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Irish Elementary School

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Irish Elementary School ranks 588 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Irish Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 355 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 14 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Irish Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces several challenges that impact its academic performance. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 52.5%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Irish Elementary School underperforms compared to the Poudre School District and the state of Colorado in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 60.4% in the district and 44.8% statewide. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 27.7%, compared to 52.2% in the district and 35.9% statewide.

When compared to nearby schools in the Poudre School District, such as Tavelli Elementary, O'Dea Elementary, and Dunn Elementary, Irish Elementary School consistently underperforms on academic measures. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance, and addressing this issue could be an important step in improving student outcomes.

365

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,365

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Irish Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80521-1524

(970) 488-6900

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Irish Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Poudre High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

27.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Poudre School District R-1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

588^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	33.1	588 of 950	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	622 of 943	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	683 of 933	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	711 of 921	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	681 of 965	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	816 of 917	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	750 of 929	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	759 of 914	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	703 of 938	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	772 of 962	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	813 of 954	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	792 of 935	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	735 of 935	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	670 of 925	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	657 of 872	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.7	585 of 849	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	656 of 852	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	618 of 829	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	737 of 823	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	734 of 808	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	507 of 694	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	465 of 684	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	484 of 642	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	520 of 595	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	519 of 758	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.3	655 of 690	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	107 of 153	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	275 of 337	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	487 of 700	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	505 of 683	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	457 of 649	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	444 of 594	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	617 of 764	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	600 of 693	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	173 of 551	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science33%-6 vs state

Math28%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Irish Elementary School

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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 (2024)
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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Irish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Irish Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-6900	365	29	12.5	71.2%	101 (27.7%)	3 (0.8%)	247 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	33.1	588^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.1%		29.2	622^nd of 943 public elementary schools	34.0%	34	39.5	33.3	37.9	36.9	34.6	29.3	19.6	27.7	33.3	$19,365
Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple Street	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-7700	258	28	9.3	77.1%	99 (38.4%)	8 (3.1%)	131 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	61.1	349^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.3%		36.1	554^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.3%	205			62.1	41.2		34.3		29.9	48.3	$21,571
Dunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Washington	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4825	392	27	14.4	30.6%	287 (73.2%)	18 (4.6%)	38 (9.7%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	85.4	122^nd of 950 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.9	97^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.7%	25	57.1	59.7	83.8	67.4	59.4	49.2	67.2	58.8	82.4	$17,345
Bauder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2345 West Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-4150	423	34	12.4	54.6%	278 (65.7%)	12 (2.8%)	104 (24.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	58.4	377^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.7	407^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.8%	30	44.6	45.3	58.1	49.2	43.3	38.1	44.4	42.0	48.4	$18,856
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Bennett Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4750	362	25	14.7	48.6%	236 (65.2%)	11 (3.0%)	84 (23.2%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	65.4	315^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.7	254^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.1%	61	43.6	36.2	67.1	51.7	53.6	28.6	52.0	46.1	59.2	$17,837
Cache La Poudre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 W Cr 54g	Laporte	80535	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7600	281	19	14.9	49.8%	214 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	45.6	483^rd of 950 public elementary schools	49.2%		48.9	460^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.2%	23	43.6	41.0	42.6	42.6	60.0	25.0	25.5	38.7	31.9	$18,089
Harris Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Elizabeth	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5200	311	22	13.8	61.1%	81 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	55.6	402^nd of 950 public elementary schools	57.7%		61	353^rd of 943 public elementary schools	62.6%	49	56.7	42.2	43.5	46.3	38.8	41.3	43.5	41.1	50.0	$19,001
Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 East Locust Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5925	412	30	13.8	54.6%	227 (55.1%)	8 (1.9%)	145 (35.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	49.5	446^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.1%		34.1	569^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.7%	123	41.0	50.0	53.8	48.5	27.4	29.6	40.0	32.3	46.2	$17,846
Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	519	30	17.3	35.8%	344 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	135 (26.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	83.3	136^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.7%		84.7	125^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.7%	11	62.3	53.8	81.6	65.7	57.1	46.8	69.3	57.6	74.3	$16,443
O'Dea Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Princeton Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4450	398	34	11.7	45.2%	273 (68.6%)	7 (1.8%)	77 (19.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	84.2	128^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.9	143^rd of 943 public elementary schools	84.8%	15	51.4	70.0	75.0	65.2	55.7	65.6	63.8	61.5	61.8	$18,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Irish Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Irish Elementary School?

Students at Irish Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 28% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Irish Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What schools do graduates of Irish Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Poudre High School

Is Irish Elementary School a good school?

Irish Elementary School ranks 588^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Irish Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Irish Elementary School.

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