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Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

PublicOtherGrades K–12Alternative Education School

1905 Orchard Place, Fort Collins, CO 80521 · (970) 488-8260 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

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

Students
406
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
City
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
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).

1905 Orchard Place, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten18
Grade 120
Grade 220
Grade 320
Grade 419
Grade 520
Grade 646
Grade 747
Grade 845
Grade 927
Grade 1041
Grade 1136
Grade 1247
Enrollment over time
364’20
389’21
386’22
390’23
406’24

Up 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <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 Polaris Expeditionary Learning School from Fort Collins families.

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1

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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.