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Coyote Ridge Elementary School

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Coyote Ridge Elementary School ranks 170 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Coyote Ridge Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Fort Collins, CO, serving 242 students in the Thompson School District R-2J, and it stands out as one of the highest-performing elementary schools in the area. The school currently ranks 170th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (82nd percentile, 4 stars) and has remained consistently strong — never dipping below the 74th percentile in non-pandemic years. Its results are dramatically above what its mid-tier district context would predict.

Coyote Ridge Elementary School posted 2025-26 CMAS proficiency rates of 69.7% in ELA and 54.5% in math — 25 and 17 points above the state average, respectively. Literacy is a clear signature strength, with all grade levels scoring between 67% and 72% proficient. Math, however, declines notably from 3rd grade (66.7%) to 5th grade (43.6%), the school's clearest area for improvement. The contrast with nearby same-district schools is striking: Cottonwood Plains Elementary School, just 1.26 miles away, ranks 568th statewide with 42.3% ELA proficiency, while Laurene Edmondson Elementary School ranks 746th with 31.4% ELA proficiency. Coyote Ridge's ELA scores also match or exceed top Poudre School District R-1 schools like Werner Elementary School, Kruse Elementary School, and Bacon Elementary School, though its math scores trail that cluster by 12–14 points.

Attendance is another bright spot: Coyote Ridge's chronic absenteeism rate is just 10%, compared to 25% for the district and 28.4% statewide. The school also serves economically disadvantaged students well, ranking in the 84th percentile for low-SES students, and its male students have ranked as high as 24th statewide. With a favorable 14.1 student-teacher ratio and 27.3% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, Coyote Ridge is well positioned to close its upper-elementary math gap and continue its strong academic trajectory.

242

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,525

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7115 Avondale Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525-8213

(970) 679-9400

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Coyote Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lucile Erwin Middle School
High:	Loveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Thompson School District R-2j

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

170^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 20Elementary Schools in the Thompson School District R-2j

35^th of 114Thompson School District R-2j 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	80.7	170 of 946	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	124 of 950	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	158 of 943	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	243 of 933	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	170 of 921	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	240 of 710	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	228 of 965	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	180 of 917	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	154 of 929	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	185 of 914	79.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	146 of 938	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	90.3	50 of 962	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	40 of 954	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	17 of 935	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.9	47 of 935	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	94.9	7 of 925	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	243 of 695	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	217 of 694	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	225 of 684	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	178 of 642	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	246 of 758	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	204 of 690	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	60 of 365	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	83 of 697	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	94.2	24 of 700	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	103 of 683	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	288 of 649	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	204 of 764	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	148 of 693	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	246 of 547	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	174 of 551	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	164 of 539	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	220 of 525	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	173 of 454	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	272 of 596	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+25 vs state

Math55%+17 vs state

Science51%+15 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 6th 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
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	242	17	14.1	27.3%	182 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	80.7	170^th of 946 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%	46	66.7	70.4	71.8		69.7	66.7	55.6	43.6		54.5	51.3	$18,525
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Turman Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5900	330	24	13.6	52.7%	146 (44.2%)	3 (0.9%)	159 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	35.6	568^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.0%		34.9	574^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.6%	6	41.0	38.8	46.3		42.3	38.1	40.8	18.9		31.9	17.0	$18,990
Werner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	374	24	15.7	22.7%	295 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	88	94^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%	12	58.9	65.4	75.0		65.7	71.4	68.4	63.6		68.2	60.5	$28,019
McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hinsdale Drive	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8335	349	25	13.9	34.4%	256 (73.4%)	4 (1.1%)	69 (19.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	85.9	123^rd of 946 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.3	93^rd of 950 public elementary schools	90.2%	30	52.5	70.0	76.6		66.8	59.3	67.1	59.4		62.2	63.5	$18,979
Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	278	12	22.3		234 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	69.4	270^th of 946 public elementary schools	71.5%		73.5	239^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.8%	31	742.0	67.6	80.0		64.1	39.3	43.2	748.0		43.5	50.0	$14,391
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	397	31	12.8	27.0%	300 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	84.4	138^th of 946 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.4	126^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.7%	12	57.1	60.6	65.7		61.3	66.1	64.1	67.6		66.0	58.0	$21,467
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4800 Wheaton Dr	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 226-2800	240	18	13.7	47.5%	159 (66.3%)	6 (2.5%)	51 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.6%)	26.3	666^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.4	541^st of 950 public elementary schools	43.1%	125	21.6	29.4	34.3		28.3	35.1	14.7	29.4		26.7	34.3	$11,858
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 West 49th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6300	235	16	14.7	63.8%	127 (54.0%)	6 (2.6%)	88 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	19.4	749^th of 946 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.6	758^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.2%	9	15.4	36.6	37.1		31.4	18.5	18.6	14.3		17.1	22.9	$18,007
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%)	63.9	316^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.6%		62.2	344^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.8%	28	60.5	52.7	62.5		58.0	44.2	47.3	43.6		45.3	35.9	$18,063
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5000	348	21	16.4	39.1%	239 (68.7%)	11 (3.2%)	75 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	78	194^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.5%		72.8	248^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.9%	54	64.4	73.2	74.1		70.7	51.1	47.6	48.1		48.9	51.9	$18,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Coyote Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Coyote Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Coyote Ridge Elementary School are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Coyote Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Coyote Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Coyote Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Coyote Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucile Erwin Middle School
High : Loveland High School

What district is Coyote Ridge Elementary School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

Is Coyote Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Coyote Ridge Elementary School ranks 170^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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