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Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School serves grades K–12 for 390 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

Poudre School District R-1 calendar

Key dates

  1. No SchoolMonday · Nov 23 – Nov 27Key date
  2. No SchoolMonday · Dec 21 – Jan 4Key date
  3. No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date
  4. No SchoolFriday · All dayKey date
  5. No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date
  6. No SchoolMonday · Mar 15 – Mar 19Key date

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Last checked Oct 31, 2026, 4:12 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Enrollment fell from 400 in 2019–20 to 390 in 2023–24. 25% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (86 free, 11 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Avery Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–12
Students390
Teachers27
Students per teacher14.4
Free or reduced-price lunch25%
School typeAlternative School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K18
  • 118
  • 218
  • 318
  • 418
  • 518
  • 641
  • 743
  • 843
  • 935
  • 1038
  • 1140
  • 1242
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20400
  • 2020–21364
  • 2021–22389
  • 2022–23386
  • 2023–24390
Nearby

Parks near Polaris Expeditionary Learning School

All parks
Park · 0.4 miAvery ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.6 miCity ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.7 miFort Collins City Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1905 ORCHARD PLACE, Fort Collins 80521

(970) 488-8260

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

Poudre School District R-1

Other schools in the district

All schools
K–12PSD Global Academy299 studentsK–12Ridgeview Classical Schools730 studentsK–12Liberty Common Charter School1,475 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.8 miPoudre High SchoolGrades 9–12Elementary school · 0.9 miBauder Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.0 miBennett Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.0 miDunn Elementary SchoolGrades K–5High school · 1.1 miPoudre Community AcademyGrades 6–12Elementary school · 1.1 miPutnam 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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