Schools in Trail Side · Fort Morgan School District RE-3
Trail Side’s public schools score below 84% of Colorado districts
The public schools Trail Side’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 21 pts vs CO 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 19 pts vs CO 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 4 pts vs CO 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 15% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Trail Side compares
D Test scoresC− Graduation
Colorado school districts we grade (161)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 932 tested students and a graduating class of 250; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Colorado’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Colorado only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Trail Side.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Trail Side’s district. Which one depends on your address: Columbine Elementary School, Baker Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School and Pioneer Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Trail Side’s district. Which one depends on your address: Columbine Elementary School, Baker Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School and Pioneer Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Trail Side’s district. Which one depends on your address: Columbine Elementary School, Baker Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School and Pioneer Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Trail Side’s district. Which one depends on your address: Columbine Elementary School, Baker Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School and Pioneer Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Trail Side’s district. Which one depends on your address: Columbine Elementary School, Baker Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School and Pioneer Elementary School.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.