Secondary Placement:
Webber Middle School
Webber Middle School serves Fort Collins, Colorado students. It employs 43 full-time teachers for 730+ students from 6th to 8th grade. There is a 50% split demographic between male and female students. Of the student population, 22% are minority students. This is slightly lower than the state average for student diversity. The student-teacher ratio is at district averages which is 17:1. There is support for IS and ELL students throughout the school. There is also support for students with interests in academic and arts-related clubs, including Math & Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl, music, wellness and arts clubs, and WAVE, a NASA-inspired club. Webber's testing scores in math and literacy rank at 30%, which is a higher standing within the district.
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The art classroom at Riffenburgh is taught by Chelsea Ruiz, who utilizes project-based lessons, and gives significant student choice for media and techniques. She has taught at Webber for 3 years, and utilizes three art classrooms for classes such as pottery & sculpture, crafts, art appreciation, painting and drawing.