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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Fort Collins, Colorado

35 public schools in Fort Collins, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Zach Elementary School leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 59.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Fort Collins, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.0%

BEST IN READING · FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Zach Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	492	87.8%	no change
2	Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	762	82.8%	▲ 1
3	Traut Core Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	484	78.7%	▼ 1
4	Shepardson Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	414	73.7%	▲ 7
5	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Thompson School District R-2J	Elementary	242	69.2%	▲ 10
6	McGraw Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	349	69.1%	no change
7	Kruse Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	406	68.1%	▲ 2
8	Compass Community Collaborative School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	High	179	68.1%	▼ 4
9	Fort Collins Montessori School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	278	67.8%	▼ 2
10	Dunn Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	392	67.4%	▼ 5
11	Riffenburgh Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	443	66.9%	▲ 1
12	Tavelli Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	519	65.7%	▼ 2
13	O'Dea Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	398	65.2%	▲ 1
14	Lesher Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	766	64.4%	▲ 3
15	Werner Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	374	64.1%	▼ 7
16	Johnson Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	348	63.5%	▲ 2
17	Webber Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	728	59.1%	▲ 3
18	Bacon Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	397	59.0%	▼ 2
19	Mountain Sage Community School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	265	57.1%	▲ 2
20	Preston Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	568	56.6%	▼ 7
21	Axis International Academy	FORT COLLINS, CO	State Charter School Institute	Elementary	288	55.4%	▲ 1
22	Olander Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	310	54.4%	▲ 3
23	Beattie Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	302	53.7%	no change
24	Bennett Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	362	51.7%	no change
25	Lopez Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	361	51.3%	▼ 6
26	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	FORT COLLINS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	971	50.3%	▲ 4
27	Bauder Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	423	49.2%	no change
28	Laurel Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	412	48.5%	▲ 5
29	Boltz Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	551	47.4%	no change
30	Harris Bilingual Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	311	46.3%	▼ 4
31	Blevins Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	363	42.8%	no change
32	Lincoln Middle School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Middle	552	41.3%	no change
33	Putnam Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	258	41.2%	▼ 5
34	Irish Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	365	36.9%	no change
35	Linton Elementary School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	307	26.4%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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