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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000544
Riffenburgh Elementary School
1320 EAST STUART STREET, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525 · (970) 488-7935 · Larimer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
153 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
46%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 54.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Riffenburgh Elementary School
Riffenburgh Elementary School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riffenburgh Elementary School this school | 443 | 34.5% | 57.9% |
| High Plains School LOVELAND | 495 | 34.1% | 47.6% |
| McGraw Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 349 | 34.4% | 68.6% |
| Rice Elementary School WELLINGTON | 401 | 31.7% | 44.5% |
| Legacy Elementary School FREDERICK | 430 | 37.7% | 39.9% |
| Hackberry Hill Elementary School ARVADA | 430 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Riffenburgh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #176 of 931 | #15 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #185 of 940 ▼ 2 | #15 of 53 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #120 of 946 ▲ 32 | #10 of 53 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #340 of 1,056 | #12 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #328 of 896 | #25 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #555 of 896 | #29 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #649 of 983 | #29 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #317 of 664 | #24 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
443
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 443 | 30.1 | 14.7:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 28.6 | 15.8:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 27.8 | 17.2:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 28.6 | 18.9:1 | 31% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riffenburgh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (542 to 443); teachers up 5% (28.6 to 30.1).
About Riffenburgh Elementary School
Riffenburgh Elementary School is an elementary school located in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, in Larimer County. Total enrollment is 443 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Poudre School District R-1 is responsible for 52 schools, Riffenburgh Elementary School included, with 29,381 students in all.
More than half of the students at Riffenburgh Elementary School are White (71%). Next come 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 82% White among all Larimer County residents. The diversity index for Riffenburgh Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Riffenburgh Elementary School has 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. The school has 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Larimer County average a similar 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Riffenburgh Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Riffenburgh Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.9%) and its predicted rate (45.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
For Larimer County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,765 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 94 public schools in the county, enrolling about 47,159, Riffenburgh Elementary School among them.
Ridgeview Classical Schools is about 0.3 miles from Riffenburgh Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Riffenburgh Elementary School is 1st among 5 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment figures show a drop of 38 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Riffenburgh Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Ridgeview Classical Schools0.3 mi · 721
- PSD Global Academy0.8 mi · 259
- Lesher Middle School0.8 mi · 766
- Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado0.9 mi · 621
- Mountain Sage Community School1.0 mi · 265
- Laurel Elementary School1.0 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Riffenburgh Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riffenburgh Elementary School?
Riffenburgh Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Riffenburgh Elementary School serve?
Riffenburgh Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riffenburgh Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riffenburgh Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riffenburgh Elementary School?
At Riffenburgh Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riffenburgh Elementary School in?
Riffenburgh Elementary School is part of Poudre School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.