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Fountain Middle School

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Fountain Middle School ranks 279 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Fountain Middle School is a large public school in Fountain, Colorado, serving 1,051 students in grades 6–8 as part of Fountain School District No. 8. The school currently ranks 277th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (41st percentile, 2 stars), a significant improvement from the 2022–2023 school year, when it ranked 388th and held just a 1-star rating. With about 54% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Fountain is by far the largest middle school in the area, with nearly double the enrollment of many nearby schools.

Academically, Fountain sits in the middle of the local landscape. ELA proficiency is 36.9%, math is 24.4%, and 8th-grade science is 28.8% — below state averages but competitive with, or better than, several nearby schools, including Carson Middle School, Jack Swigert Middle School, and Atlas Preparatory Middle School. Math proficiency has more than doubled since 2022–2023, rising from 10.6% to 24.4%, and science has shown steady gains. Notably, Fountain outperforms Carson Middle School — the other middle school in its own district — on most academic measures despite serving a higher-poverty population. However, higher-performing nearby options such as The Vanguard School (Middle) and Sproul Junior High School post considerably stronger test scores.

The school's biggest concern is chronic absenteeism, which affects 38.7% of students — well above the state average of 28.4% and far higher than The Vanguard School (Middle) at 9.0% and James Irwin Charter Middle School at 9.8%. Since attendance strongly predicts academic success, reducing absenteeism could be a high-leverage way to improve outcomes. On a positive note, Fountain's dropout rate is very low at 0.6%, and the school serves its Hispanic and low-income students reasonably well compared to statewide peers. Overall, Fountain appears to be on an upward trajectory, with steady academic gains and a clear opportunity to lift all students by improving attendance.

1,051

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,686

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 13 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

Colorado avg41%

279^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	34.6	279 of 476	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.9	252 of 368	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.2	86 of 208	58.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	37.4	142 of 231	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.6	236 of 372	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	254 of 278	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)59th percentile+17 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

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

Female (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

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

White (2026)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Math24%-13 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	34.6	279^th of 476 public middle schools	41.4%		30.9	309^th of 469 public middle schools	34.1%	30		36.1	38.0	36.5	36.9		26.3	17.4	30.0	24.4		28.8	$15,686
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fountain Middle School

What district is Fountain Middle School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

Is Fountain Middle School a good school?

Fountain Middle School ranks 279^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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.

How many students attend Fountain Middle School?

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

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