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Lopez Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

637 Wabash Street, Fort Collins, CO 80526 · (970) 488-8800 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Students
361
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lopez Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • 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–5Lopez Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47%

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

637 Wabash Street, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten52
Grade 146
Grade 246
Grade 361
Grade 447
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
396’20
362’21
355’22
352’23
361’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lopez 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.