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Irish Elementary School

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Irish Elementary School ranks 572 nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Irish Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Fort Collins, CO, serving 365 students within the Poudre School District R-1, a district ranked in the 90th percentile statewide with a 5-star rating. The school serves a high-poverty population: 71.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, the second-highest rate among nearby elementary schools in the same district.

Irish's current state ranking is 572 out of 943 schools (39th percentile, 2 stars) for 2025-2026, which places it below every comparable nearby school in the district — including Tavelli Elementary (90th percentile), O'Dea Elementary (87th), and Dunn Elementary (81st). Proficiency on state CMAS assessments is below district averages in all subjects and below state averages in most: 38.3% proficient in English Language Arts (vs. district 60.1% and state 44.7%), 34.5% in math (vs. district 52.2% and state 37.3%), and 22.0% in 5th-grade science (vs. state 36.1%). Despite this, Irish is showing clear upward momentum — the state percentile has climbed from 23rd in 2021-2022 to 39th now, and math proficiency has risen from 19.6% to 34.5% over the same period.

Irish maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5, lower than several higher-performing neighbors like Dunn (14.4) and Tavelli (17.3). Fourth grade stands out as a bright spot: 4th graders beat state averages in both ELA (51.2% vs. 47.0%) and math (42.0% vs. 39.0%). Chronic absenteeism, while still slightly above the state average at 31.0%, has dropped steeply from 52.5% the prior year. Peer schools with similar or higher poverty rates — such as Harris Bilingual Elementary (61.1% FRL, 51.2% ELA) and Bauder Elementary (54.6% FRL) — post stronger results, which suggests demographics alone don't determine outcomes. The school appears to be making real progress, especially in attendance and math, but still has significant work to catch up to its district peers.

365

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,031

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 — 25th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

Colorado avg41%

572^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 114Poudre 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
2026	35.2	572 of 946	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.5	476 of 695	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.8	477 of 697	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)30th percentile+7 vs school

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

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Math34%-3 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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%)	35.2	572^nd of 946 public elementary schools	39.5%		33.1	588^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.1%	16	25.0	51.2	35.8	38.3	28.9	42.0	31.5	34.5	22.0	$21,031
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%)	40.7	509^th of 946 public elementary schools	46.2%		61.1	349^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.3%	160	28.6	41.7	61.3	44.6	17.9	25.0	35.5	26.5	41.9	$23,337
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%)	79.3	180^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.0%		85.4	122^nd of 950 public elementary schools	87.2%	58	63.1	65.6	67.8	65.4	52.3	50.0	53.3	51.9	60.0	$20,272
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%)	51.1	428^th of 946 public elementary schools	54.8%		58.4	377^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.3%	51	32.8	47.4	52.2	44.5	35.9	42.9	45.6	41.6	40.3	$21,351
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%)	68.1	282^nd of 946 public elementary schools	70.2%		65.4	315^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.8%	33	40.7	65.2	69.0	57.0	45.3	48.9	54.8	49.3	45.0	$19,459
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%)	41.9	500^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.6	483^rd of 950 public elementary schools	49.2%	17	26.1	55.8	50.0	44.1	26.1	57.7	16.7	35.8	19.4	$20,297
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%)	62.4	333^rd of 946 public elementary schools	64.8%		55.6	402^nd of 950 public elementary schools	57.7%	69	67.7	41.7	50.0	51.2	47.1	37.3	52.0	45.4	56.0	$20,927
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%)	53.5	408^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.9%		49.5	446^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.1%	38	37.7	50.0	61.2	49.5	40.6	33.3	35.8	36.6	49.3	$20,328
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%)	88.3	90^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.3	136^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.7%	46	67.1	69.4	77.3	71.1	64.6	57.1	65.3	62.2	63.5	$18,085
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%)	85.7	124^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.2	128^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.5%	4	56.3	70.4	76.6	67.8	60.0	59.7	62.7	60.7	60.3	$22,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Irish Elementary School

How many students attend Irish Elementary School?

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

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

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

Is Irish Elementary School a good school?

Irish Elementary School ranks 572^nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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