Lesher Middle School

Regular School · FORT COLLINS, CO

Lesher Middle School is a regular school school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 766 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

766

Teachers (FTE)

41.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	558	73%
Hispanic/Latino	143	19%
Two or more races	41	5%
Asian	15	2%
Black or African American	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	766	404M / 362F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% +3.8pp	32.2%	441
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +0.8pp	55.2%	201
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	166

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.45 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

167 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

182

23.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	766	100%

Contact & Location

1400 STOVER STREET

FORT COLLINS, CO 80524

Phone: (970)472-3800

District

Poudre School District R-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,736

District enrollment: 29,977

Other Schools in District

Bacon Elementary School Elementary
Bamford Elementary School Elementary
Bauder Elementary School Elementary
Beattie Elementary School Elementary
Bennett Elementary School Elementary
Bethke Elementary School Elementary
Cache La Poudre Elementary School Elementary
Dunn Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80524) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080399001408

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD