Elementary Schools in Poudre School District R-1

Summary:

The Poudre School District R-1 in Colorado is home to 31 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools vary significantly in size, student demographics, academic performance, and other key metrics, with some standout institutions leading the way.

At the top of the district are Traut Core Elementary School, ranked 18th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, and Zach Elementary School, ranked 8th. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 80% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math. Other high-performing schools include McGraw Elementary and Bethke Elementary.

In contrast, schools with high poverty rates, such as Irish Elementary and Putnam Elementary, struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. This suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic factors and student achievement within the Poudre School District R-1. However, the data also indicates that there is room for improvement across the district, and schools can potentially learn from the strategies and practices of the top-performing institutions.

District Detail

2407 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2297

(970) 482-7420

SchoolDigger Rank:
11^th of 116 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 29,754

Primary Schools: 31
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 6

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CMAS English Language Arts (2024)						CMAS Math (2024)						CMAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Kruse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 McMurry Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5625	457	30	15.4	44.9%	308 (67.4%)	6 (1.3%)	107 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	88.2	93^rd of 943 public elementary schools	90.1%		87	99^th of 933 public elementary schools	89.4%	6	62.9	63.8	73.6			66.8	64.3	56.5	69.9			63.7	61.4		$15,095
McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hinsdale Drive	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8335	381	26	14.7	32.3%	286 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	69 (18.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	91.8	57^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.3	73^rd of 933 public elementary schools	92.2%	16	67.9	72.4	70.3			70.2	72.7	60.3	67.7			66.9	70.3		$15,308
Bauder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2345 West Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-4150	433	36	12.1	55.4%	304 (70.2%)	6 (1.4%)	100 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	54.7	407^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.8%		57.3	368^th of 933 public elementary schools	60.6%	39	39.7	37.9	54.1			43.7	41.9	40.9	50.0			44.2	38.7		$17,204
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Meadowlark Avenue	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4225	309	22	13.7	54.0%	193 (62.5%)	10 (3.2%)	69 (22.3%)	11 (3.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	69.2	275^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.8%		65.5	291^st of 933 public elementary schools	68.8%	16	47.7	57.9	58.7			54.7	41.9	50.0	50.0			47.2	52.2		$15,472
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Bennett Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4750	383	30	12.6	48.3%	264 (68.9%)	9 (2.3%)	82 (21.4%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	70.7	254^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.1%		76.8	188^th of 933 public elementary schools	79.8%	66	44.4	54.5	58.3			52.9	50.0	46.2	55.0			50.0	53.3		$15,830
Irish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Irish Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-6900	355	28	12.6	76.3%	100 (28.2%)	2 (0.6%)	243 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	29.2	622^nd of 943 public elementary schools	34.0%		24	683^rd of 933 public elementary schools	26.8%	61	32.6	43.5	26.2			34.3	28.3	24.5	13.3			22.4	34.1		$18,784
O'Dea Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Princeton Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4450	432	31	14.1	45.4%	299 (69.2%)	6 (1.4%)	85 (19.7%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	82.9	143^rd of 943 public elementary schools	84.8%		80.3	162^nd of 933 public elementary schools	82.6%	19	63.6	65.7	61.3			63.6	63.6	51.4	59.0			57.9	54.1		$17,270
Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple Street	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-7700	261	30	8.8	82.0%	97 (37.2%)	6 (2.3%)	136 (52.1%)	7 (2.7%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.3%)	36.1	554^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.3%		25.7	661^st of 933 public elementary schools	29.2%	107	29.4	46.9	57.1			43.6	26.5	25.0	28.6			26.6	21.4		$18,283
Riffenburgh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Stuart Street	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7935	451	29	15.7	31.7%	335 (74.3%)	11 (2.4%)	73 (16.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	80.6	164^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.6%		78.5	176^th of 933 public elementary schools	81.1%	12	60.7	56.1	76.3			64.4	59.0	47.0	58.8			54.5	53.2		$14,545
Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	511	31	16.5	40.9%	349 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	123 (24.1%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	84.7	125^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.1	119^th of 933 public elementary schools	87.2%	6	61.2	72.3	65.5			66.3	54.1	57.1	62.2			57.9	60.2		$15,009
Harris Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Elizabeth	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5200	308	21	14.3	58.4%	79 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	61	353^rd of 943 public elementary schools	62.6%		57.5	364^th of 933 public elementary schools	61.0%	11	73.1	36.2	45.7			47.9	50.0	50.0	45.7			48.6	40.0		$16,645
Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 East Locust Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5925	431	31	13.9	51.0%	227 (52.7%)	11 (2.6%)	156 (36.2%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	34.1	569^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.7%		31.1	599^th of 933 public elementary schools	35.8%	30	28.4	35.4	41.1			34.6	26.5	24.2	31.7			27.3	41.0		$16,346
Traut Core Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Timberwood Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7500	493	26	18.8	18.5%	314 (63.7%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.8%)	89 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	96.6	18^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.8	12^th of 933 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	73.3	81.7	85.7			80.1	72.0	83.1	87.0			80.5	72.5		$14,213
Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	424	29	14.5	29.5%	355 (83.7%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (9.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	85	122^nd of 943 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.8	109^th of 933 public elementary schools	88.3%	13	57.1	72.5	64.5			64.7	58.6	68.7	55.7			61.1	60.7		$16,104
Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	352	23	15.4	46.3%	250 (71.0%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (22.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	67.5	291^st of 943 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.2	296^th of 933 public elementary schools	68.3%	5	62.2	53.7	63.0			59.5	44.4	32.1	52.8			43.0	45.3		$15,104
Werner Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	350	24	14.7	19.1%	276 (78.9%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.0%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.3	67^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.9%		87.5	96^th of 933 public elementary schools	89.7%	29	71.1	66.7	70.6			69.3	73.3	71.4	61.8			68.2	66.2		$19,581
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5000	334	22	15.1	41.3%	240 (71.9%)	13 (3.9%)	65 (19.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	72.7	239^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.7%		71.1	238^th of 933 public elementary schools	74.5%	1	62.8	59.7	56.5			59.6	59.5	51.6	38.3			49.7	43.2		$15,146
Linton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Caribou Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5850	307	29	10.4	64.8%	133 (43.3%)	2 (0.7%)	154 (50.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	28.2	634^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.2	598^th of 933 public elementary schools	35.9%	36	32.6	32.7	34.0			33.1	26.7	20.0	32.0			26.2	26.0		$17,248
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	415	31	13.4	23.1%	311 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	85.8	115^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.8%		81.9	147^th of 933 public elementary schools	84.2%	32	62.5	62.2	62.5			62.4	66.7	64.4	66.7			66.1	55.7		$16,763
Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	340	22	15.1	38.8%	233 (68.5%)	4 (1.2%)	78 (22.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	64	325^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.5%		64.4	304^th of 933 public elementary schools	67.4%	21	34.5	66.0	55.6			51.5	39.0	47.2	52.7			46.1	49.1		$17,302
Dunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Washington	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4825	393	27	14.8	29.0%	298 (75.8%)	18 (4.6%)	30 (7.6%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	87.9	97^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.5	113^th of 933 public elementary schools	87.9%	16	59.7	74.6	78.0			70.7	53.2	64.7	60.0			59.5	71.2		$16,375
Mountain Sage Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2310 East Prospect Road Suite	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 568-5456	285	20	14.4	34.7%	233 (81.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.8%)	45.9	481^st of 943 public elementary schools	49.0%		66.4	282^nd of 933 public elementary schools	69.8%	199		66.7	47.6	52.9	68.0	59.0		37.5	15.9	42.9	25.0	28.4	29.3	66.7	$11,820
Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	257	11	22.4		224 (87.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	84.7	124^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.9%		64.5	302^nd of 933 public elementary schools	67.6%	178	60.0		85.0			70.1	52.0		57.9			50.7	78.9		$12,940
Timnath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Main Street	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6825	469	28	16.6	30.5%	304 (64.8%)	7 (1.5%)	121 (25.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	68.1	285^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.8%		62.2	325^th of 933 public elementary schools	65.2%	40	38.8	63.6	57.1			53.2	44.6	48.4	55.2			49.5	48.5		$14,186
Cache La Poudre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 W Cr 54g	Laporte	80535	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7600	290	19	15.0	45.9%	228 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	48.9	460^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.2%		37.8	534^th of 933 public elementary schools	42.8%	74	38.6	52.1	53.5			48.1	34.1	33.3	32.6			33.3	37.2		$16,776
Eyestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Wilson Avenue	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8600	652	45	14.5	41.3%	493 (75.6%)	2 (0.3%)	125 (19.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	43.1	495^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.5%		44.2	481^st of 933 public elementary schools	48.4%	14	54.8	25.5	41.4			39.8	44.0	32.3	28.7			34.8	34.5		$13,227
Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Third Street	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8700	424	30	13.9	36.6%	305 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	89 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	60.6	359^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.9%		72.9	227^th of 933 public elementary schools	75.7%	132	48.3	47.2	53.5			49.8	55.0	34.7	50.7			46.3	36.2		$15,719
Bethke Elementary School	Public	K-5	5100 School House Drive	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4300	525	34	15.3	8.2%	433 (82.5%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.6%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	90.6	71^st of 943 public elementary schools	92.5%		89	84^th of 933 public elementary schools	91.0%	13	64.1	71.6	72.1			69.2	62.6	64.2	67.4			64.7	70.1		$14,251
Bamford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6055 Travers Stakes Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8500	301	22	13.8	23.6%	220 (73.1%)	6 (2.0%)	41 (13.6%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	77.3	193^rd of 943 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.6	169^th of 933 public elementary schools	81.9%	24	39.5	48.9	82.4			59.0	50.0	51.1	61.5			54.8	67.3		$16,694
Zach Elementary School	Public	K-5	3715 Kechter Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5100	470	29	16.2	13.2%	297 (63.2%)	12 (2.6%)	54 (11.5%)	57 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.0%)	98.1	8^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.2%		99.1	3^rd of 933 public elementary schools	99.7%	5	78.8	89.2	81.3			83.1	87.5	84.3	85.7			85.8	78.0		$15,796
PSD Mountain Schools	Public	PK, KG-5	505 N County Road 73c	Red Feather Lakes	80545	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6550	95	11	8.5	46.3%	87 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)															$26,060

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
State Charter School Institute	0.17 mi	49	45^th
Thompson School District R-2j	3.4 mi	32	46^th
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	6.8 mi	13	16^th
Weld County School District No. Re-5J	14.35 mi	7	61^st
GreeleySchool District No. 6	14.87 mi	34	97^th

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