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Irish Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

515 Irish Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80521 · (970) 488-6900 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

Fort Collins’ School Grade A better than 89% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Irish Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fort Collins kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Collins kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Irish Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

515 Irish Drive, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten40
Grade 154
Grade 241
Grade 356
Grade 458
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
343’20
379’21
341’22
355’23
365’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%White 28%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Irish Elementary School from Fort Collins families.

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1

The district →
Eyestone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellington
B
619 students14:1
Tavelli Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Collins
A
519 students17:1
Traut Core Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Collins
A+
484 students18:1
Timnath Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Timnath
B+
455 students15:1
Bauder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Collins
B
423 students12:1
Shepardson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Collins
A−
414 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Fort Collins’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.