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Poudre School District R-1 Schools
Poudre School District R-1 is a public school district in Colorado, based in Larimer County (Fort Collins). SchoolGrade grades 51 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Poudre School District R-1 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Poudre School District R-1
50 of 51 schools in Poudre School District R-1 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 26C: 8D: 6F: 2
Best schools in Poudre School District R-1
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Zach Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Liberty Common Charter School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Traut Core Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Werner Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Ridgeview Classical Schools (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Fossil Ridge High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Bethke Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Bacon Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Bennett Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Poudre School District R-1
High schools (5)
- D- Centennial High School, Fort Collins
- B+ Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins
- A- Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Collins
- B- Poudre High School, Fort Collins
- B+ Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- C Blevins Middle School, Fort Collins
- C Boltz Middle School, Fort Collins
- C+ Cache La Poudre Middle School, Laporte
- A Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School, Fort Collins
- B- Lesher Middle School, Fort Collins
- D Lincoln Middle School, Fort Collins
- B+ Preston Middle School, Fort Collins
- B Webber Middle School, Fort Collins
- D Wellington Middle High School, Wellington
Elementary and primary schools (28)
- B+ Bacon Elementary School, Fort Collins
- Bamford Elementary School, Loveland
- C+ Bauder Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B- Beattie Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B+ Bennett Elementary School, Fort Collins
- A- Bethke Elementary School, Timnath
- C+ Cache La Poudre Elementary School, Laporte
- B+ Dunn Elementary School, Fort Collins
- C Eyestone Elementary School, Wellington
- C- Harris Bilingual Elementary School, Fort Collins
- D+ Irish Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Johnson Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Kruse Elementary School, Fort Collins
- D Laurel Elementary School, Fort Collins
- D Linton Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Lopez Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B+ Mcgraw Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Odea Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Olander Elementary School, Fort Collins
- F Putnam Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B+ Rice Elementary School, Wellington
- B Riffenburgh Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Shepardson Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B+ Tavelli Elementary School, Fort Collins
- B Timnath Elementary School, Timnath
- A Traut Core Elementary School, Fort Collins
- A Werner Elementary School, Fort Collins
- A+ Zach Elementary School, Fort Collins
Other schools and academies (9)
- C Compass Community Collaborative School, Fort Collins
- B- Fort Collins Montessori School, Fort Collins
- A+ Liberty Common Charter School, Fort Collins
- B- Mountain Sage Community School, Fort Collins
- B+ Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, Fort Collins
- F Poudre Community Academy, Fort Collins
- B+ Psd Global Academy, Fort Collins
- B Psd Mountain Schools, Red Feather Lakes
- A Ridgeview Classical Schools, Fort Collins
Where Poudre School District R-1 schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Fort Collins (42)
- Wellington (3)
- Laporte (2)
- Timnath (2)
- Loveland (1)
- Red Feather Lakes (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Larimer County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 29,772 students with 1,886 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,316 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0803990
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Estes Park School District R-3 (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Thompson School District R-2J (34 schools, 30 mi)
- Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 (12 schools, 37 mi)
- Weld County School District No. Re-9 (3 schools, 37 mi)
- Weld County School District No. Re-5J (7 schools, 43 mi)
- St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J (54 schools, 45 mi)
- GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta (33 schools, 48 mi)
- Weld County School District No. Re-2 (5 schools, 49 mi)
Questions about Poudre School District R-1
How many schools are in Poudre School District R-1?
SchoolGrade grades 51 public schools in Poudre School District R-1, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Poudre School District R-1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fort Collins, Wellington, Laporte, Timnath, Loveland and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Poudre School District R-1?
Across the 50 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.9%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Poudre School District R-1?
29,772 students were enrolled in Poudre School District R-1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Poudre School District R-1?
Poudre School District R-1 is in Colorado, based in Larimer County, with its district office in Fort Collins. Its boundary covers about 1,837 sq mi.