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Best Elementary Schools
in Poudre School District R-1

This page covers 31 elementary schools in Poudre School District R-1, including 2 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

31
Schools Ranked
Colorado
State
2
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 31
1
rank
Bacon Elementary School
Grades PK–05420 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
2
rank
Bethke Elementary School
Grades KG–05554 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
3
rank
Bamford Elementary School
Grades PK–05294 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
4
rank
PSD Mountain Schools
Grades PK–0599 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,617/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
9.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
5
rank
Olander Elementary School
Grades PK–05343 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
McGraw Elementary School
Grades PK–05395 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
7
rank
Zach Elementary School
Grades KG–05475 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
8
rank
Bauder Elementary School
Grades PK–05495 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($17,617/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Timnath Elementary School
Grades PK–05446 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
10
rank
Werner Elementary School
Grades KG–05392 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,617/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,617
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
21 more elementary schools in Poudre School District R-1 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
31
Elementary Schools
51
Total Schools
65
#1 Score
57
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.