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Fountain Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
515 N. Sante Fe
Fountain, CO 80817
Phone
(719) 382-1580
District
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1046
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.4% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Fountain Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
37%
27%
44%
13%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
37%
23%
45%
6%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
39%
25%
44%
12%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 346 33.1%
Grade 7 346 33.1%
Grade 8 354 33.8%
Total 1046 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.6% 51.7% 53.6%
Black 11.1% 11.2% 4.9%
Hispanic 35.7% 32.6% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.6% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.9% 2.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.8% 41.8% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 32.4% 28.1% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 13.7% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 37,594 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 255.5 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.5% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.4% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 14.6% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 5.5% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,869 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.4% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.9% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.4% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,430 $52,729,000 43.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $866 $7,106,000 5.8%
Staff $317 $2,598,000 2.1%
General Administration $120 $988,000 0.8%
School Administration $809 $6,638,000 5.4%
Operation $1,280 $10,500,000 8.6%
Transportation $536 $4,394,000 3.6%
Other $895 $7,337,000 6.0%
Total Support $4,824 $39,561,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,602 $29,536,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $14,855 $121,826,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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