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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