Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000533
Irish Elementary School
515 IRISH DRIVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80521 · (970) 488-6900 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
260 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-19 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.1:1
% White
28%
was 31%
% Hispanic
68%
was 65%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Irish Elementary School
Irish Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, one of the schools within Poudre School District R-1. Current enrollment sits at 365 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within Poudre School District R-1, which oversees 52 schools and 29,381 students, Irish Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Irish Elementary School reports that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Larimer County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Irish Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Larimer County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Irish Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.9%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Larimer County put the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Irish Elementary School is one of 94 public schools in Larimer County (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students).
Nearest neighbor: Poudre Community Academy, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Irish Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Irish Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 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
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 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
Nearby schools
- Poudre Community Academy0.4 mi · 212
- Poudre High School0.5 mi · 1,409
- Lincoln Middle School0.9 mi · 552
- Putnam Elementary School1.1 mi · 258
- Polaris Expeditionary Learning School1.3 mi · 406
- Dunn Elementary School1.8 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Irish Elementary SchoolHow large is Irish Elementary School?
Irish Elementary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Irish Elementary School serve?
Irish Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irish Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irish Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Irish Elementary School?
At Irish Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Irish Elementary School in?
Irish Elementary School is part of Poudre School District R-1.
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