±«Óãtv Middle Schools

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Growth, exploration, and belonging.

Middle school in ±«Óãtv is a time to explore new interests, strengthen academic skills, and build community. Students can dive into STEM labs, world languages, music, and athletics while developing the confidence and character they¡¯ll carry into high school. With supportive teachers and a focus on belonging, ±«Óãtv middle schools help every learner thrive.


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±«Óãtv Middle Schools

Blevins Middle

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±«Óãtv¡¯s Project-Based Learning middle school, featuring a free, in-house after school program

  • Project-Based Learning: interest-based classes that are grounded in hands-on learning and collaboration
  • Smaller-school environment
  • Strong social-emotional support
  • Affective needs center-based program
  • Career & Technical Education Pathways: , , , , , , , , ,

Boltz Middle

BOLTZ

South Fort Collins's inclusive, holistic neighborhood middle school with dual-language immersion programming and strong supports for diverse learners

  • ±«Óãtv's only Dual Language Program, offering core classes in Spanish to develop bilingualism, biliteracy, and cultural competency
  • Cross-curricular literacy focus
  • Monthly restorative circles for all students, facilitated with in-house curriculum
  • Staff engaged in Professional Learning Community journey toward collective efficacy
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , , , , ,

Cache la Poudre Middle

Cache la Poudre middle school exterior

 

A small and close-knit International Baccalaureate (IB) World School at the base of the Poudre Canyon

  • Strong academic growth and performance 
  • Supportive, small school community 
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , ,

Kinard Core Knowledge Middle

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±«Óãtv¡¯s choice-only* Core Knowledge middle school 

  • ±«Óãtv's only National Blue Ribbon middle school, with an additional US Department of Education Green Ribbon Award and Professional Learning Community at Work Model School designation
  • Center-based Integrated Learning Supports program 
  • Award-winning music program, including a Best Community for Music Education distinction
  • Core Knowledge requires all students to learn visual arts and music in addition to core subjects
  • Robust leadership programming including Kinard CARES and Global Leadership
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , , , ,

    *Choice-only schools are not charter schools ¨C they are ±«Óãtv public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

Lesher Middle

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A model International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering transitional bilingual education

  • Robust music and athletic programming

  • Environmental leadership

  • Integrated Learning Supports center-based program

  • Recognized with state and national honors for student achievement and innovation

  • WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) program fosters positive, inclusive community

  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , ,

Lincoln Middle

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Northwest Fort Collins¡¯s International Baccalaureate (IB) World middle school with a trauma-informed and service learning focus

  • Excellent choice for multilingual learners
  • ±«Óãtv's only middle school AVID program
  • Impact learning: an educational approach where students apply their knowledge and skills to address real-world problems and make meaningful contributions to society, fostering practical experience and tangible outcomes
  • Center-based integrated learning supports program
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , , ,

Preston Middle

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Southeast Fort Collins¡¯s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-focused middle school, offering accelerated course offerings and local and international travel opportunities

  • Strong academic performance (National School to Watch three times, including in 2025)
  • Pre-AP course offerings
  • Co-teaching model
  • Center-based affective needs program
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Diverse electives (, , ,

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School (K-12)

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±«Óãtv¡¯s innovative, choice-only* expeditionary learning school, featuring a small and close-knit student body, weeklong intensives, adventure trips, and fieldwork experiences 

  • A welcoming, game-changing option for students who feel like they don¡¯t fit in and students struggling in traditional school environments
  • Experiential, inquiry-based learning including portfolio development, presentations of learning, and standards-based grading throughout k-12
  • Equity focus and restorative justice approach to behavior management throughout k-12
  • Smallest middle school in ±«Óãtv, leaving no room for students to be overlooked
  • Unique rites of passage, mixed-age learning and mentoring, and crew model for belonging and community-building
  • Collaboration with Poudre Community Academy for sports
  • Concurrent enrollment courses offered for earning college credit
  • All seniors graduate with work-based learning project portfolios and capstone completions
  • High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: , (the only program of its kind in CO), (the only program of its kind in CO),

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools ¨C they are ±«Óãtv public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

    ±«Óãtv Global Academy (K-12)

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    A K-12 hybrid learning program welcoming diverse learners ¡ª from advanced students to those seeking an alternative to traditional schooling

    • ±«Óãtv's only hybrid learning program
    • Small-school environment, small class sizes, supportive environment
    • Extensive family involvement opportunities
    • On-campus learning 2 days per week; at-home, asynchronous learning 3 days per week
    • Teachers provide and grade at-home assignments
    • Parents (Learning Coaches) provide guidance and review assignments completed at home
    • K-8 students attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays
    • 9-12 students attend on Mondays and Wednesdays
    • Engagement opportunities including Friday Fun Club, Learning Coach Wellness Walks, Student Ambassadors, Pioneer Way support for 9th graders, Learning Coach Coffees, Learning Labs for extra in-person support, National Honor Society, Garden Club, e-sports, enrichment clubs
    • High school students can participate in ±«Óãtv's, Concurrent Enrollment classes, and Front Range Community College

     

    *Choice-only schools are not charter schools ¨C they are ±«Óãtv public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

     

       

         

          Timnath Middle-High

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          A middle-high model that eases transitions and strengthens community, a state-of-the-art new building, and a thriving ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan) structure.

          • Professional Learning Community guided by the Four Essential Questions model to inform instruction
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          • Center-based autism and integrated learning supports programs
          • High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: , , , , , , , , , , ,

           

          Webber Middle

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          Southwest Fort Collins¡¯s rigorous neighborhood middle school, emphasizing whole?child development via strong core academics, diverse electives, and a culture built around the ¡°6?Ps.¡± 

          • Award-winning music and athletics program
          • Inclusive integrated courses in PE, Art, Culinary Arts, and Peer Mentorship
          • Advisory program connecting each student with a trusted adult
          • Deep classroom partnerships that extend learning beyond the classroom
          • Experienced veteran staff with an average tenure of 10+ years
          • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

           

          Wellington Middle-High

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          A small-town, close-knit, smaller high school environment with a renowned agricultural program and community service opportunities

          • Strong arts and athletics programs
          • Strong family and consumer sciences
          • State-of-the-art facilities including for art, technology, woodwork, metalwork, commercial FACs kitchen, ensuring a hands-on learning experience that nurtures creativity and technical skills
          • Center-based autism and integrated learning supports programs
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