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Coyote Ridge Elementary School

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Coyote Ridge Elementary School ranks 124 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Coyote Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 264 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Thompson School District R-2j, which is ranked 43 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Coyote Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Coyote Ridge Elementary consistently outperforms the Thompson School District and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.2% of Coyote Ridge students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 44.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among male students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 24th and 60th out of Colorado elementary schools, respectively, in those subgroups. While Coyote Ridge has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates in recent years, these metrics are still lower than nearby Laurene Edmondson Elementary and Cottonwood Plains Elementary schools.

Overall, Coyote Ridge Elementary School is a high-performing elementary school that is providing a quality education to its diverse student population. The school's consistent academic achievement, strong subgroup performance, and positive comparison to nearby schools make it an attractive option for families in the Fort Collins area.

242

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,688

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 — 84th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

124^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

43^rd of 115Thompson 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

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

Female (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+24 vs state

Math62%+26 vs state

Science57%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Coyote Ridge 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
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%)	84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.5	158^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.2%	34	61.3	58.8	83.3	69.2	71.0	47.1	66.7	61.7	57.1	$17,688
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%)	34.9	574^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.6%		23.6	692^nd of 943 public elementary schools	26.6%	118	31.0	20.4	47.3	32.9	43.1	21.1	37.0	33.7	31.5	$19,579
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%)	87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.3	67^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.9%	39	55.7	58.7	76.5	64.1	72.9	56.5	70.6	67.9	69.1	$22,559
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%)	88.3	93^rd of 950 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.8	57^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.0%	36	57.8	82.8	67.8	69.1	57.8	66.1	72.1	65.2	72.1	$16,153
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%)	73.5	239^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.8%		84.7	124^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.9%	115	59.5	63.6		67.8	37.8		63.2	50.0	68.4	$12,072
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	126^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.8	115^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.8%	11	60.3	58.0	58.7	59.0	69.8	66.7	65.2	67.4	58.7	$18,749
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%)	38.4	541^st of 950 public elementary schools	43.1%		43.1	494^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.6%	47	38.1	35.1	47.4	38.8	31.0	27.0	36.8	30.6	42.1	$10,639
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%)	18.6	758^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.2%		28.8	627^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.5%	131	23.1	20.5	18.9	20.9	38.5			19.8	13.5	$16,099
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
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%)	72.8	248^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.9%		72.7	239^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.7%	9	70.0	56.9	64.6	63.5	58.5	45.1	53.8	52.2	40.0	$16,611

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 124^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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