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Fountain Middle School

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Fountain Middle School ranks 309 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Fountain Middle School is a public middle school in Fountain, Colorado, serving 1,022 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fountain School District No. 8, which is ranked 82 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fountain Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 38.2% in ELA, 19.7% in Math, and 28.4% in 8th grade Science, compared to the state averages of 44.8%, 35.9%, and 36.4%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 34.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have been increasing, from 0.6% in 2022-2023 to 1.9% in 2023-2024.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Sproul Junior High School and Janitell Junior High School, both part of the School District No. 3, Fountain Middle School generally underperforms in academic assessments and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students is relatively better, indicating that targeted strategies to support other underperforming subgroups could be effective. Despite the challenges, there are opportunities for improvement at Fountain Middle School.

1,051

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,038

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 N. Sante Fe
Fountain, CO 80817-1743

(719) 382-1580

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Fountain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Feeder schools for Fountain Middle School:

Elementary:	Aragon Elementary School
	Eagleside Elementary School
	Jordahl Elementary School
	Mesa Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

31.9%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

309^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

82^nd of 115Fountain 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
2025	30.9	309 of 469	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	308 of 485	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	388 of 480	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	359 of 448	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	294 of 369	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	290 of 458	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	285 of 418	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	280 of 424	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	204 of 400	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.6	150 of 436	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	198 of 461	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	213 of 454	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.2	246 of 425	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	223 of 422	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	180 of 409	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	209 of 377	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	189 of 362	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	183 of 360	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.1	139 of 346	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	131 of 340	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.0	180 of 336	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	237 of 347	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	236 of 350	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	306 of 363	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	274 of 326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	226 of 254	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	223 of 352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	228 of 315	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	50.1	81 of 134	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	114 of 218	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	91 of 199	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	145 of 198	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	122 of 169	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	71 of 83	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	104 of 220	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	91 of 165	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	162 of 241	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	157 of 244	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	218 of 241	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	163 of 197	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	55 of 240	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	256 of 352	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	267 of 357	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	302 of 356	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	281 of 328	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	222 of 343	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	241 of 317	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	23.0	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	247 of 275	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	238 of 273	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	277 of 286	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	252 of 265	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	184 of 203	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	247 of 283	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)19th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

Math20%-16 vs state

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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 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
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
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%)	40.3	242^nd of 469 public middle schools	48.4%		38.3	263^rd of 485 public middle schools	45.8%	21		41.7	55.0	42.9	46.7		15.6	25.1	31.5	23.5		25.2	$14,343
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%)	30.4	312^th of 469 public middle schools	33.5%		26.1	338^th of 485 public middle schools	30.3%	26		39.3	34.5	33.6	35.9		27.5	19.1	20.0	22.3		26.4	$15,092
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%)	50.1	200^th of 469 public middle schools	57.4%		49.1	212^th of 485 public middle schools	56.3%	12		49.1	51.3	48.9	49.8		22.8	39.0	32.1	31.1		30.2	$14,874
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
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%)	49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%		59.7	159^th of 485 public middle schools	67.2%	48		36.6	45.8	45.9	42.6		25.5	32.8	47.4	35.1		37.6	$8,977
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%)	10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		14	415^th of 485 public middle schools	14.4%	21		16.1			19.4			9.7		6.0		12.7	$21,535
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%)	19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%		21.1	362^nd of 485 public middle schools	25.4%	14		29.1	31.8	34.3	31.7		17.5	11.8	8.3	12.8		14.7	$17,728
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%)	22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%		28.7	319^th of 485 public middle schools	34.2%	24	38.0	22.2	40.2	31.9	32.6	18.2	10.2	18.0	19.5	16.4	31.2	20.5	$18,569
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	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%)	82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%		84.5	58^th of 485 public middle schools	88.0%	6			70.1	54.0	63.6			52.8	51.1	52.1		59.1	$6,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Fountain Middle School

Is Fountain Middle School a good school?

Fountain Middle School ranks 309^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fountain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Fountain Middle School.

What district is Fountain Middle School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

What is the racial makeup of Fountain Middle School?

Students at Fountain Middle School are 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Fountain Middle School attend?

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

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