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Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins

Q: Is Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins a good school?

Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins ranks 59 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 83% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins (CECFC) is a public charter school in southeast Fort Collins serving 971 students in grades 6–12, authorized by the State Charter School Institute and consistently rated as one of the stronger schools in that district's portfolio.

CECFC's clearest academic strengths are in literacy and science. On the SAT Reading/Writing portion, 82% of 11th graders scored proficient, well above the state average of 60% and competitive with nearby Fossil Ridge High School (86%) and Fort Collins High School (79%). Science results are also strong, with 47.1% of 11th graders proficient on CMAS science, nearly double the state average of 24.8%. However, math tells a more complicated story: middle-school CMAS math scores sit below the state average (34.5% vs. 37.3%), yet by late high school, students score well above state averages on SAT and PSAT math. This suggests the school's college-prep model may help students catch up by the time they take college-entrance exams.

The most concerning metric is the graduation rate. At 75.9%, it falls well below the state average of 85.6% and trails most nearby schools, including Fossil Ridge (97.1%), Timnath Middle-High School (95.3%), Windsor High School (96.2%), and Rocky Mountain High School (90.6%). This is especially puzzling because CECFC has a remarkably low dropout rate of 0.6%, suggesting students stay enrolled but may take longer than four years to graduate—a common pattern in early-college models where students earn college credit while completing high school requirements. Families should also note the student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1, the highest in the area, and the fact that the free/reduced lunch population has nearly doubled in two years to 33.5%. On a positive note, CECFC ranks in the top 10–20% statewide for outcomes among low-income and Hispanic students, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 29.9% is better than several nearby Poudre School District R-1 high schools.

971

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,307

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

4424 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525

(970) 377-0044

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Colorado high schools

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (76% vs 86%)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg37%

Colorado avg43%

Middle school

175^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

59^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the State Charter School Institute

51^st of 114State Charter School Institute 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	175 of 476	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	180 of 469	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	234 of 485	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	173 of 480	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	189 of 448	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	127 of 369	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	158 of 458	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	154 of 418	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	125 of 424	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	46.2	195 of 400	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	173 of 368	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	163 of 347	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	201 of 350	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	215 of 363	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	138 of 254	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	144 of 352	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	140 of 315	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	53.7	84 of 220	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	70 of 231	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.0	67 of 241	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	114 of 244	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	79 of 241	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.1	8 of 114	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	26 of 240	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	153 of 372	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	152 of 352	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	169 of 357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	108 of 356	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	120 of 343	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	129 of 317	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	163 of 278	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	185 of 273	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	154 of 286	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	189 of 265	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	126 of 203	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	144 of 283	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	106 of 199	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	59 of 340	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	45 of 328	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	49 of 349	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	38 of 349	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	32 of 221	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	41 of 210	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	33 of 411	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	41 of 388	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	16 of 256	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	66.0	39 of 255	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	35 of 292	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	73 of 246	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	43 of 247	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	63 of 257	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	48 of 254	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	51 of 257	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	39 of 239	83.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	91 of 140	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.9	1 of 135	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	11.2	103 of 108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.8	45 of 118	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	19 of 198	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	37 of 199	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	27 of 198	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	41 of 205	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	29 of 181	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	20 of 209	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	18 of 194	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	10 of 211	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	5 of 200	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	9 of 203	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	4 of 188	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	35 of 244	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	37 of 246	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	26 of 256	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	22 of 252	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	20 of 253	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	33 of 240	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	64 of 221	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	44 of 229	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	43 of 234	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	38 of 228	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	50 of 225	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-22 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)35th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing82%+23 vs state

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%+14 vs state

Science45%+14 vs state

Math34%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	971	40	24.5	33.5%	714 (73.5%)	20 (2.1%)	164 (16.9%)	29 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	81.9	59^th of 340 public high schools	82.6%		84.2	45^th of 328 public high schools	86.3%	14	86.1	56.5	83.3	51.0	82.4	45.8	51.9	48.1	42.9	47.3	32.7	34.6	35.7	34.5	42.9	47.1	$12,307
Fort Collins High School	Public	9-12	3400 Lambkin Way	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8021	1,836	99	18.6	37.4%	1,212 (66.0%)	27 (1.5%)	466 (25.4%)	44 (2.4%)	14 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.9%)	79.7	72^nd of 340 public high schools	78.8%		80.3	61^st of 328 public high schools	81.4%	11	80.7	52.2	80.8	56.6	78.8	44.2										52.8	$18,735
Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5400 Ziegler Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6260	1,846	96	19.2	16.4%	1,404 (76.1%)	19 (1.0%)	216 (11.7%)	116 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	91.5	22^nd of 340 public high schools	93.5%		92.8	16^th of 328 public high schools	95.1%	6	88.0	59.7	91.1	73.1	86.1	59.8										69.6	$17,886
Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	179	14	13.0	17.3%	142 (79.3%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	92.5	16^th of 340 public high schools	95.3%		90	26^th of 328 public high schools	92.1%	10	546.0	508.0	94.1	64.7			71.4	78.3	78.3	76.1	52.4	56.5	76.9	62.9	48.0		$11,882
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7023	2,044	104	19.5	34.4%	1,522 (74.5%)	36 (1.8%)	378 (18.5%)	15 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.1%)	81.8	62^nd of 340 public high schools	81.8%		80.9	55^th of 328 public high schools	83.2%	7	83.3	61.1	80.3	56.6	76.6	44.9										51.1	$17,543
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	330 East Laurel Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4940	118	12	9.6	75.4%	61 (51.7%)	1 (0.8%)	49 (41.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)								(n/a)					22.7	378.0											$30,893
Timnath Middle-High School	Public	6-12	4700 East Prospect Road	Timnath	80535	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 419-3400	1,456	79	18.3	19.4%	1,093 (75.1%)	21 (1.4%)	248 (17.0%)	34 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.4%)	84.2	46^th of 340 public high schools	86.5%					(n/a)	88.3	60.6	84.7	55.3	78.5	46.2	52.9	58.6	49.7	53.7	57.2	42.4	50.0	49.8	43.4	58.3	$18,518
Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	5-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	196	15	13.1	26.0%	153 (78.1%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)									30.4	27.3			34.8	38.6	36.4		$21,881
Poudre High School	Public	9-12	201 Impala Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6000	1,409	86	16.4	45.3%	883 (62.7%)	19 (1.3%)	429 (30.4%)	16 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	53 (3.8%)	77.6	80^th of 340 public high schools	76.5%		74.3	88^th of 328 public high schools	73.2%	8	81.3	53.7	80.8	57.9	71.5	41.7										42.4	$20,203
Poudre Community Academy	Public	6-12	2540 Laporte Avenue	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 490-3295	212	15	14.0	76.4%	85 (40.1%)	4 (1.9%)	103 (48.6%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins

Is Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins a good school?

Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins ranks 59^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins in?

State Charter School Institute

How many students attend Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins.

What is the racial makeup of Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins?

Students at Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins are 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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