Fossil Ridge High School

Fossil Ridge High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
5400 Ziegler Rd,  Fort Collins, CO
Poudre School District
3.9
3.0
2,053 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Julie Chaplain
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
30
Math Proficiency
65%
Reading Proficiency
88%
Average GPA
3.67
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
C+
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B-
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
A
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.67
Reading Proficiency
88%
Math Proficiency
65%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
101
Full Time Teachers
101
Teachers in First or Second Year
51.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1290
Math
650
Verbal
640
Average ACT
30
Math
28
English
30
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
88.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
60.5%
State Average
30.7%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
242:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.2%
Female
48.8%
White
78.6%
Hispanic
10.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
6.3%
Two or more races
4.3%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Colorado State University 635 Students
University of Colorado Boulder 460 Students
University of Northern Colorado 176 Students
University of Denver 145 Students
Colorado School of Mines 141 Students
Arizona State University 140 Students
University of Colorado Denver 133 Students
University of Wyoming 133 Students
University of Arizona 123 Students
Northern Arizona University 113 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 216 Students
Biology 158 Students
Psychology 118 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 90 Students
Computer Science 83 Students
Marketing 76 Students
Nursing 67 Students
Political Science and Government 62 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 52 Students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 52 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 385 Reviews
5.0 Junior
11/8/2024
My experience at fossil ridge has always been the greatest, for bullying isn't that big of a deal. Fossil ridge has taught me to push myself in hard situations, and I can thank my coach for that. Overall really great school awesome people who want to see you succeed.
5.0 Senior
4/1/2024
I was here for two years, and it was awesome. I met people with similar interests, and as I grew, my teachers encouraged me to pursue subjects I was interested in!
3.0 Senior
3/22/2024
My school lacks any sort of career/college preparation and qualified faculty with whom to discuss future plans. If I had received college prep advise from my school, I would have spent more time preparing myself and building my resume for college.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 29 Reviews
1.0 other
11/30/2023
Not a student, but before the game I listened to this speech about dignity and much more, only to listen to a bunch of overpriveleged white kids taunt players during the game..and wow, your refs said not a mumbling word.* Glad to see you'll are teaching them that they will reap what they sow
1.0 other
12/13/2021
This school was a terrible experience for me. While I attended this school I was horrendously bullied. I could not walk down a hall without being harassed because of the way that I looked. The forms of harassment I faced were horrible. Every day I was called transphobic slurs, people would threaten...
5.0 parent
9/20/2021
Both of my children attended FRHS for four years each. They both absolutely thrived at this school. Academically, they took every opportunity presented with AP courses, special interest areas such as journalism, computer programming, art, robotics, and foreign language. The teachers, with maybe one...
1.0 other
7/8/2020
As a former student, I had an awful experience, and I was considered a "normal" student. I was in clubs, performed well academically, and was in sports. I was involved, I did everything right, but I was brown, so was excessively bullied with no help from the administration. I had to watch others lik...

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