... Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	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%)	27.3	322^nd of 476 public middle schools	32.4%		17.7	388^th of 469 public middle schools	17.3%	66		32.8	29.2	26.3	29.6		24.3	15.5	26.8	21.9		28.8	$15,445
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.6	377^th of 476 public middle schools	20.8%		19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%	1		18.2	26.3	28.0	23.7		21.3	720.0	709.0	12.7		716.0	$20,681
Sproul Junior High School	Public	6-8	235 Sumac Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3215	504	35	14.4	46.8%	225 (44.6%)	41 (8.1%)	171 (33.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	46 (9.1%)	53.8	182^nd of 476 public middle schools	61.8%		50.1	200^th of 469 public middle schools	57.4%	18		39.0	49.3	48.9	45.5		27.4	31.3	48.9	35.4		41.3	$16,469
Watson Junior High School	Public	6-8	136 Fontaine Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3255	470	35	13.4	51.7%	234 (49.8%)	36 (7.7%)	152 (32.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.7%)	34.2	281^st of 476 public middle schools	41.0%		30.4	312^th of 469 public middle schools	33.5%	31		33.5	43.3	31.7	36.1		27.2	29.5	24.0	27.0		19.0	$16,649
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	76.6	103^rd of 476 public middle schools	78.4%		82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%	39			56.3	51.5	54.2			42.2	60.6	50.2		66.0	$5,629
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 West Cheyenne Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6120	604	40	15.2	21.5%	432 (71.5%)	10 (1.7%)	101 (16.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)								(n/a)			766.0	764.0	68.7			753.0	761.0	57.9		752.0	$14,858
Janitell Junior High School	Public	6-8	7635 Fountain Mesa Road	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3295	658	43	15.4	46.0%	265 (40.3%)	67 (10.2%)	230 (35.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.4%)	69 (10.5%)	39	250^th of 476 public middle schools	47.5%		40.3	242^nd of 469 public middle schools	48.4%	8		30.8	56.4	42.6	42.9		12.7	22.7	35.7	23.4		27.4	$15,623
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	339	29	11.8	84.7%	59 (17.4%)	56 (16.5%)	194 (57.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	13.3	433^rd of 476 public middle schools	9.0%		10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%	3		18.7	20.2	19.4	19.4		716.0	717.0	17.5	13.8		12.7	$22,552
James Irwin Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5525 Astrozon Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 591-2122	434	31	13.9	53.0%	144 (33.2%)	37 (8.5%)	201 (46.3%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.8%)	33.2	289^th of 476 public middle schools	39.3%		49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%	82		30.9	32.2	32.2	31.7		20.6	28.1	32.2	26.7		31.9	$10,972
Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.6	367^th of 476 public middle schools	22.9%		22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%	24	19.4	17.8	33.9	23.6	24.1	15.3	21.8	17.8	24.2	20.4	20.8	12.5	$20,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Middle School

Is Carson Middle School a good school?

Carson Middle School ranks 322^nd of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Carson Middle School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

What high school do graduates of Carson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carson Middle School usually go on to attend Fountain-Fort Carson High School

How many students attend Carson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Carson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carson Middle School?

Students at Carson Middle School are 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

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