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Russell Middle School

Russell Middle School school profile in Colorado Springs, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
48/100
upward momentum with higher local pressure · high confidence
Enrollment
529
Enrollment has increased 4% over the available history.
FRL Share
62.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
733.5
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Russell Middle School

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Academic Quality

50

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

55

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

67

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

34

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Colorado Springs and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 51 · Colorado 50
48 51
2 Academic average
Peer 738.2 · Colorado 735.5
733.5 738.2
3 ELA
Peer 744.8 · Colorado 741.7
738.9 744.8
4 Math
Peer 734.2 · Colorado 731.5
730.7 734.2
5 Science
Peer 735.8 · Colorado 733.2
730.9 735.8
6 Enrollment
Peer 539 · Colorado 469
529 539
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Colorado Springs 8.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
13.8 / 1k 8.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Colorado Springs $1,691 · Colorado $1,977
$1,599 $1,691
3 Home price
Colorado Springs $444,513 · Colorado $556,199
$437,519 $444,513
4 Poverty rate
Colorado Springs 9.8% · Colorado 10.1%
6.4% 9.8%
5 Median income
Colorado Springs $91,186 · Colorado $101,131
$64,050 $91,186
6 Renter share
Colorado Springs 36.4% · Colorado 32.6%
50% 36.4%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Russell Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 733.5, with ELA at 738.9, Math at 730.7, and Science at 730.9. Against Colorado Springs middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 50/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 4% over the available history. ELA has moved down 3.2 points over the available history. Math has moved up 4.8 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 55/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Russell Middle School currently serves about 529 students. FRL share sits near 62.8%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 004901 carries violent crime around 13.8 / 1k, market rent near $1,599, median income near $64,050, and home-price context near $437,519. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80918 where rent context currently sits near $1,599 and home-price context near $437,519. Crime trend context is still thin around this school.

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The quick read

Russell Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with higher local pressure. The total TractSignal school score is 48/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.