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Poudre Community Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

2540 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521 · (970) 490-3295 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
212
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Poudre Community Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 27.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2540 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 89
Grade 914
Grade 1024
Grade 1132
Grade 12133
Enrollment over time
293’20
274’21
268’22
251’23
212’24

Down 27.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 40%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Poudre Community Academy 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.