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Schools in Howard

Howard’s public schools

Fremont RE-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 36% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
155 students on the public path
In brief

Howard’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Howard’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 55%); Cotopaxi Elementary School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Howard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cotopaxi Elementary Schoolin CotopaxiC+
6–12Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High Schoolin CotopaxiB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fremont RE-3.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fremont RE-3Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 155 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$21,593CO $15,889 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 44.9% · 103 students tested
Math17%
State average 31.8% · 103 students tested

Howard vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Howard’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howard—Fremont RE-3

Every school in Howard

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Howardin other towns
Cotopaxi Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cotopaxi
C+
78 students10:1Rate it →
Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cotopaxi
B
77 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard’s schools

Are Howard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard. Fremont RE-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howard in?

Fremont RE-3.

Where do Howard kids go to high school?

Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Howard families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.