PSD Global Academy
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 57% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 45.3% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 22.9 | 11.3:1 | 49% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 25.2 | 11.9:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 39% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 13.2 | 16.1:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 2 | 56.0:1 | 28% (31) |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (211 to 259); teachers up 74% (13.2 to 22.9).
About PSD Global Academy
PSD Global Academy sits in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers kindergarten through 12 and reported 259 students in 2024-25. On average, combined schools in Colorado enroll around 523, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Within Poudre School District R-1, PSD Global Academy is one of 52 schools. The district enrolls 29,381 students.
More than half of enrollment at PSD Global Academy is White: 71%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 11 points below the 82% share among Larimer County residents. The diversity index for PSD Global Academy is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, PSD Global Academy has a ratio of 11.3:1. The gap from the 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado is 3.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 49%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Larimer County, the school's rate is higher.
The school is in Larimer County, where median household income comes to about $93,765, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Larimer County's 94 public schools enroll about 47,159 students and include PSD Global Academy.
Lesher Middle School is about 0.2 miles from PSD Global Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around PSD Global Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, PSD Global Academy is City: Mid-size. PSD Global Academy is classified as a virtual school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 251 to 259, a 3% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
PSD Global Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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