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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80526

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At a glance

Schools

5,506

Students

Top rankedMcGraw Elementary School123^rd of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beattie Elementary School up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bauder Elementary School 12.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 80526 in Fort Collins, Colorado contains 11 schools serving grades PK through 12: eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, all but one of which belong to the highly rated Poudre School District R-1, with Axis International Academy as the lone charter authorized by the State Charter School Institute.

Families in this area have strong options, but performance varies widely between schools. Johnson Elementary School leads all elementary schools in ELA proficiency at 70.7% and has the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.7%), while McGraw Elementary School posts the top math score (62.2%) and science score (63.5%) among elementaries. Webber Middle School is clearly the stronger middle school, with ELA proficiency of 58.2% versus just 41.0% at Blevins Middle School. At the high school level, Rocky Mountain High School excels academically, boasting a 90.6% graduation rate, 77% SAT reading/writing proficiency, and well-above-average science scores. However, its 40.9% chronic absenteeism rate is a red flag. Even the lower-performing schools, such as Bauder Elementary School, still sit near state averages, reflecting the strength of the surrounding district.

A few patterns stand out. Poverty correlates with lower scores generally — Bauder has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (54.6%) and lowest elementary ELA — but Beattie Elementary School achieves 64.3% ELA despite a 50.3% FRL rate. Chronic absenteeism is primarily a secondary-school issue: all elementary schools are below the state average of 28.4%, while both middle schools and the high school exceed it. Science proficiency dropped sharply across most schools this year, though Lopez Elementary School, Olander Elementary School, Fort Collins Montessori School, and Axis all saw notable declines. Ultimately, the data show that school choice within this zip code matters a great deal, so parents should look beyond district rankings and compare individual school attendance, proficiency trends, and grade-level results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
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%)	85.8	123^rd of 943 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
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	428^th of 943 public elementary schools	54.6%		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
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%)	72.5	236^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.4	296^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.8%	60							54.3	73.8	63.2				64.3	48.6	52.4	47.4				49.6	41.7			$19,044
Blevins Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South Taft Hill Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4000	363	29	12.6	52.1%	241 (66.4%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (24.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	47.7	201^st of 469 public middle schools	57.1%		52.2	193^rd of 469 public middle schools	58.8%	8										43.2	40.4	38.2	41.0				31.7	33.7	42.0	35.1		31.8		$23,539
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7023	2,044	104	19.5	34.4%	1,522 (74.5%)	36 (1.8%)	378 (18.5%)	15 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.1%)	81.9	58^th of 338 public high schools	82.8%		80.9	55^th of 328 public high schools	83.2%	3	83.0	61.0	80.0	57.0	77.0	45.0																	51.1	$17,543
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%)	63.8	316^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.5%		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 943 public elementary schools	79.4%		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
Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	310	22	14.2	37.7%	219 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	52.4	414^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.1%		66	309^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.5%	105							36.7	58.0	40.7				46.0	43.3	52.0	35.6				43.2	37.9			$20,661
Webber Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7800	728	42	17.3	34.9%	528 (72.5%)	12 (1.6%)	150 (20.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	72.5	117^th of 469 public middle schools	75.1%		74.2	106^th of 469 public middle schools	77.4%	11										59.2	55.4	59.9	58.2				41.3	39.0	51.0	43.3		51.5		$18,476
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 943 public elementary schools	71.4%		73.5	239^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.8%	31								67.6	80.0				64.1	39.3	43.2					43.5	50.0			$14,391

Cities Near Zip Code 80526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Collins	0.47 mi	49	38^th
Laporte	5.83 mi	2	68^th
Timnath	6.87 mi	3	21^st
Loveland	7.28 mi	25	96^th
Windsor	8.05 mi	15	60^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.