📍 515 N. Sante Fe, Fountain, El Paso County, 80817
Fountain Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fountain, El Paso County. The school has 1,046 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Fountain Middle School enrolls 1,046 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 461 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 332 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 117 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 18 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 1,046 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fountain Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Fountain Middle School is one of 13 schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, based in FOUNTAIN, Colorado. The district serves 7,955 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,046 students, Fountain Middle School is larger than the district average of about 612 students per school.
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