The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540006406

Coyote Ridge Elementary School

7115 AVONDALE ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525 · (970) 679-9400 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
66 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K135%
Kindergarten4619%
Grade 13113%
Grade 23715%
Grade 33414%
Grade 43414%
Grade 54719%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
18275%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
3213%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
2410%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12752%
Female
11548%

Discussions

+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Coyote Ridge Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSION

Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
69.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.2%61.7%
2023-2463.1%56.2%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Coyote Ridge Elementary School

Coyote Ridge Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coyote Ridge Elementary School this school24227.3%61.0%
Frisco Elementary School
FRISCO
21527.0%45.9%
Kohl Elementary School
BROOMFIELD
27326.7%59.0%
Hayden Valley Elementary School
HAYDEN
23224.1%24.1%
Steele Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
27325.6%63.6%
West Jefferson Elementary School
CONIFER
25222.6%56.8%
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Coyote Ridge Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Larimer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#149 of 931#13 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.7%#126 of 940
▲ 40
#11 of 53
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.2%#96 of 946
▲ 70
#5 of 53
▲ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
242#850 of 1,056#45 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#240 of 896#18 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.7%#663 of 896#36 of 49
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.3%#739 of 983#39 of 52
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.9%#71 of 664#2 of 41
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
242
-54 (-18%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524217.214.1:127% (66)
2023-2426417.115.4:133% (86)
2022-2326416.316.3:120% (52)
2020-212962114.1:119% (57)
2017-1836620.917.6:116% (60)
2015-163392016.9:117% (59)
2010-113472116.5:113% (45)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coyote Ridge Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (366 to 242); teachers down 18% (20.9 to 17.2).

About Coyote Ridge Elementary School

Families in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, are served by Coyote Ridge Elementary School, a small elementary school. School enrollment was 242 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.

Thompson School District R-2J is made up of 32 schools with 14,580 students in all.

By race and ethnicity, Coyote Ridge Elementary School is 75% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Coyote Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.

Coyote Ridge Elementary School's 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%.

Coyote Ridge Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

In Colorado, Coyote Ridge Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.0% actual against a predicted 50.2%.

In Larimer County (population about 367,368), median household income is about $93,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Coyote Ridge Elementary School is one of 94 public schools in Larimer County, which together enroll about 47,159 students.

The shortest distance from Coyote Ridge Elementary School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Cottonwood Plains Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Coyote Ridge Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Under the NCES locale system, Coyote Ridge Elementary School is City: Mid-size.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 296 to 242.

Community posts for Coyote Ridge Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Larimer County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students

Quick facts

School name
Coyote Ridge Elementary School
District
Thompson School District R-2J
Address
7115 AVONDALE ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525
Phone
(970) 679-9400
County
Larimer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
242
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
66 (27%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
080540006406
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
Other Coyote Ridge Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coyote Ridge Elementary. Coyote Ridge Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.

Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Coyote Ridge Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Coyote Ridge Elementary School?
Coyote Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coyote Ridge Elementary School serve?
Coyote Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Coyote Ridge Elementary School have?
Coyote Ridge Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coyote Ridge Elementary School?
At Coyote Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Coyote Ridge Elementary School?
Coyote Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Thompson School District R-2J in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post