Poudre High School

Grades 9–12 Public District: Poudre School District R-1

201 Impala Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80521 Map

Math (met standard)
51%
+14 state 37% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
78%
+14 state 63% · 2025-26
Low income
45%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
10%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
1,409
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.4
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 9 58% state 41% · 2025-26 81% state 66% · 2025-26 —
Grade 10 54% state 39% · 2025-26 81% state 65% · 2025-26 —
Grade 11 42% state 32% · 2025-26 72% state 60% · 2025-26 —
All grades 51% state 37% · 2025-26 78% state 63% · 2025-26 —
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 51% state 37% 78% state 63% —
2024-25 46% state 35% 78% state 63% —
2023-24 50% state 35% 76% state 62% —
2022-23 46% state 39% 66% state 62% —
2021-22 44% state 38% 70% state 63% —
2018-19 49% state 43% 68% state 63% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado high schools where 6–16% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 11%)

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
79%
state 86% · 2024-25

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

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 10% of students (154) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 8% 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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Poudre Community Academy
Grades 6–12 Alternative · Poudre School District R-1
0.3 mi —
29%
−29 vs state · 2023-24
— Not enough years of data 76% 212 Hispanic 49%
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
Grades K–12 Alternative · Poudre School District R-1
0.8 mi
42%
+7 vs state
61%
+17 vs state
51%
+15 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2025-26 27% 406 White 86%
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Poudre School District R-1
2.6 mi —
23%
−37 vs state
— 8% Average of math, English and science: 31% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 75% 118 White 52%
Compass Community Collaborative School
Grades 6–12 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
2.9 mi
63%
+28 vs state
76%
+33 vs state
48%
+13 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 70% in 2025-26 17% 179 White 80%
Rocky Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · Poudre School District R-1
2.9 mi
54%
+17 vs state
80%
+17 vs state
— Average of math, English and science: 68% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2025-26 34% 2,044 White 74%
PSD Global Academy
Grades K–12 · Poudre School District R-1
3.2 mi
41%
49%
55%
+19 vs state · 2024-25
4% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2025-26 49% 259 White 71%
Ridgeview Classical Schools
Grades K–12 Charter · Poudre School District R-1
3.7 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%
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado
Grades K–12 Charter · State Charter School Institute
4.2 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%