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Irish Elementary School

Irish Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 355 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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It is the 14th largest of the 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 12.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 390 in 2019–20 to 355 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 59 students. 76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (252 free, 19 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Rogers Park (0.9 mi).

At a glance

Irish Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students355
Teachers28
Students per teacher12.7
Free or reduced-price lunch76%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Irish Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K52
  • K53
  • 142
  • 259
  • 352
  • 452
  • 545
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20390
  • 2020–21343
  • 2021–22379
  • 2022–23341
  • 2023–24355
Nearby

Parks near Irish Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.9 miRogers ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.2 miCity ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.3 miFort Collins City Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

515 IRISH DRIVE, Fort Collins 80521

(970) 488-6900

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

Poudre School District R-1

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Putnam Elementary School261 studentsK–5Dunn Elementary School393 studentsPre-K–5Bauder Elementary School433 studentsPre-K–5Bennett Elementary School383 studentsPre-K–5Harris Bilingual Elementary School308 studentsPre-K–5Laurel Elementary School431 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.4 miPoudre Community AcademyGrades 6–12High school · 0.5 miPoudre High SchoolGrades 9–12Middle school · 0.9 miLincoln Middle SchoolGrades 6–8School · 1.3 miPolaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolGrades K–12School · 2.2 miSt Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8Middle school · 2.4 miBlevins Middle SchoolGrades 6–8

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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