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Preston Middle School

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

TractSignal score
61/100
supportive local context · high confidence
Enrollment
612
Enrollment has increased 12% over the available history.
FRL Share
28.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
747.6
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Preston Middle School

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Academic Quality

70

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

51

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

42

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

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

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 65 · Colorado 50
61 65
2 Academic average
Peer 747.1 · Colorado 735.5
747.6 747.1
3 ELA
Peer 753.6 · Colorado 741.7
753.6 753.6
4 Math
Peer 746.2 · Colorado 731.5
748.9 746.2
5 Science
Peer 741.7 · Colorado 733.2
740.3 741.7
6 Enrollment
Peer 624 · Colorado 469
612 624
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Fort Collins 2.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
2.6 / 1k 2.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Fort Collins $2,002 · Colorado $1,977
$2,176 $2,002
3 Home price
Fort Collins $568,988 · Colorado $556,199
$648,739 $568,988
4 Poverty rate
Fort Collins 12.1% · Colorado 10.1%
10.8% 12.1%
5 Median income
Fort Collins $98,825 · Colorado $101,131
$102,047 $98,825
6 Renter share
Fort Collins 39.2% · Colorado 32.6%
33.8% 39.2%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Preston Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 747.6, with ELA at 753.6, Math at 748.9, and Science at 740.3. Against Fort Collins middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 70/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 12% over the available history. ELA has moved down 4.4 points over the available history. Math has moved up 0.8 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 51/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Preston Middle School currently serves about 612 students. FRL share sits near 28.3%, 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 001607 carries violent crime around 2.6 / 1k, market rent near $2,176, median income near $102,047, and home-price context near $648,739. 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 80528 where rent context currently sits near $2,176 and home-price context near $648,739. Nearby violent crime has moved down 13% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Preston Middle School currently reads as supportive local context. The total TractSignal school score is 61/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.