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Fossil Ridge High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5400 Ziegler Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528 · (970) 488-6260 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
1,846
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fossil Ridge High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Fossil Ridge High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts83%
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 ↗

5400 Ziegler Road, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9436
Grade 10419
Grade 11435
Grade 12556
Enrollment over time
2,175’20
2,263’21
2,053’22
1,968’23
1,846’24

Down 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 12%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Black 1%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 Fossil Ridge High 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.