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Shepardson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1501 Springwood Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 · (970) 488-4525 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Students
414
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Shepardson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above 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–5Shepardson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

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

1501 Springwood Drive, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 166
Grade 263
Grade 370
Grade 476
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
424’20
431’21
440’22
424’23
414’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1

The district →

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.