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What's one thing Fossil Ridge High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,846
High
DISTRICT 1,141 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399001848
Fossil Ridge High School
5400 ZIEGLER ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO 80528 · (970) 488-6260 · Larimer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,846 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
303 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 436 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 556 | 30% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Fossil Ridge High School
Fossil Ridge High School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Ridge High School this school | 1,846 | 16.4% | 64.0% |
| Mountain Vista High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 2,169 | 12.7% | 48.0% |
| Monarch High School LOUISVILLE | 1,431 | 16.2% | 54.4% |
| Erie High School ERIE | 1,727 | 13.1% | 31.2% |
| Pine Creek High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,875 | 15.3% | 45.9% |
| Chaparral High School PARKER | 2,007 | 21.5% | 44.5% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Fossil Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #6 of 231 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,846 | #28 of 409 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #158 of 250 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #177 of 250 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #302 of 320 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #100 of 139 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,846
-329 (-15%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,917
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,846 | 95.9 | 19.3:1 | 16% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 1,968 | 101.6 | 19.4:1 | 16% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 2,053 | 100.8 | 20.4:1 | 9% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 2,175 | 107 | 20.3:1 | 6% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 2,003 | 101.6 | 19.7:1 | 9% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 1,979 | 102 | 19.4:1 | 10% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 1,917 | 92 | 20.8:1 | 10% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fossil Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,003 to 1,846); teachers down 6% (101.6 to 95.9).
About Fossil Ridge High School
Fossil Ridge High School is a large high school with its address in FORT COLLINS, Colorado. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,846 students. The school is 194% larger than the average for high schools in Colorado.
Poudre School District R-1 has a total of 52 schools and 29,381 students, Fossil Ridge High School among them.
The student body at Fossil Ridge High School is 76% White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The school has 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. Federal data show 16% of students (303) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Larimer County is 35%.
Test results at Fossil Ridge High School are 7.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.0% actual, 56.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Larimer County, median household income comes to about $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 94, with about 47,159 students.
Fossil Ridge High School's nearest public school is Preston Middle School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fossil Ridge High School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Fossil Ridge High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 329 students, from 2,175 to 1,846. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 19.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Wellington Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
- Lesher Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
Other Fossil Ridge High schools
One other US public school is named Fossil Ridge High. Fossil Ridge High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolKELLER, TX · 2,140 students
Nearby schools
- Preston Middle School0.6 mi · 568
- Zach Elementary School0.6 mi · 492
- Traut Core Elementary School0.8 mi · 484
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School0.8 mi · 762
- Bacon Elementary School1.4 mi · 397
- Linton Elementary School1.5 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Fossil Ridge High SchoolHow many students attend Fossil Ridge High School?
Fossil Ridge High School enrolls approximately 1,846 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fossil Ridge High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fossil Ridge High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fossil Ridge High School have?
Fossil Ridge High School employs 96 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
How diverse is Fossil Ridge High School?
Fossil Ridge High School reports a student body of 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fossil Ridge High School public or private?
Fossil Ridge High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poudre School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.