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Zach Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3715 Kechter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528 · (970) 488-5100 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
492
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Zach Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 40 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 →

K–5Zach Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts87%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

3715 Kechter Road, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 190
Grade 257
Grade 388
Grade 494
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
514’20
493’21
475’22
470’23
492’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 14%Asian 12%Two or more races 10%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Zach 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.