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Welte Education Center

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

330 Lyckman Dr, Fountain, CO 80817 · (719) 382-1550 · Part of Fountain School District 8

Fountain’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Colorado school districts

Students
84
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Welte Education Center

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47%

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

330 Lyckman Dr, Fountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 94
Grade 1025
Grade 1124
Grade 1231
Enrollment over time
111’20
115’21
106’22
103’23
84’24

Down 24.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 32%Black 13%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welte Education Center from Fountain families.

Other schools in Fountain School District 8

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; Fountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.