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Cache La Poudre Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3515 W Cr 54 G
Laporte, CO 80535
Phone
(970) 488-7400
District
Poudre School District R-1
County
LARIMER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
298
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.7% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Cache La Poudre Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
37%
58%
44%
43%
31%
51%
37%
58%
44%
43%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
39%
61%
47%
49%
31%
55%
39%
61%
47%
49%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
39%
49%
43%
47%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 108 36.2%
Grade 7 94 31.5%
Grade 8 96 32.2%
Total 298 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.8% 74.0% 52.8%
Black 0.0% 1.4% 4.9%
Hispanic 13.2% 21.2% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.9% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.9% 36.1% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 29.5% 31.8% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 4.3% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 222,954 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 121.4 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.0% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 90,900 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.9% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 57.5% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.8% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,239 $215,520,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $959 $28,553,000 5.4%
Staff $687 $20,452,000 3.9%
General Administration $180 $5,352,000 1.0%
School Administration $950 $28,289,000 5.4%
Operation $1,325 $39,434,000 7.5%
Transportation $393 $11,704,000 2.2%
Other $1,192 $35,489,000 6.7%
Total Support $5,686 $169,273,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,772 $142,085,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $17,697 $526,878,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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