School Description: Fort Logan Northgate School Fort Logan Northgate is a public school in Sheridan School District No. 2, located in Denver, Colorado, serving students in grades 3 through 8. As of the 2024?2025 school year, the school enrolls approximately 350 students. The student population reflects the rich diversity of the community, with about 80% identifying as Hispanic, 14.6% as White, 2.8% as African American, 2% as Multiracial, and 1.8% as Asian. The school serves a high-needs populati…
on, with 95.2% of students classified as economically disadvantaged, including 86.4% eligible for free lunch and 8.8% for reduced-price lunch. Multilingual learners comprise approximately 45.7% of the student body, with the vast majority speaking Spanish as their home language. Fort Logan Northgate also supports a variety of specialized student needs, with 12.6% of students receiving services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 8.5% identified as Gifted and Talented (GT). Additionally, over 19% of students meet the criteria for services under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, indicating a significant population facing housing instability. Academically, Fort Logan Northgate continues to face challenges, with state assessment proficiency rates ranging from 4.6% to 24.2% in English Language Arts and from 4.3% to 9.3% in Math. Achievement gaps are present across multiple subgroups, including Hispanic students, as well as both male and female students. The school maintains a student-teacher ratio of approximately 9.2:1, with a total of 41 teachers, allowing for smaller class sizes and more individualized support. Fort Logan Northgate offers a dynamic range of extracurricular activities that encourage student growth, teamwork, and fun. Middle school students can participate in a variety of sports, including volleyball, flag football, girls' and boys' basketball, track, and soccer for both boys and girls. Beyond middle school athletics, all students can explore their interests through engaging clubs such as running/fitness, video game, dance, and book club. The work of Fort Logan Northgate is guided by the vision of Sheridan School District 2: Together in Learning, Together in Community. The district believes in empowering and preparing students to live fulfilling lives shaped by agency and choice. This vision is brought to life through intentional efforts to ensure all students are supported toward self-determination. At Fort Logan Northgate, students have access to high-quality education, educators with high expectations, classrooms where their identities are joyfully affirmed, and opportunities to develop durable skills in safe and supportive learning environments. The school prioritizes welcoming and valuing all families, ensuring they are informed about their students? progress and engaged as partners in the learning process. Teachers are equipped with the tools, resources, and professional development necessary to challenge and support every learner. The staff shares collective responsibility for the well-being of students, their families, and the broader community. Fort Logan Northgate remains committed to equity, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Through targeted academic interventions, social-emotional supports, and deep family engagement, the school strives to meet the needs of its diverse learners and uphold the district?s vision for educational excellence.
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School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.