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Fossil Ridge High School

Fossil Ridge High School serves grades 9–12 for 1,968 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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Next day off: Mon, Nov 23 – Fri, Nov 27 · No School · All days off

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  6. No SchoolMonday · Mar 15 – Mar 19Key date

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It is the 2nd largest of the 7 Poudre School District R-1 high schools in Fort Collins. Its 19.5 students per teacher compares with a median of 17 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 2,118 in 2019–20 to 1,968 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 607 students. 16% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (265 free, 47 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Twin Silo Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Fossil Ridge High School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades9–12
Students1,968
Teachers101
Students per teacher19.5
Free or reduced-price lunch16%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Fossil Ridge High School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 9416
  • 10436
  • 11509
  • 12607
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–202,118
  • 2020–212,175
  • 2021–222,263
  • 2022–232,053
  • 2023–241,968
Nearby

Parks near Fossil Ridge High School

All parks
Park · 0.2 miTwin Silo ParkPlayground · Dog parkPark · 0.5 miObservatory ParkPark · 0.6 miRadiant Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

5400 ZIEGLER ROAD, Fort Collins 80528

(970) 488-6260

Poudre School District R-1 website ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

Poudre School District R-1

Other high schools in the district

All schools
9–12Fort Collins High School1,902 students6–12Compass Community Collaborative School163 students9–12Rocky Mountain High School2,056 students9–12Centennial High School143 students9–12Poudre High School1,572 students6–12Poudre Community Academy251 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.6 miPreston Middle SchoolGrades 6–8Elementary school · 0.6 miZach Elementary SchoolGrades K–5Elementary school · 0.8 miTraut Core Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Middle school · 0.8 miKinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolGrades 6–8Elementary school · 1.4 miBacon Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.5 miLinton Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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