Fountain-Fort Carson High School

900 Jimmy Camp Road, Fountain CO, 80817 | Fountain School District 8 | 719-382-1640
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1874
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 48% 22% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Fountain
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
34%Fountain
39%Colorado

Fountain-Fort Carson High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Fountain School District 8" in Fountain, CO. There are a total of 1,874 students and 109 teachers at Fountain-Fort Carson High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Fountain-Fort Carson High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 48.0%, which is 22% higher than the Colorado average.

Fountain-Fort Carson High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1874
Teachers109
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment362
Taking some courses314
Taking some courses (not tests)39
Passing some courses165
Passing no courses152

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fountain-Fort Carson High School, there are a total of 362 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 314 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All61%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School61%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fountain-Fort Carson High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 47.3% 49.4% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 14.4% 12.8% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 1.2% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.4% 24.7% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.1% 1.5% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.9% 9.4% 3.5% 3.1%

Fountain demographics profile

StatisticFountainColoradoNational
Population30,2405,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3565691
Median age30.336.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%56%55%
Speak English84%83%79%
Speak Spanish9%12%13%

Education level achieved in Fountain

IndexFountainColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade93.0%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school92.7%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college70.7%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.4%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.8%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters5.8%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.8%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Fountain-Fort Carson High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.