PSD Elementary Schools

A renowned neighborhood school in Southeast Fort Collins featuring an outdoor classroom and strong academic performance

• Center-based autism program
• Extra focus on positive behavior systems (BARK and 8 Keys of Excellence)
• Excellent teacher retention

A hidden gem neighborhood school serving Northeast Loveland, West Windsor, and Southeast Fort Collins

• Innovative curricula including EL Education, Envision and Mystery Science, and Sources of Strength
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and media center included in specials
• Beautiful, state-of-the-art new building

A walk-and-bikeable neighborhood school with strong growth scores and an excellent counseling program

• Inclusive, whole-child focus
• Early childhood and center-based autism programs
• Strong Gifted and Talented program

An innovative, heart-filled neighborhood school featuring open classrooms and outdoor learning spaces

• Co-teaching model, partnering with CSU
• Good choice for for multilingual learners
• Platinum wellness school/health school distinctions

The strength of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, the heart of a true whole-child focus, in a smaller, close-knit neighborhood school

• Affective needs center-based program
• IB World School with a commitment to International Mindedness
• Lots of movement breaks, two recesses, and hands-on learning focus
• EL Education resources

Southeast Timnath’s Core Knowledge neighborhood school featuring award-winning academic performance and a sustainability focus 

• Award-winning inclusive professional learning community
• Character Strong Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum
• Strong family and community partnerships

A small-school environment at the base of the Poudre Canyon with a trauma-responsive focus 

• International Baccalaureate (IB) world school
• Hundred-year history
• Affective needs center-based program

A sought-after International Baccalaureate (IB) World School with exceptional academic achievement

• Center-based autism program
• Near CSU for unique field trips and learning opportunities

A small-town, close-knit neighborhood school with a strong emphasis on early literacy and foundational skills

• Early childhood magnet program and center-based autism program
• Teachers deeply committed to evidence-based instruction
• HEART values (Helpfulness, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Tenacity) Social-Emotional Learning
• Split campus to devote specialized spaces to older and younger elementary students

PSD’s choice-only* dual language immersion school, helping students to enter their futures with fluency in both English and Spanish

• High levels of academic achievement in English and Spanish
• Bilingualism and biliteracy focus
• Culturally responsive learning environments that value diversity, inclusivity, and equity
• Curriculum fosters adaptiveness, open-mindedness, cultural competency, and global awareness

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

A beloved neighborhood school offering dual language (English and Spanish) immersion

• Social-emotional learning in both languages
• Diverse student body
• Extra blocks of art, music, any physical education
• Free, comprehensive in-house after school program offering music, sports, art, tutoring, and leadership opportunities

A high-achieving, National Blue Ribbon neighborhood school

• Highly engaged Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
• Exceptional parent engagement ratings
• Exceptional staff retention

A beloved central Fort Collins neighborhood school with a nature center outdoor classroom, and a diverse student body, and highly engaged Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

• New computer lab for typing, mouse skills, video creation, 3D printing design, coding, and more
• Strong music and arts program, including a renowned strings program
• Strong Gifted and Talented program

A diverse Southeast neighborhood school with extra time devoted to literacy instruction and specials

• All teachers of literacy are Orton-Gillingham trained
• Extensive family events and free before- and after-school programming
• Strong Gifted and Talented program

A small, rural school amidst the wide-open landscapes of northern Colorado where teachers know every student personally

• Functions as the center of a diverse mountain and ranching community
• Low student-teacher ratio, dual-grade classrooms
• Parents/guardians are active partners in each student's learning
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE) John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award and Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award recipient (along with Red Feather and Stove Prairie)

An award-winning, close-knit, walkable neighborhood school featuring the Leader in Me program and lots of community outreach

• Leader in Me Legacy School (includes service learning)
• Center-based Integrated Learning Supports (ILS) program
• Strong local community feel

A high-performing International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering inquiry-based learning and Spanish language instruction for all students

• Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing program
• Colorado Governor’s Distinguished Achievement Award, John Irwin School of Excellence Award, recently nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School
• One of only three schools in Colorado nominated as an Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing School

Central Fort Collins’s high-performing Core Knowledge neighborhood school 

• Center-based autism program
• Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award for Academic Excellence

PSD’s only project-based learning elementary school, with a big-hearted, inclusivity-focused community

• Project-based learning (PBL) is an engaging educational approach where students in every grade level work in teams on multidisciplinary projects that are structured around rich, real-world, and relevant research questions. PBL develops students' skills in investigation, collaboration, communication, time management, organization, and use of real-world technology
• Second Elementary School in Colorado to receive the distinction of a Significant Support Needs Model Site for Integrated Services
• Beautiful location adjacent to Spring Canyon Park

PSD’s innovative, choice-only* expeditionary learning school, featuring a small and close-knit student body, weeklong intensives, adventure trips, and fieldwork experiences 

• A welcoming, game-changing option for students who feel like they don’t fit in and students struggling in traditional school environments
• Experiential, inquiry-based learning including portfolio development, presentations of learning, and standards-based grading throughout k-12
• Equity focus and restorative justice approach to behavior management throughout k-12
• Smallest middle school in PSD, leaving no room for students to be overlooked
• Unique rites of passage, mixed-age learning and mentoring, and crew model for belonging and community-building
• Collaboration with Poudre Community Academy for sports
• Concurrent enrollment courses offered for earning college credit
• All seniors graduate with work-based learning project portfolios and capstone completions
• High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: Design & Multimedia, Natural Resources Management (the only program of its kind in CO), Outdoor Recreation (the only program of its kind in CO), PSD Career Tech Center Pathways

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

A K-12 hybrid learning program welcoming diverse learners — from advanced students to those seeking an alternative to traditional schooling

• PSD's only hybrid learning program
• Small-school environment, small class sizes, supportive environment
• Extensive family involvement opportunities
• On-campus learning 2 days per week; at-home, asynchronous learning 3 days per week
• Teachers provide and grade at-home assignments
• Parents (Learning Coaches) provide guidance and review assignments completed at home
• K-8 students attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 9-12 students attend on Mondays and Wednesdays
• Engagement opportunities including Friday Fun Club, Learning Coach Wellness Walks, Student Ambassadors, Pioneer Way support for 9th graders, Learning Coach Coffees, Learning Labs for extra in-person support, National Honor Society, Garden Club, e-sports, enrichment clubs
• High school students can participate in PSD's Career Tech Center Pathways, Concurrent Enrollment classes, and Front Range Community College

A powerhouse high-growth neighborhood school with a low student-teacher ratio and collaborative teaching teams

• Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Centers of Excellence award-winning school
• Small neighborhood community environment, small class sizes
• Impact Team Model
• Center-based integrated learning services program

A gathering place at the center of the rural Red Feather Lakes community where families are connected to the land and one another

• Outdoor education and environmental stewardship utilizing the natural surroundings
• Low student-teacher ratio, small-school environment, dual-grade classrooms
• 10 acres of forested mountain campus
• Average staff experience of 13 years

Wellington’s Leader In Me neighborhood school with deep-rooted, close-knit local culture

• Student-led conferences to foster leadership in all students
• Center-based Integrated Learning Supports program

A trauma-informed International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in a walkable south-central Fort Collins neighborhood

• Strong academic performance
• Robust professional learning focus for staff

A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)-specialized neighborhood school utilizing inquiry-based and problem-based learning

• STEM emphasis including coding, robotics, engineering, and more
• Excellent academic achievement scores
• Exceptional community events that engage families and community experts in science and fun
• Center-based autism program

A historic, close-knit and tradition-oriented mountain school tucked away in the beautiful hills of Rist Canyon

• PSD's oldest continuously operating school, established in 1896
• Low student-teacher ratio, small-school environment, dual-grade classrooms
• Outdoor education and environmental stewardship utilizing the natural surroundings
• 75% of staff hold graduate degrees

PSD’s National Blue Ribbon-awarded, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)-focused school

• Mobile Academic Classroom (MAC) brings summer STEAM, literacy, math and enrichment activities to students
• High academic performance, especially in math and reading
• PSD's only Colorado Department of Education (CDE) High Achieving School and Connect for Success partner
• Students utilize SMARTdata binders, goal setting, and reflection to take ownership of their learning

Timnath’s historic neighborhood school with deeply-rooted school traditions and close collaborations with the local community

• Unique programs for celebrating student success and positive behavior
• Multi-grade DENS program builds connections across grade levels

PSD’s award-winning, choice-only* Core Knowledge school

• Site-Based Management Council: A unique governance model that includes seven family partners, six staff members and the principal
• Exceptional academic performance
• Parent Partnership Mentor program helps new families integrate and thrive

*Choice-only schools are not charter schools – they are PSD public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

South-Central Fort Collins’s beloved and award-winning neighborhood school

• Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, John Irwin School of Excellence, and Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award recipient
• Center-based Integrated Learning Services program
• Excellent academic achievement scores

A neighborhood school, utilizing the Core Knowledge curriculum, located in southeastern Fort Collins

• Excellent academic performance and closing of achievement gaps – two-time National Blue Ribbon recognition
• Internationally recognized Professional Learning Community

• Sustainability-focused, state-of-the-art building