Fossil Ridge High School

5400 Ziegler Road, Fort Collins CO, 80528 | Poudre School District R-1 | 970-488-6260
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2003
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 77% 95% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 56 in Fort Collins
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
54%Fort Collins
39%Colorado

Fossil Ridge High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Poudre School District R-1" in Fort Collins, CO. There are a total of 2,003 students and 102 teachers at Fossil Ridge High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Fossil Ridge High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 77.0%, which is 95% higher than the Colorado average.

Fossil Ridge High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2003
Teachers102
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment698
Taking some courses549
Taking some courses (not tests)140
Passing some courses461
Passing no courses72

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fossil Ridge High School, there are a total of 698 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 549 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School68%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All86%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School86%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fossil Ridge High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 85.3% 72.7% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 1.1% 1.3% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 3.8% 3.2% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5% 18.6% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.1% 3.4% 3.5% 3.1%

Fort Collins demographics profile

StatisticFort CollinsColoradoNational
Population166,0695,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,9025691
Median age29.936.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)43%56%55%
Speak English89%83%79%
Speak Spanish5%12%13%

Education level achieved in Fort Collins

IndexFort CollinsColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade94.1%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school93.6%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college81.5%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree61.9%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors53.4%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters21.4%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree6.4%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.9%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Fossil Ridge High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.