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Janitell Junior High School

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Janitell Junior High School ranks 250 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Janitell Junior High School in Fountain, CO, serves 658 students in grades 6–8 and is part of School District No. 3, ranking at the 47th percentile of Colorado middle schools — squarely in the middle of the state and between its district counterparts Sproul Junior High School and Watson Junior High School. It's the largest of the district's three junior highs, with about 46% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is slightly lower than other large area middle schools, suggesting modestly better staffing and smaller class sizes.

Janitell's clearest academic strength is English Language Arts. All-grade ELA proficiency reached 42.9% in 2025–2026, close to the state average, and 7th grade ELA was a standout at 56.4% — outperforming The Vanguard School (56.3%), Sproul (49.3%), Watson (43.3%), and Fountain Middle School (38.0%). State subgroup rankings are also noteworthy: the school's Hispanic students rank in the 74th percentile statewide (4 stars) and its low-income students in the 65th percentile (3 stars), with both groups improving in recent years. The dropout rate is a remarkably low 0.6%, far better than the district's 2.2% and the state's 1.6%.

The biggest challenge is math. All-grade proficiency sits at just 23.4%, well below the state's 37.3%, and 6th grade math is especially difficult at 12.7% proficiency. There's reason for optimism though: math improves steadily by grade, with 8th graders reaching 35.7% — above the district average. Chronic absenteeism is 32.4%, higher than the state's 28.4%, though better than many nearby schools like Panorama Middle School (49.3%) and Jack Swigert Middle School (63.8%). Since the pandemic, Janitell has stabilized in the mid-40s percentile range. With strong ELA, promising subgroup results, and improving math in upper grades, the school offers a solid mid-range option — especially for families who can support their students through the challenging 6th grade math year.

658

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,623

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7635 Fountain Mesa Road
Fountain, CO 80817-1503

(719) 391-3295

District: School District No. 3

Students who attend Janitell Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Mesa Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Janitell Junior High School:

Elementary:	Sunrise Elementary School
	Webster Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 14 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

Colorado avg41%

250^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the School District No. 3

46^th of 114School District No. 3 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	39.0	250 of 476	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	242 of 469	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	263 of 485	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	261 of 480	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	294 of 448	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	200 of 458	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	247 of 418	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	249 of 424	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	211 of 400	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.3	149 of 436	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.7	253 of 461	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	293 of 454	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	285 of 425	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	256 of 422	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	179 of 409	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	181 of 377	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	165 of 362	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	160 of 360	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	135 of 346	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.3	138 of 340	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.7	148 of 336	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	176 of 368	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	198 of 347	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	189 of 350	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	205 of 363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	210 of 254	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	116 of 352	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	190 of 315	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	54 of 208	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	36 of 218	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	89 of 198	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	86 of 169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	47 of 83	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	48 of 220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	71 of 165	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	69 of 241	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	134 of 244	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	63 of 241	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	66 of 197	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	56 of 240	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	80 of 222	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	229 of 372	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	231 of 352	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	217 of 357	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	218 of 356	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	174 of 343	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	206 of 317	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	224 of 278	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	223 of 275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	223 of 273	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	218 of 286	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	210 of 265	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	195 of 203	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)56th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science27%-8 vs state

Math23%-14 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	404	29	13.7	76.5%	84 (20.8%)	35 (8.7%)	243 (60.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	10	452^nd of 476 public middle schools	5.0%		8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%	2		8.7	19.6	14.8	14.4		11.5	12.0	13.4	12.3		6.3	$21,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Janitell Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Janitell Junior High School?

Students at Janitell Junior High School are 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Is Janitell Junior High School a good school?

Janitell Junior High School ranks 250^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Janitell Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Janitell Junior High School usually go on to attend Mesa Ridge High School

How many students attend Janitell Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Janitell Junior High School.

What district is Janitell Junior High School in?

School District No. 3

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