Poudre High School

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Poudre High School ranks 120 th of 351 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public 9-12

201 Impala Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2216

(970) 488-6000

District: Poudre School District R-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
120^th of 351 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,318

Feeder schools for Poudre High School:

Elementary:	Cache La Poudre Elementary School
	Dunn Elementary School
	Irish Elementary School
	Putnam Elementary School
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	Tavelli Elementary School
Middle:	Cache La Poudre Middle School
	Lincoln Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 1,663

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Poudre High School ranks better than 65.8% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked high schools in the Poudre School District R-1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66%), Hispanic (27.4%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Poudre High School is 17.9. 3 high schools in the Poudre School District R-1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Poudre High School employs 92.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Poudre High School is $14,318, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 high schools in the Poudre School District R-1.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Poudre High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Poudre High School 120^th of 351 Colorado public high schools. (See Poudre High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Gifted and Talented students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Poudre School District R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Poudre School District R-1 12^th of 115 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Poudre High School

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Rank History for all students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	85.26	37^th	279	86.7%
2005	87.96	25^th	280	91.1%
2006	82.14	40^th	286	86.0%
2007	83.40	40^th	298	86.6%
2008	84.35	38^th	301	87.4%
2009	80.73	49^th	310	84.2%
2010	68.05	111^th	327	66.1%
2011	69.38	108^th	337	68.0%
2012	68.49	112^th	334	66.5%
2013	61.67	144^th	349	58.7%
2014	57.95	159^th	369	56.9%
2015	55.58	90^th	292	69.2%
2016	33.74	147^th	255	42.4%
2017	38.65	126^th	256	50.8%
2018	69.55	100^th	388	74.2%
2019	70.16	101^st	411	75.4%
2021	44.99	114^th	210	45.7%
2022	49.05	107^th	221	51.6%
2023	63.32	120^th	349	65.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	93.87	1^st	48	97.9%
2022	57.18	25^th	56	55.4%
2023	68.18	18^th	62	71.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	43.55	103^rd	188	45.2%
2022	61.50	66^th	203	67.5%
2023	56.27	76^th	200	62.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	59.83	93^rd	239	61.1%
2022	57.05	105^th	257	59.1%
2023	65.24	84^th	254	66.9%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	70.34	25^th	118	78.8%
2022	55.74	56^th	108	48.1%
2023	66.04	43^rd	135	68.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	58.72	94^th	240	60.8%
2022	69.88	76^th	253	70.0%
2023	55.71	107^th	252	57.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	34.11	108^th	181	40.3%
2022	35.70	125^th	205	39.0%
2023	39.79	110^th	198	44.4%

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Rank History for White students at Poudre High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2021	49.86	112^th	225	50.2%
2022	53.59	103^rd	228	54.8%
2023	49.06	117^th	234	50.0%

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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a student
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

LOTS of different programs and clubs to join, very accepting community. We're often seen as the "hicks" of the district but there's not that many stereotypical hicks at the school. Teachers are usually really nice and understanding. Theater program is one of the best in the state (tech for the plays are really fun and you should definitely join though). Music department is amazing, pretty underfunded, but we do pretty well with what we have. Definitely a lot of school spirit. I am who I am because of who We are. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Poudre High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	984	6	9	100	9	n/a	n/a	1108
1989	938	8	15	107	12	n/a	n/a	1080
1990	902	9	9	106	13	n/a	n/a	1039
1991	888	5	16	121	10	n/a	n/a	1040
1992	891	12	14	125	9	n/a	n/a	1051
1993	925	11	12	133	13	n/a	n/a	1094
1994	945	6	11	121	13	n/a	n/a	1096
1995	1083	7	34	120	14	n/a	n/a	1258
1996	1083	7	34	120	14	n/a	n/a	1258
1997	1145	9	39	130	12	n/a	n/a	1335
1998	1211	9	39	142	17	n/a	n/a	1418
1999	1159	7	26	154	10	n/a	n/a	1356
2000	1327	8	46	183	11	n/a	n/a	1575
2001	1436	14	62	197	15	n/a	n/a	1724
2002	1466	20	69	218	22	n/a	n/a	1795
2003	1466	20	69	218	22	n/a	n/a	1795
2004	1504	26	65	251	25	n/a	n/a	1871
2005	1431	18	70	257	17	n/a	n/a	1793
2006	1420	24	75	274	13	n/a	n/a	1806
2007	1377	26	78	294	17	n/a	n/a	1792
2008	1315	38	70	299	19	n/a	n/a	1741
2009	1268	33	63	315	22	n/a	n/a	1701
2010	1414	37	69	364	24	n/a	n/a	1908
2011	1339	23	67	383	13	0	25	1850
2012	1270	21	66	393	13	0	41	1804
2013	1224	20	70	395	14	1	36	1760
2014	1227	20	58	410	15	2	47	1779
2015	1196	21	54	406	20	2	45	1744
2016	1259	22	52	458	18	3	45	1857
2017	1225	19	41	452	19	3	47	1806
2018	1235	18	41	474	13	2	38	1821
2019	1207	12	33	500	15	5	48	1820
2020	1248	12	30	510	15	5	45	1865
2021	1332	16	29	513	15	4	64	1973
2022	1312	13	28	524	10	1	70	1958
2023	1098	17	22	456	8	0	62	1663

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Poudre High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	60.5	18.3	n/a
1989	1080	57.8	18.6	9.5
1990	1039	59.6	17.4	9.9
1991	1040	54.2	19.1	7.3
1992	1051	58.3	18.0	9.8
1993	1094	57.7	19.0	9.2
1994	1096	56.0	19.6	9.4
1995	1258	59.2	21.3	9.6
1996	1258	59.2	21.3	9.6
1997	1335	69.8	19.1	10.5
1998	1418	73.3	19.3	8.9
1999	1356	76.8	17.7	8.3
2000	1575	81.2	19.4	9.6
2001	1724	87.5	19.7	9.9
2002	1795	97.8	18.4	0.1
2003	1795	97.8	18.4	0.1
2004	1871	94.6	19.8	14.3
2005	1793	97.2	18.4	13.1
2006	1806	96.0	18.8	16.3
2007	1792	91.3	19.6	23.1
2008	1741	93.6	18.6	20.3
2009	1701	89.5	19.0	23.5
2010	1908	106.9	17.8	26.7
2011	1850	97.5	18.9	29.9
2012	1804	97.4	18.5	35.5
2013	1760	95.1	18.5	34.4
2014	1779	97.0	18.3	35
2015	1744	106.0	16.4	39.9
2016	1857	105.0	17.6	39.7
2017	1806	106.9	16.8	37.5
2018	1821	104.5	17.4	39.9
2019	1820	107.8	16.8	40.9
2020	1865	104.4	17.8	40.4
2021	1973	100.5	19.6	30.1
2022	1958	103.5	18.9	37.1
2023	1663	92.4	17.9	38.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Poudre High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	60.5	18.3	n/a
1989	1080	57.8	18.6	9.5
1990	1039	59.6	17.4	9.9
1991	1040	54.2	19.1	7.3
1992	1051	58.3	18.0	9.8
1993	1094	57.7	19.0	9.2
1994	1096	56.0	19.6	9.4
1995	1258	59.2	21.3	9.6
1996	1258	59.2	21.3	9.6
1997	1335	69.8	19.1	10.5
1998	1418	73.3	19.3	8.9
1999	1356	76.8	17.7	8.3
2000	1575	81.2	19.4	9.6
2001	1724	87.5	19.7	9.9
2002	1795	97.8	18.4	0.1
2003	1795	97.8	18.4	0.1
2004	1871	94.6	19.8	14.3
2005	1793	97.2	18.4	13.1
2006	1806	96.0	18.8	16.3
2007	1792	91.3	19.6	23.1
2008	1741	93.6	18.6	20.3
2009	1701	89.5	19.0	23.5
2010	1908	106.9	17.8	26.7
2011	1850	97.5	18.9	29.9
2012	1804	97.4	18.5	35.5
2013	1760	95.1	18.5	34.4
2014	1779	97.0	18.3	35
2015	1744	106.0	16.4	39.9
2016	1857	105.0	17.6	39.7
2017	1806	106.9	16.8	37.5
2018	1821	104.5	17.4	39.9
2019	1820	107.8	16.8	40.9
2020	1865	104.4	17.8	40.4
2021	1973	100.5	19.6	30.1
2022	1958	103.5	18.9	37.1
2023	1663	92.4	17.9	38.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Poudre High School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$12,718
2020	$12,874
2021	$12,762
2022	$14,318

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 101^st of 411 High schools	Ranks 120^th of 349 High schools	9.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1820	1663	8.6%
African American	12	17	41.7%
American Indian	15	8	46.7%
Asian	33	22	33.3%
Hispanic	500	456	8.8%
Pacific Islander	5	0	100%
White	1207	1098	9%
Two or More Races	48	62	29.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	40.9%	38.4%	2.5%

Schools Near Poudre High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2023)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2023)	SAT Reading and Writing (2023)	SAT Mathematics (2023)	CMAS English Language Arts (2023)				CMAS Math (2023)				CMAS Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Poudre High School	Public	9-12	201 Impala Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 488-6000	1,663	92	17.9	38.4%	1,098 (66.0%)	17 (1.0%)	456 (27.4%)	22 (1.3%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (3.7%)	63.3	120^th of 351 public high schools	65.8%		49.1	107^th of 221 public high schools	51.6%	13	73.0	52.0	73.0	56.0	57.0	37.0										22.8	$14,318
Poudre Community Academy	Public	6-12	2540 Laporte Avenue	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 490-3295	268	15	18.4	64.2%	115 (42.9%)	6 (2.2%)	128 (47.8%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,330
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	330 East Laurel Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 488-4940	141	11	12.2	61.0%	83 (58.9%)	3 (2.1%)	46 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	10.3	315^th of 351 public high schools	10.3%					(n/a)	38.0				27.0												$21,542
Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 372-4242	174	10	17.3		151 (86.8%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	87.4	35^th of 351 public high schools	90.0%		81.1	33^rd of 221 public high schools	85.1%	2	94.0	50.0	95.0	65.0				89.7		80.6		69.0		48.5			$10,834
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 488-7023	2,069	105	19.7	26.9%	1,548 (74.8%)	51 (2.5%)	352 (17.0%)	26 (1.3%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.0%)	82	55^th of 351 public high schools	84.3%		67.3	71^st of 221 public high schools	67.9%	16	81.0	59.0	82.0	68.0	75.0	46.0										41.9	$13,243
Fort Collins High School	Public	9-12	3400 Lambkin Way	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 488-8021	1,903	112	17.0	32.2%	1,255 (65.9%)	24 (1.3%)	473 (24.9%)	49 (2.6%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (4.8%)	78.6	71^st of 351 public high schools	79.8%		64.7	73^rd of 221 public high schools	67.0%	2	81.0	56.0	81.0	64.0	69.0	43.0											$13,976
Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 377-0044	1,036	54	19.0	17.9%	777 (75.0%)	17 (1.6%)	161 (15.5%)	32 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	87.2	38^th of 351 public high schools	89.2%		81.2	32^nd of 221 public high schools	85.5%	6	77.0	66.0	83.0	67.0	82.0	58.0	32.7	32.2	56.9	41.0	24.5	31.0	44.8	33.9	50.0	53.2	$8,244
Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 872-3391	255	9	28.3		175 (68.6%)	11 (4.3%)	39 (15.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.4%)								(n/a)																	$00
Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5400 Ziegler Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 488-6260	2,053	101	20.3	8.8%	1,613 (78.6%)	10 (0.5%)	208 (10.1%)	129 (6.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (4.3%)	92.1	20^th of 351 public high schools	94.3%		89.7	16^th of 221 public high schools	92.8%	4	88.0	72.0	93.0	79.0	81.0	60.0										55.9	$12,734
Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	6-12	4640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 657-2860	143	19	7.5	16.8%	119 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	73.3	86^th of 351 public high schools	75.5%					(n/a)			74.0	58.0			28.6	45.5	42.4	37.8	37.1	36.4	48.5	41.1	53.1		$4,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Poudre High School

How many students attend Poudre High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,663 students attended Poudre High School.

Is Poudre High School a good school?

Poudre High School ranks 120^th of 351 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Poudre High School?

Students at Poudre High School are 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Poudre High School?

Poudre High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cache La Poudre Elementary School
Elementary : Dunn Elementary School
Elementary : Irish Elementary School
Elementary : Putnam Elementary School
Elementary : Tavelli Elementary School
Middle : Cache La Poudre Middle School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

What district is Poudre High School in?

Poudre School District R-1

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