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C+

Fremont RE-2

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Florence, Williamsburg, Rockvale and Coal Creek.

Florence’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Colorado school districts

Students
1,294
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,206
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$24.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fremont RE-2

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the CO average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24.6M, about $18,988 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Florence. Grade by grade →

PK–6Fremont Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Florence Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 31.8% · 690 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 44.9% · 691 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 82.7% · 86 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,206 per student · 17% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 49%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,368’20
1,425’21
1,390’22
1,376’23
1,294’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.