PSD Middle Schools

Growth, exploration, and belonging.

Middle school in PSD 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, PSD middle schools help every learner thrive.

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Blevins Middle

PSD’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: Family & Consumer Science, Sewing, Culinary Arts, Multimedia Production, Game Design, Design & Technology, Journalism/Newspaper, Woodcrafting, Theatre Tech, Construction & Manufacturing

Boltz Middle

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

PSD'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: Family & Consumer Science, Health Sciences, Teen Living, Culinary Arts, Fashion Design, Design & Technology, Theatre Tech, Computer Science

Cache la Poudre Middle

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: Design & Technology, Architecture & Building, Woodcrafting, Computer Science, Robotics

Kinard Core Knowledge Middle

PSD’s choice-only* Core Knowledge middle school

PSD'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: Design & Technology, Multimedia Production, Entrepreneurship, Game Design, Computer Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, International Foods

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

Lesher Middle

A model International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering transitional bilingual education and an Integrated Learning Supports center-based program.

Strong academic performance
No Place for Hate school
Co-teaching program
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Design & Technology x2, Computer Science x2, Entrepreneurship, Sewing, Outdoor Living

Lincoln Middle

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

Excellent choice for multilingual learners
PSD'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: Design & Technology x2, Multimedia Production, Digital Design, Coding, Outdoor Living, Computer Science

Preston Middle

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 (Robotics & Coding, Engineering & Design, Outdoor & Environmental Education, Business, Innovation & Leadership

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School (K-12)

PSD’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 PSD, 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: Design & Multimedia, Natural Resources Management (the only program of its kind in CO), Outdoor Recreation (the only program of its kind in CO), PSD Career Tech Center Pathways

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

PSD Global Academy (K-12)

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

PSD'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 PSD's Career Tech Center Pathways, Concurrent Enrollment classes, and Front Range Community College

Tinmath Middle-High

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
Middle School Career & Technical Education Pathways: Family & Consumer Sciences, Multimedia Production, Computer Science, Technical Theater, Culinary Arts, Design & Technology, Entrepreneurship, Coding, Digital Design
Center-based autism and integrated learning supports programs
High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: Architecture & Construction, Business & Marketing, Computer Science, Culinary & Hospitality, Design & Multimedia Arts, Education & Training, Engineering, Health Science, Interior & Fashion Design, Production & Managerial Arts, Welding & Manufacturing, PSD Career Tech Center Pathways

Webber Middle

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: Family & Consumer Sciences, 3D Modeling & Design, Teen Living, Intro to Culinary Arts, International Foods, Intro to Interior Design, Sew Creative, Design & Tech x2, Robotics Engineering 1, Wood Crafts, Coding, Game Design, Outdoor Living

Wellington Middle-High

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
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Agriculture, Architecture & Construction, Business & Marketing, Computer Science, Culinary & Hospitality, Design & Multimedia Arts, Education & Training, Interior & Fashion Design

PSD Middle Schools