Summary:
The city of Laporte, Colorado is home to two schools: Cache La Poudre Middle School and Cache La Poudre Elementary School, both part of the Poudre School District R-1. The middle school consistently outperforms the elementary school, ranking among the top 25% of Colorado middle schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cache La Poudre Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math exceeding the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate of 60.8% in 2022-2023 is particularly impressive, far surpassing the district's 46.6% and the state's 31.3%. In contrast, while Cache La Poudre Elementary School performs reasonably well, with proficiency rates in the 40-50% range for English Language Arts, it lags behind the middle school and the district/state averages.
The demographic differences between the two schools may contribute to the performance gap. Cache La Poudre Middle School has a higher percentage of White students (84.88%) compared to the elementary school (78.52%), while the elementary school has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (19.46%) compared to the middle school (10.49%). Additionally, the elementary school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 32.21% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 27.47% at the middle school.
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