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Riffenburgh Elementary School

Riffenburgh Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 451 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 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 16.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 557 in 2019–20 to 451 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 87 students. 32% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (128 free, 15 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Edora Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Riffenburgh Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students451
Teachers28
Students per teacher16.1
Free or reduced-price lunch32%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Riffenburgh Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K71
  • 172
  • 278
  • 365
  • 487
  • 578
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20557
  • 2020–21481
  • 2021–22458
  • 2022–23479
  • 2023–24451
Nearby

Parks near Riffenburgh Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.2 miEdora ParkPark · 0.6 miIndian Hills ParkPark · 1.0 miSpring ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1320 EAST STUART STREET, Fort Collins 80525

(970) 488-7935

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

Poudre School District R-1

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–8Mountain Sage Community School285 studentsPre-K–5Laurel Elementary School431 studentsPre-K–5Harris Bilingual Elementary School308 studentsK–5O'Dea Elementary School432 studentsPre-K–5Shepardson Elementary School424 studentsPre-K–5Beattie Elementary School309 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

School · 0.3 miRidgeview Classical SchoolsGrades K–12School · 0.8 miPSD Global AcademyGrades K–12Middle school · 0.8 miLesher Middle SchoolGrades 6–8School · 0.9 miAscent Classical Academy of Northern ColoradoGrades K–11School · 1.1 miChristian Core AcademyGrades Pre-K–8School · 1.2 miLiberty Common Charter SchoolGrades K–12

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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