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Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

1905 ORCHARD PLACE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80521 · (970) 488-8260 · Larimer County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
406
Combined
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 523
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
109 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten184%
Grade 1205%
Grade 2205%
Grade 3205%
Grade 4195%
Grade 5205%
Grade 64611%
Grade 74712%
Grade 84511%
Grade 9277%
Grade 104110%
Grade 11369%
Grade 124712%

This year's kindergarten class (18) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).

Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
35086%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
256%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
256%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
20651%
Female
19949%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
59.9%
own-school result
Math
35.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.9%35.4%
2023-2459.4%40.6%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Polaris Expeditionary Learning School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Colorado
Enrollment
ranked largest first
406#6 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#3 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
24.6%#11 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.8%#20 of 21
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.2%#6 of 7
Ranked against other public K-12 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
406
+42 (+12%) vs 2020
+75% since 2010-11, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540626.615.3:127% (109)
2023-2439027.414.3:125% (97)
2022-2338626.414.6:115% (58)
2020-213642514.6:113% (49)
2017-1841125.416.2:128% (116)
2015-163862515.4:136% (139)
2010-112321317.9:126% (61)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Polaris Expeditionary Learning School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (411 to 406); teachers up 5% (25.4 to 26.6).

About Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School is the name of a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in FORT COLLINS, Colorado. Its enrollment is 406 students, spread over kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 523.

Poudre School District R-1 counts 52 schools and 29,381 students, including Polaris Expeditionary Learning School.

Roughly 86% of students at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School are White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Larimer County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Colorado is 14.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 27% at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School.

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 roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 94 public schools and about 47,159 students.

Poudre High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 42 students, from 364 to 406.

On allk12, people connected to Polaris Expeditionary Learning School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Larimer County at a glance

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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
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
District
Poudre School District R-1
Address
1905 ORCHARD PLACE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80521
Phone
(970) 488-8260
County
Larimer County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
406
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (27%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
080399006334
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
Other schools in FORT COLLINS
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Frequently asked questions

About Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
How large is Polaris Expeditionary Learning School?
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Polaris Expeditionary Learning School serve?
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School is approximately 15.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School?
Student demographics at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Polaris Expeditionary Learning School public or private?
Polaris Expeditionary Learning 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.
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