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Linton Elementary School

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Linton Elementary School ranks 702 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Linton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 307 students in grades PK-5. While the Poudre School District R-1, which Linton is a part of, is ranked 14 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating, Linton Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests.

Linton Elementary's academic performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 335 out of 938 Colorado elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 702 out of 950 in 2024-2025, earning it a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.4%) and Math (23.4%) are significantly lower than the district (60.4% and 52.2%) and state (44.8% and 35.9%) averages. Linton also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.1% to 34.2% in recent years, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, between 56% and 64.82%.

In comparison, nearby Timnath Elementary, Bacon Elementary, and Zach Elementary, all part of the Poudre School District R-1, consistently outperform Linton Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that Linton Elementary may be facing unique challenges in serving its student population and could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes.

307

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,151

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Caribou Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525-5610

(970) 488-5850

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Linton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Boltz Middle School
High:	Fort Collins High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

40.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

702^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Poudre School District R-1

14^th of 115Poudre School District R-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	702 of 950	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	634 of 943	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	598 of 933	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	681 of 921	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	615 of 710	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	449 of 965	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	518 of 917	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	518 of 929	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	530 of 914	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	335 of 938	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.8	452 of 962	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	466 of 954	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.0	573 of 935	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	487 of 935	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	392 of 925	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	338 of 872	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	290 of 849	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	219 of 852	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	60.2	366 of 829	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.2	274 of 823	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	300 of 808	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	530 of 694	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	529 of 684	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	463 of 642	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	505 of 595	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	440 of 758	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	434 of 690	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	242 of 265	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	151 of 332	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	267 of 308	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	614 of 700	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	550 of 683	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	523 of 649	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	490 of 594	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	352 of 764	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	482 of 693	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	426 of 551	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	376 of 539	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	228 of 525	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	287 of 596	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	184 of 337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)						CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Linton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Caribou Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5850	307	26	11.6	67.4%	124 (40.4%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	22.4	702^nd of 950 public elementary schools	26.1%		28.2	634^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.8%	68	24.5	23.3	31.8			26.4	20.8	21.7	28.6		23.4	32.6	$21,151
Kruse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 McMurry Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5625	406	29	14.2	38.9%	266 (65.5%)	5 (1.2%)	101 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	88.5	90^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.2	93^rd of 943 public elementary schools	90.1%	3	66.0	63.1	74.6			68.1	63.0	60.6	75.8		66.7	61.2	$18,522
Traut Core Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Timberwood Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7500	484	27	17.7	17.4%	308 (63.6%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	90 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	95.1	29^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.6	18^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.1%	11	71.6	73.2	91.5			78.7	70.3	66.2	83.1		73.1	81.4	$17,001
Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	414	30	13.9	24.2%	339 (81.9%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.4%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	89.5	78^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.8%		85	122^nd of 943 public elementary schools	87.1%	44	62.9	81.4	76.8			73.7	67.7	59.3	62.3		63.2	65.2	$20,118
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4800 Wheaton Dr	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 226-2800	240	18	13.7	47.5%	159 (66.3%)	6 (2.5%)	51 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.6%)	38.4	541^st of 950 public elementary schools	43.1%		43.1	494^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.6%	47	38.1	35.1	47.4			38.8	31.0	27.0	36.8		30.6	42.1	$11,858
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	397	31	12.8	27.0%	300 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	84.4	126^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.8	115^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.8%	11	60.3	58.0	58.7			59.0	69.8	66.7	65.2		67.4	58.7	$21,467
Zach Elementary School	Public	K-5	3715 Kechter Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5100	492	30	16.5	15.9%	304 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	70 (14.2%)	58 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	98.5	7^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.1	8^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	81.3	89.7	92.0			87.8	85.7	87.5	85.1		86.1	80.2	$18,080
Werner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	374	24	15.7	22.7%	295 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.3	67^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.9%	39	55.7	58.7	76.5			64.1	72.9	56.5	70.6		67.9	69.1	$28,019
Riffenburgh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Stuart Street	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7935	443	30	14.7	34.5%	316 (71.3%)	10 (2.3%)	80 (18.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	77.6	205^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.4%		80.6	164^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.6%	41	68.2	71.4	62.5			66.9	65.9	50.8	51.2		56.4	40.5	$18,661
Mountain Sage Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2310 East Prospect Road Suite	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 568-5456	265	17	15.9	26.0%	216 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	58	380^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.0%		45.9	481^st of 943 public elementary schools	49.0%	101	54.8		70.0	60.0	46.2	57.1	40.5	23.8	45.0	16.7	33.5	57.1	$13,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Linton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Linton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Linton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boltz Middle School
High : Fort Collins High School

What is the racial makeup of Linton Elementary School?

Students at Linton Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Linton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Linton Elementary School.

Is Linton Elementary School a good school?

Linton Elementary School ranks 702^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Linton Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

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