Total enrollment
29,381
+10 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
52 schools in Poudre School District R-1
Colorado · 29,381 students · 6 cities
52 public K-12 schools sit under Poudre School District R-1 in Colorado, serving roughly 29,381 students (31 elementary, 8 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in Poudre School District R-1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
52
+2 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Poudre School District R-1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #10 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29,381 | #8 of 95 | #231 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 52 | #10 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #55 of 95 | #6,365 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.6% | #73 of 94 | #6,043 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #45 of 68 | #3,345 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Poudre School District R-1
State test results across the district's 44 scored schools run from Zach Elementary School at 84.4% proficient to Linton Elementary School at 27.8%, a gap of 56.6 points. That is the 11th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 48 district schools that reported both years went from 29,755 to 27,348 students (down 8%) and from 1,717 to 1,725 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Poudre School District R-1
Poudre School District R-1 runs 52 public schools across Colorado, collectively serveing roughly 29,381 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Poudre School District R-1 is made up of 31 elementary, 8 middle, 9 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Poudre School District R-1 is about 565, meaningfully above the Colorado average of roughly 456.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 29,371 students in SY 2020-21 versus 29,381 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 50 to 52 across the same 4-year window.
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