Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins

Grades 6–12 Public charter District: State Charter School Institute

4424 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Map

Math (met standard)
35%
±0 state 35% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
47%
+4 state 44% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
43%
+8 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
33%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
5%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
971
2024-25
Students per teacher
24.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 33% state 33% · 2025-26 52% state 42% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 35% state 33% · 2025-26 48% state 47% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 36% state 38% · 2025-26 43% state 42% · 2025-26 43% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 9 51% state 41% · 2025-26 83% state 66% · 2025-26 —
Grade 10 57% state 39% · 2025-26 86% state 65% · 2025-26 —
Grade 11 46% state 32% · 2025-26 82% state 60% · 2025-26 47% state 25% · 2025-26
All grades 35% state 35% · 2025-26 47% state 44% · 2025-26 43% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 35% state 35% 47% state 44% 43% state 35%
2024-25 34% state 32% 50% state 46% 37% state 36%
2023-24 31% state 30% 41% state 44% 34% state 32%
2022-23 34% state 29% 41% state 44% 50% state 31%
2021-22 26% state 28% 51% state 43% —
2018-19 37% state 33% 53% state 46% —
2017-18 38% state 29% 48% state 45% —
2016-17 28% state 26% 59% state 43% —
2015-16 21% state 26% 45% state 40% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado high schools where 4–14% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 9%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
76%
state 86% · 2024-25

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 5% of students (53) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 13% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Fort Collins High School
Grades 9–12 · Poudre School District R-1
1.1 mi
51%
+14 vs state
80%
+17 vs state
— Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 65% in 2025-26 37% 1,836 White 66%
Preston Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Poudre School District R-1
1.1 mi
47%
+13 vs state
56%
+13 vs state
38%
+2 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2025-26 30% 568 White 74%
Boltz Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Poudre School District R-1
1.5 mi
40%
+6 vs state
51%
+7 vs state
31%
−4 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 33% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 49% 551 White 60%
Fossil Ridge High School
Grades 9–12 · Poudre School District R-1
1.7 mi
65%
+27 vs state
89%
+25 vs state
— Average of math, English and science: 78% in 2022-23 → 77% in 2025-26 16% 1,846 White 76%
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado
Grades K–12 Charter · State Charter School Institute
1.9 mi
52%
+14 vs state
39%
−6 vs state
39%
+3 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 43% in 2025-26 — 621 White 85%
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Poudre School District R-1
1.9 mi
79%
+45 vs state
78%
+35 vs state
73%
+38 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 72% in 2022-23 → 77% in 2025-26 12% 762 White 75%
Ridgeview Classical Schools
Grades K–12 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
2.6 mi
58%
+21 vs state
58%
+13 vs state
42%
+6 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 52% in 2025-26 — 721 White 83%
Liberty Common Charter School
Grades K–12 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
2.7 mi
68%
+31 vs state
71%
+27 vs state
52%
+16 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 — 1,516 White 81%
Fort Collins Montessori School
Grades PK–6 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
2.8 mi
44%
+3 vs state
64%
+16 vs state
50%
+14 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 54% in 2025-26 — 278 White 84%
Mountain Sage Community School
Grades K–8 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
2.9 mi
37%
−2 vs state
54%
+9 vs state
51%
+16 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 48% in 2025-26 26% 265 White 82%