Best Public Schools in Fort Morgan, CO

Summary:

The city of Fort Morgan, Colorado is home to 8 schools serving students from early childhood through high school, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district face challenges, with overall low performance on standardized tests and a high percentage of students from low-income families. However, a few schools stand out as potential bright spots, including Columbine Elementary School and Baker Elementary School.

Columbine Elementary has the highest statewide ranking among the elementary schools, ranking in the top 2 stars out of 5 on SchoolDigger, and it also has relatively strong test scores, with 34% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math. Baker Elementary has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 0 stars to 2 stars out of 5 on SchoolDigger over the past few years, and it has the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 69.28%, indicating a high-need student population.

While the overall district performance, as part of the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan, is low, with most schools scoring in the 20-30% proficiency range for English Language Arts and Math, the data also highlights a small high school, Lincoln High School, that stands out for its very low student-teacher ratio of 8:1, which is significantly lower than the other schools in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	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
Columbine Elementary School	Public	1-5	815 West Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-7418	393	27	14.8	56.2%	130 (33.1%)	11 (2.8%)	239 (60.8%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	29.5	618^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.5%		22.8	699^th of 933 public elementary schools	25.1%	81		20.9	17.6	31.1				23.1	41.4	28.4	31.1				34.0	32.9		$11,298
Fort Morgan High School	Public	9-12	709 East Riverview Avenue	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-5648	905	53	16.9	54.8%	234 (25.9%)	38 (4.2%)	606 (67.0%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)								(n/a)	44.0																	$12,526
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	1-5	930 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-5460	296	20	14.7	69.6%	116 (39.2%)	9 (3.0%)	165 (55.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	12.8	836^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.8	722^nd of 933 public elementary schools	22.6%	114		21.0	15.4	20.0				18.3	24.2	17.9	10.0				18.3	10.0		$12,463
Sherman Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	300 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2998	461	24	19.1	52.1%	126 (27.3%)	37 (8.0%)	291 (63.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																		$10,872
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	230 Walnut Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2924	38	5	8.0	52.6%	18 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)	29.0																	$22,005
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	1-5	415 South Spruce Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2080	263	19	14.0	77.9%	42 (16.0%)	35 (13.3%)	174 (66.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13.2	833^rd of 943 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.9	756^th of 933 public elementary schools	19.0%	77		20.0	12.3	10.4				14.0	30.4	17.5	14.3				20.4	16.3		$14,983
Baker Elementary School	Public	1-5	300 Lake Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 370-6113	293	18	16.0	69.3%	74 (25.3%)	10 (3.4%)	205 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17.3	778^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.5%		27.6	633^rd of 933 public elementary schools	32.2%	145		16.7	26.2	13.0				19.0	21.7	33.8	9.4				22.5	13.2		$13,108
Fort Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Education Avenue	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-8253	772	48	16.0	63.6%	197 (25.5%)	27 (3.5%)	534 (69.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	17.3	393^rd of 485 public middle schools	19.0%		17.6	386^th of 480 public middle schools	19.6%	7					26.1	24.5	26.8	25.8				11.4	11.5	16.0	12.9		19.0	$10,858

Cities Near Fort Morgan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brush	8.1 mi	4
Weldona	10.68 mi	2	61^st
Wiggins	14.34 mi	4	126^th
New Raymer	24.87 mi	2	54^th
Merino	28.4 mi	2	73^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.