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Fort Collins, CO
Public School Ratings




Fort Collins Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Poudre School District R 1 School District details

Poudre School District R 1 School District
2407 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521

29,995 Students enrolled in District

53 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Poudre School District R 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.4% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
40%
58%
46%
47%
34%
52%
40%
58%
46%
47%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bacon Elementary School
5844 South Timberline Road
Fort Collins, CO, 80528
PK-05
Bamford Elementary School
6055 Travers Stakes Street
Loveland, CO, 80538
PK-05
Bauder Elementary School
2345 West Prospect Road
Fort Collins, CO, 80526
PK-05
Beattie Elementary School
3000 Meadowlark Avenue
Fort Collins, CO, 80526
PK-05
Bennett Elementary School
1125 Bennett Road
Fort Collins, CO, 80521
PK-05
Bethke Elementary School
5100 School House Drive
Timnath, CO, 80547
KG-05
Blevins Middle School
2101 South Taft Hill Road
Fort Collins, CO, 80526
06-08
Boltz Middle School
720 Boltz Drive
Fort Collins, CO, 80525
06-08
Cache La Poudre Elementary School
3511 W Cr 54 G
Laporte, CO, 80535
PK-05
Cache La Poudre Middle School
3515 W Cr 54 G
Laporte, CO, 80535
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.7% 53.6%
Black 1.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 20.6% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.4% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 25.7% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 6.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,833 $204,956,000 35.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $878 $26,342,000 4.5%
Staff $605 $18,138,000 3.1%
General Administration $181 $5,443,000 0.9%
School Administration $840 $25,185,000 4.3%
Operation $1,106 $33,166,000 5.7%
Transportation $292 $8,754,000 1.5%
Other $796 $23,870,000 4.1%
Total Support $4,697 $140,898,000 24.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,890 $236,675,000 40.6%
Total Expenditures $19,421 $582,529,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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