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O'Dea Elementary School

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O'Dea Elementary School ranks 128 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

O'Dea Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 432 students in grades K-5 in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 14th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. O'Dea Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 128 out of 950 schools.

O'Dea Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages on CMAS tests across all grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, 65.2% of O'Dea students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In Math, 61.5% of O'Dea students were proficient or better, compared to 52.2% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also demonstrates equity in student outcomes, with top 25% rankings for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

While O'Dea Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 43.5% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the nearby Laurel Elementary (51.04%) and Bennett Elementary schools. Additionally, the school serves a diverse population, with 45.37% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, higher than the district average. Overall, O'Dea Elementary's consistent academic excellence, equity in student outcomes, and commitment to serving a diverse community make it a standout school within the Poudre School District R-1.

398

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,014

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 Princeton Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525-1752

(970) 488-4450

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend O'Dea Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Fort Collins High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

128^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	84.2	128 of 950	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	143 of 943	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	162 of 933	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	109 of 921	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	220 of 710	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	265 of 965	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	287 of 917	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.9	246 of 929	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	258 of 914	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	246 of 938	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	219 of 962	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	280 of 954	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	274 of 935	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	347 of 935	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	387 of 925	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	382 of 872	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.2	393 of 849	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	274 of 852	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	358 of 829	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	385 of 823	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	85.9	89 of 808	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	75 of 694	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	120 of 684	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	138 of 642	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	95 of 595	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	130 of 351	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	265 of 758	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	273 of 690	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	64.0	72 of 270	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	62 of 337	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	123 of 365	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	110 of 265	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	79 of 203	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	95 of 332	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	114 of 308	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	181 of 700	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	158 of 683	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	181 of 649	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	126 of 594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	198 of 352	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	236 of 764	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	257 of 693	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	98 of 551	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	70 of 539	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	60 of 525	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	95 of 454	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	152 of 288	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	236 of 596	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	174 of 337	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2019)73rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

Science62%+23 vs state

Math62%+26 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 (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 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
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
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Meadowlark Avenue	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4225	302	20	15.4	50.3%	186 (61.6%)	7 (2.3%)	73 (24.2%)	10 (3.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	67.4	296^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.2	275^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.8%	21	60.5	42.9	58.3			53.7	46.5	42.9	48.6		45.9	59.5	$17,033
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	$16,208
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
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	$17,885
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
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
Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	361	24	15.1	48.8%	245 (67.9%)	12 (3.3%)	77 (21.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	62.2	344^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.8%		67.5	291^st of 943 public elementary schools	69.1%	53	51.8	44.2	56.1			51.3	60.0	25.6	46.4		45.5	47.3	$16,061
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
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	$12,541

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Dea Elementary School

Is O'Dea Elementary School a good school?

O'Dea Elementary School ranks 128^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is O'Dea Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What is the racial makeup of O'Dea Elementary School?

Students at O'Dea Elementary School are 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of O'Dea Elementary School attend?

Students who attend O'Dea Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Fort Collins High School

How many students attend O'Dea Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended O'Dea Elementary School.

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