2023 Most Diverse Public High Schools in Larimer County

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 6-12

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  Rating 5 out of 5  3 reviews

High School Senior: Poudre Community Academy is an alternative learning school that embraces the struggles of the students and turns them into strengths.... Read 3 reviews

• grade C

• grade A

• Students 293

• Student-teacher ratio 21:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 5 out of 5  1 review

Alum: Great alternative school, when you need smaller classes this is the place to go, the teachers are amazing and the community is tight knit like a family... Read 1 review

• grade B minus

• grade A minus

• Students 120

• Student-teacher ratio 9:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 9-12

• grade C+

• grade A minus

• Students 111

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 4.01 out of 5  367 reviews

Senior: Great school with lots of opportunities. The music program is excellent and there are a lot of opportunities to get involved. Students are supportive of each other and the school fosters a caring environment. The administration could improve, there are some policies that are not effective in disciplining students. Most teachers are awesome and find ways to connect with students. There are clubs, sports, and activities for anyone who wants to be involved. There is also an excellent work-based learning program for students who want to get credit for their jobs, but support for students applying to college is very limited (counselors are not trained, and there are very basic seminars available to students for applications). This school is the oldest school in Fort Collins, and so there is a lot of history and traditions.... Read 367 reviews

• grade A

• grade A minus

• Students 1,951

• Student-teacher ratio 19:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.79 out of 5  295 reviews

Senior: Poudre High School is Great! I have enjoyed my 4 years there. I do wish that they would invest more time in seeking better qualified athletic coaches for their teams. I believe they lose a lot of skilled athletes to school of choice or to Mon-playing due to the lack of coaching they have. I also wish that they, as a school would get more involved in their athletic programs.... Read 295 reviews

• grade B+

• grade B+

• Students 1,973

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.82 out of 5  264 reviews

Senior: I love Mountain View! There are great teachers who help you every step of the way and truly care about their students. The amount of opportunities provided from clubs to sports is phenomenal. The administration is always coming up with new ideas on how to improve the school from the highly successful freshmen seminar to battling covid. As a member of student council, I'm involved in many aspects of the school, and I can proudly say that I love what we are doing!... Read 264 reviews

• grade B

• grade B+

• Students 1,170

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 4.26 out of 5  313 reviews

Alum: I had a great time at rocky! It truly has a community like no other where staff and students all respect each other and work together. There are so many opportunities to get involved or try new things and the only thing i regret was not reaching out sooner. You can really feel the lobo way during football games where booing isn't allowed and during the holidays when we work together to serve the community. Rocky is really more than a school its a community and a way of life.... Read 313 reviews

• grade A

• grade B+

• Students 2,056

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.78 out of 5  284 reviews

Senior: I would say that my time at Loveland High has been critical in forming who I am. I have spent the last 4 years at this school and I have seen myself grow from being here. I have been challenged within this setting and feel as though I am fully prepared to enter college based on what I have learned here. Thompson School District has believed in supporting their students and investing in the future, by believing in this I have participated in college classes, extracurriculars, and clubs. As grateful as I am for these programs I believe all things can easily be improved and I think that with progressing Loveland High there should be more emphasis on these college programs. When I applied it was very obscure and I had to hunt for information. This could be improved by meetings with our counselors, advertising, and interviews. If there were a way to effectively advertise this program can be progressed and continue to have positive impacts on my community and invest in the future.... Read 284 reviews

• grade B+

• grade B+

• Students 1,560

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Estes Park School District R-3, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.2 out of 5  79 reviews

Alum: Great teachers! Limited resources as an independent rural school district, but still doing well with what we have. Rapidly developing vocational education programming.... Read 79 reviews

• grade B

• grade B+

• Students 375

• Student-teacher ratio 15:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.68 out of 5  170 reviews

Sophomore: Although I've only been at Thompson Valley for one year thus far which was mostly remote, I still had a great experience! Nearly all my teachers adapted to remote learning to make it better for students, as well as when we transitioned to a hybrid and eventually in-person schedule. TV also took students and teachers safety very seriously in how they responded to the pandemic. Although COVID-19 did make its way through our building, our administrators put in cleaning, distancing, and quarantining procedures that were all sensible and affective. Another thing I really enjoyed at TV was our variety of different classes and extracurriculars. We have the greatest amount of classes for college credit taught at our school, as well as a wide array of clubs and sports. The only thing I would negatively say about TV is that our building could be rebuilt so that it at least looks nicer and has more modern features. Even then though, we did just get a new turf stadium which is pretty fantastic.... Read 170 reviews

• grade B

• grade B+

• Students 1,043

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• K-12

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  Rating 4.32 out of 5  25 reviews

Senior: I love PSD Global Academy because everyone is welcomed here. The teachers always care about the students individually and will go out of their way to make sure they are learning their best. I have had an amazing learning experience here and I am very lucky to have had the opportunity of being in this school. I wouldn't change anything about this school because I see how the amazing community here positively impacts not only myself, but others around me every day.... Read 25 reviews

• grade C+

• grade B

• Students 251

• Student-teacher ratio 13:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• K-12

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  Rating 3.91 out of 5  11 reviews

Senior: I absolutely love the teaching style at LCS. I haven't had a lecture class for anything other than science since I was in middle school as almost all of the classes are seminar-based. I even have a seminar-based math class! The school is rooted in several 'core virtues' and the school is modeled on Aristotle's teachings of the true, the good, and the beautiful. It is a school that not only prepares you with an education but also with character beyond that of most people in society. they teach you to be able to learn for yourself and to formulate meaningful arguments that will become the greatest weapons against the world. Since LCS is a K-12, I have had the opportunity to attended for ten years. Although I have not enjoyed every minute of it, LCS has cultivated my love for learning and motivated me to continue to study and enjoy learning itself. LCS is HIGHLY recommended.... Read 11 reviews

• grade B

• grade B

• Students 931

• Student-teacher ratio 19:1

• Colorado Charter School Institute, CO•

• 6-12

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  Rating 3.96 out of 5  128 reviews

Alum: I loved CECFC. I came out of home school and went directly into college with their help. Because of my grades, I was able to completely skip ever going to their high school building and instead just have the cost covered while attending college at 16! Amazing!... Read 128 reviews

• grade B+

• grade B

• Students 1,345

• Student-teacher ratio 26:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• K-12

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  Rating 3.84 out of 5  77 reviews

Sophomore: Ridgeview is a wonderful school that allows a student to be challenged. Although homework and stress levels were originally a major problem, Ridgeview's faculty has become much more reasonable in assigning homework and moderating students' workloads. Communication around the school has also improved drastically and students have learned to become comfortable talking to teachers about stress levels and whether they are assigning immense amounts of homework. The faculty overall is amazing...they are caring and extremely understanding. The school however still challenges you and pushes you past your comfort zone. Previously, complaints were often ignored and students' opinions were neglected, however this has become a much less severe problem. Ridgeview Classical Schools overall is a great school.... Read 77 reviews

• grade A

• grade B

• Students 688

• Student-teacher ratio 15:1

• Colorado Charter School Institute, CO•

• K-12

• grade unavailable

• grade B minus

• Students 1,110

• Student-teacher ratio 93:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 6-12

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  Rating 3.8 out of 5  5 reviews

Sophomore: As a student who has gone both to public and private schools, this school has been welcoming towards me and other students. Having emotionally available and supportive teachers and staff to help inspire others in their interest is something that I have found missing in other schools. Coming from a large public high school to Compass was a completely different experience. I can do individual learning for topics that I'm really interested in and I get credit for it. I also have teachers that check in on both my progress in school, giving me immediate and beneficial feedback, ideas, and checking in on my life overall. In addition to having a really amazing education, focusing on the core classes (I've been progressing so much, the difference between last year and now is astonishing), connecting with community partners such as CSU, and having competency (Communicate, Act, Reflect, Engage), I've been able to mentally grow. Compass is a great place to learn and grow as a individual!... Read 5 reviews

• grade C+

• grade B minus

• Students 170

• Student-teacher ratio 15:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• K-12

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  Rating 4.15 out of 5  40 reviews

Senior: Polaris is an amazing school that allows for freedom of mind. The teachers become your friends and your peers are like family. Polaris is a very non-toxic social environment. The academic side is very good as well. The small class sizes and intelligent teachers help you to become super-smart! My school uses an alternative strategy for teaching which focuses on projects, explorations, and of course outside-the-classroom learning. 10/10 best school ever.... Read 40 reviews

• grade B

• grade B minus

• Students 364

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.89 out of 5  435 reviews

Senior: I overall had a wonderful time at Fossil Ridge High School. All of the faculty are wonderful, especially the teachers. They help the experience become so much more personal, and all of them are very supportive and reach out to have a relationship with the students they teach. My only complaints is because the school is so big, counselors and deans don't have any relationship with the vast majority of students. The student culture in general is also extremely negative most of the time, although it's pretty easy to find nice friends since there's so many new people to meet. If I could give any advice to the administration, I would say to become more organized with communication, schedules, and cleanliness, and to reach out to try to have a relationship with the students. I'll cherish the time that I spent at Fossil and I wouldn't change it for the world.... Read 435 reviews

• grade A

• grade B minus

• Students 2,175

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1

• Thompson School District, CO•

• 9-12

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  Rating 3.44 out of 5  222 reviews

Senior: BHS is a really great school overall. For highlights, the staff are great, and most of them are very fun, engaging, and caring. The school does a great job when it comes to encouraging STEM and sports. I've never felt like I wasn't challenged to learn and grow in most of my classes, and the student body is pretty nice in general. The biggest thing I wish BHS would improve is the amount of funding that goes into their music and drama programs. I am a student who loves these things greatly, and the lesser amount of performing arts opportunities can sometimes be frustrating. HOWEVER, the music and theatre opportunities that BHS does offer are incredible, largely due to the passion everyone in the department has for the arts, as well as parent support. I've loved participating in the shows put on each year (including musicals, plays, and concerts), and I would readily claim that our show choir, the Bridge Between, is likely one of the best and most far-reaching show choirs in our area.... Read 222 reviews

• grade B+

• grade B minus

• Students 649

• Student-teacher ratio 18:1

• Estes Park School District R-3, CO•

• K-12

• grade unavailable

• grade C+

• Students 27

• Student-teacher ratio 27:1

• Poudre School District, CO•

• K-12

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  Rating 3.9 out of 5  107 reviews

Senior: Liberty is a fantastic school if you're looking for a really good education. It has an amazing faculty and course structure. It's small, so everyone knows everyone else. Everyone who goes to Liberty wants to be there, which is really nice because it creates an supportive and academic environment. The people at Liberty are really nice, and it's easy to make friends. It has a pretty good variety of classes, although most of the focus is on STEM. There isn't a big variety of art classes or languages, although there are some. The English classes at Liberty are fantastic, and possibly the best part of the whole school. However, if you want to do a lot of extra curriculars outside of school, Liberty is probably not the school for you. Time spent doing homework can range anywhere from one hour (on a good day) to four hours. It can be really hard to balance school life with just life. Liberty is a lot of work. I would say it's worth it!... Read 107 reviews

• grade A

• grade C+

• Students 1,163

• Student-teacher ratio 20:1