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B+

Lesher Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1400 Stover Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 · (970) 472-3800 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

Fort Collins’ School Grade A better than 89% of Colorado school districts

Students
766
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lesher Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Fort Collins kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Fort Collins kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lesher Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1400 Stover Street, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6246
Grade 7277
Grade 8243
Enrollment over time
799’20
778’21
723’22
769’23
766’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lesher Middle School from Fort Collins families.

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Fort Collins’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.