Irish Elementary School

Summary:

Irish Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 341. The school is part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 11th out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Irish Elementary School has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (68.91%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 19.32% to 35.56%, it also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.18% to 75.07% over the past three years. This is much higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 22.62% to 54.6%. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.3 to 12.6 over the past three years, which is lower than most of the surrounding schools, such as Tavelli Elementary, O'Dea Elementary, and Dunn Elementary, which have ratios ranging from 13.1 to 17.3.

Despite the school's efforts, Irish Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Poudre School District and the state of Colorado in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.3% of Irish Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.3% for the district and 44.1% for the state. This trend has been consistent over the past 10 years, with the school's statewide ranking steadily declining from 703 out of 938 Colorado elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 622 out of 943 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 515 Irish Drive
       Fort Collins, CO  80521-1524


(970) 488-6900

District: Poudre School District R-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
622nd of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,784 Help


Students who attend Irish Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Middle School
High:    Poudre High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.5%
White:
28.2%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Irish Elementary School ranks worse than 66% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 29th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Poudre School District R-1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.16. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.5%), White (28.2%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Irish Elementary School is 12.6, which is the 5th best among 30 elementary schools in the Poudre School District R-1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Irish Elementary School is $18,784, which is the 3rd highest among 30 elementary schools in the Poudre School District R-1.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Irish Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Irish Elementary School 622nd of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Irish Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Poudre School District R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Poudre School District R-1 11th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Irish Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Irish Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 10.17 734th 808 9.2%
2005 11.48 737th 823 10.4%
2006 30.34 618th 829 25.5%
2007 27.07 656th 852 23.0%
2008 36.68 585th 849 31.1%
2009 30.34 657th 872 24.7%
2010 32.82 670th 925 27.6%
2011 23.85 735th 935 21.4%
2012 16.69 792nd 935 15.3%
2013 16.74 813th 954 14.8%
2014 22.17 772nd 962 19.8%
2015 23.90 703rd 938 25.1%
2016 17.58 759th 914 17.0%
2017 18.83 750th 929 19.3%
2018 14.02 816th 917 11.0%
2019 27.63 681st 965 29.4%
2022 20.58 711th 921 22.8%
2023 23.98 683rd 933 26.8%
2024 29.16 622nd 943 34.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Irish Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.27 655th 690 5.1%
2019 28.87 519th 758 31.5%
2022 14.95 520th 595 12.6%
2023 23.07 484th 642 24.6%
2024 31.17 465th 684 32.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Irish Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.63 600th 693 13.4%
2019 19.18 617th 764 19.2%
2022 23.67 444th 594 25.3%
2023 27.70 457th 649 29.6%
2024 23.07 505th 683 26.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Irish Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.01 107th 153 30.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Irish Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 430 1 4 92 8 n/a n/a 0 535
1989 426 4 3 103 11 n/a n/a 0 547
1990 397 1 4 122 6 n/a n/a 0 530
1991 379 6 3 114 6 n/a n/a 0 508
1992 397 4 2 119 5 n/a n/a 0 527
1993 410 3 0 130 4 n/a n/a 0 547
1994 399 14 6 119 5 n/a n/a 0 543
1995 281 9 7 105 8 n/a n/a 0 410
1996 281 9 7 105 8 n/a n/a 0 410
1997 291 6 5 118 5 n/a n/a 0 425
1998 276 10 5 128 6 n/a n/a 0 425
1999 239 8 1 137 6 n/a n/a 0 391
2000 230 11 0 154 8 n/a n/a 0 403
2001 189 11 0 195 5 n/a n/a 0 400
2002 134 8 1 249 9 n/a n/a 0 401
2003 134 8 1 249 9 n/a n/a 0 401
2004 133 11 0 259 3 n/a n/a 0 406
2005 107 7 0 266 2 n/a n/a 0 382
2006 78 1 0 271 5 n/a n/a 0 355
2007 70 6 1 276 6 n/a n/a 0 359
2008 87 4 0 313 9 n/a n/a 0 413
2009 90 7 3 292 8 n/a n/a 0 400
2010 96 11 3 295 10 n/a n/a 0 415
2011 98 4 2 283 0 0 7 0 394
2012 89 3 0 302 1 1 6 0 402
2013 94 1 2 289 1 1 3 0 391
2014 88 1 3 296 1 0 2 0 391
2015 96 1 1 286 1 0 2 0 387
2016 107 1 0 296 1 0 3 0 408
2017 113 4 0 295 2 1 8 0 423
2018 119 2 0 250 1 1 11 0 384
2019 119 2 1 262 1 0 11 0 396
2020 105 3 0 269 2 0 11 0 390
2021 91 2 0 239 0 0 11 0 343
2022 102 7 0 257 2 0 11 0 379
2023 92 2 0 235 3 0 9 0 341
2024 100 2 0 243 2 0 8 0 355

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Irish Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 535 26.2 20.4 n/a
1989 547 26.8 20.4 33.1
1990 530 29.1 18.2 32.1
1991 508 24.6 20.6 33.9
1992 527 27.6 19.0 42.9
1993 547 32.9 16.6 47.3
1994 543 31.3 17.3 40
1995 410 26.1 15.7 23.9
1996 410 26.1 15.7 23.9
1997 425 29.1 14.6 42.8
1998 425 26.0 16.3 48.2
1999 391 30.5 12.8 55
2000 403 31.2 12.9 66
2001 400 32.8 12.2 70.5
2002 401 36.7 10.9 81
2003 401 36.7 10.9 81
2004 406 35.4 11.5 84.5
2005 382 36.6 10.4 84.6
2006 355 36.3 9.8 74.9
2007 359 31.9 11.3 86.6
2008 413 33.6 12.3 74.6
2009 400 31.4 12.7 81.8
2010 415 29.4 14.1 74.9
2011 394 28.9 13.6 76.9
2012 402 29.3 13.7 73.6
2013 391 30.4 12.8 74.4
2014 391 28.8 13.5 74.9
2015 387 30.0 12.9 76.5
2016 408 29.0 14.0 75.2
2017 423 29.6 14.2 81.1
2018 384 29.4 13.0 76
2019 396 29.3 13.5 74.5
2020 390 31.9 12.2 75.4
2021 343 28.9 11.8 59.2
2022 379 29.9 12.6 67.5
2023 341 29.9 11.3 75.1
2024 355 28.0 12.6 76.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Irish Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 535 26.2 20.4 n/a
1989 547 26.8 20.4 33.1
1990 530 29.1 18.2 32.1
1991 508 24.6 20.6 33.9
1992 527 27.6 19.0 42.9
1993 547 32.9 16.6 47.3
1994 543 31.3 17.3 40
1995 410 26.1 15.7 23.9
1996 410 26.1 15.7 23.9
1997 425 29.1 14.6 42.8
1998 425 26.0 16.3 48.2
1999 391 30.5 12.8 55
2000 403 31.2 12.9 66
2001 400 32.8 12.2 70.5
2002 401 36.7 10.9 81
2003 401 36.7 10.9 81
2004 406 35.4 11.5 84.5
2005 382 36.6 10.4 84.6
2006 355 36.3 9.8 74.9
2007 359 31.9 11.3 86.6
2008 413 33.6 12.3 74.6
2009 400 31.4 12.7 81.8
2010 415 29.4 14.1 74.9
2011 394 28.9 13.6 76.9
2012 402 29.3 13.7 73.6
2013 391 30.4 12.8 74.4
2014 391 28.8 13.5 74.9
2015 387 30.0 12.9 76.5
2016 408 29.0 14.0 75.2
2017 423 29.6 14.2 81.1
2018 384 29.4 13.0 76
2019 396 29.3 13.5 74.5
2020 390 31.9 12.2 75.4
2021 343 28.9 11.8 59.2
2022 379 29.9 12.6 67.5
2023 341 29.9 11.3 75.1
2024 355 28.0 12.6 76.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Irish Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,921
2020 $13,834
2021 $15,494
2022 $15,699
2023 $18,784

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Irish Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 681st of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 683rd of 933 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Irish Elementary School)38.236
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Poudre School District R-1)55.256
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (Irish Elementary School)4031.5
 8.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Poudre School District R-1)55.254.3
 0.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Irish Elementary School)2326.8
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Poudre School District R-1)66.659.1
 7.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (Irish Elementary School)11.58.7
 2.8%
   4th Grade Math (Poudre School District R-1)53.749.4
 4.3%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (Irish Elementary School)22.920.8
 2.1%
   5th Grade Science (Poudre School District R-1)51.749.5
 2.2%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Irish Elementary School)43.234.8
 8.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Poudre School District R-1)66.464.3
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Irish Elementary School)20.816.7
 4.1%
   5th Grade Math (Poudre School District R-1)54.552.6
 1.9%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Irish Elementary School)33.832.8
 1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Poudre School District R-1)60.658.7
 1.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Irish Elementary School)23.819.6
 4.2%
   All Grades Math (Poudre School District R-1)5249.5
 2.5%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students396341
 13.9%
African American22
American Indian13
 200%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic262235
 10.3%
Pacific Islander00
White11992
 22.7%
Two or More Races119
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.5%75.1%
 0.6%


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Students at Irish Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 28% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 355 students attended Irish Elementary School.

Irish Elementary School ranks 622nd of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Irish Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Poudre High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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