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Poudre Community Academy

Poudre Community Academy serves grades 6–12 for 251 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 5th largest of the 7 Poudre School District R-1 high schools in Fort Collins. Its 16.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 17 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 251 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 145 students. 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (175 free, 13 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Rogers Park (0.6 mi).

At a glance

Poudre Community Academy by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–12
Students251
Teachers15
Students per teacher16.7
Free or reduced-price lunch75%
School typeAlternative School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Poudre Community Academy

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 87
  • 919
  • 1028
  • 1152
  • 12145
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20256
  • 2020–21293
  • 2021–22274
  • 2022–23268
  • 2023–24251
Nearby

Parks near Poudre Community Academy

All parks
Park · 0.6 miRogers ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.2 miCity ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.3 miOverland ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

2540 LAPORTE AVENUE, Fort Collins 80521

(970) 490-3295

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

Poudre School District R-1

Other high schools in the district

All schools
9–12Poudre High School1,572 students9–12Centennial High School143 students6–12Compass Community Collaborative School163 students9–12Rocky Mountain High School2,056 students9–12Fort Collins High School1,902 students9–12Fossil Ridge High School1,968 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.4 miIrish Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5School · 1.1 miPolaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolGrades K–12Middle school · 1.2 miLincoln Middle SchoolGrades 6–8Elementary school · 1.2 miPutnam Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.6 miBauder Elementary SchoolGrades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 1.8 miDunn Elementary SchoolGrades 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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