Summary:
Zip code 80728 in Fleming, Colorado is served by two public schools—Fleming Elementary School (grades PK–6, 131 students) and Fleming High School (grades 7–12, 90 students)—both part of School District No. Re-3 Frenchman, a small rural district ranked 39th out of 115 Colorado districts. There is no standalone middle school; the high school covers grades 7–12. Because enrollment is small, individual students can significantly impact year-to-year results.
Fleming High School is the clear standout, especially in math and college readiness. Its math proficiency is 60.7% versus 37.3% statewide, and 11th grade SAT Reading and Writing proficiency is 83% versus 62% statewide. The high school has historically ranked in the top 5–8% of Colorado high schools, recently slipping to the 83rd percentile. It also has a 0.0% dropout rate and 5.3% chronic absenteeism. Fleming Elementary School, by contrast, trails the state in overall ELA (27.9% vs. 44.7%) and math (26.2% vs. 37.3%), and its ranking has fallen from the 60th to the 51st percentile. Its 5th grade ELA score (56.3%) does exceed the state average, showing significant grade-level variability.
The most striking pattern is the elementary-secondary disconnect. The high school beats the elementary school by wide margins in math (60.7% vs. 26.2%) and ELA (50.0% vs. 27.9%), despite serving more economically disadvantaged students (31.1% vs. 20.6% free/reduced lunch). Both schools have remarkably low chronic absenteeism compared to the 28.4% state average. The high school's 85.7% graduation rate matches the state, and its zero dropout rate signals strong engagement. The key opportunity is adapting the high school's successful instructional strategies at the elementary level to create consistent excellence across the entire district.
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