Summary:
The 81226 zip code area is home to two schools - Florence Junior/Senior High School and Fremont Elementary School, both part of the Fremont Re-2 school district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they face similar academic challenges, with test scores well below state averages and high rates of chronic absenteeism.
Florence Junior/Senior High School is the only high school in the area, serving grades 7-12 with an enrollment of 592 students. Fremont Elementary School is the sole elementary school, serving grades PK-6 with 475 students. Both schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The Fremont Re-2 school district as a whole is ranked in the bottom 20% of districts in Colorado and has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, contributing to the struggles seen at the individual school level.
Academically, the schools in the 81226 zip code are underperforming, with test scores well below state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7% of 11th graders at Florence Junior/Senior High School were proficient or better in SAT Math, compared to the state average of 32%. Fremont Elementary School's strongest performance was in 3rd grade English Language Arts, where 39.3% of students were proficient or better, still below the state average of 42%. The high chronic absenteeism rates at both schools, reaching 27.7%, suggest that attendance is an area that could benefit from targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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