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Bauder Elementary School

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Bauder Elementary School ranks 377 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bauder Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 433 students. It is part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 14 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Bauder Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, it faces challenges in areas such as chronic absenteeism and academic performance. The school has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 18.4% to 34.2%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Bauder's test scores in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) for English Language Arts, Math, and Science are generally lower than the Poudre School District and Colorado state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Bauder's proficiency rates were 49.2% in ELA, 42% in Math, and 48.4% in 5th grade Science, compared to the district's 60.4%, 52.2%, and 56.7%, respectively.

Bauder's performance on test scores and other metrics is generally lower than the nearby Johnson Elementary, O'Dea Elementary, and Dunn Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite being located in the same school district as several higher-performing elementary schools, Bauder has not been able to match their academic achievements, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level support may be contributing to the school's performance.

423

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,856

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2345 West Prospect Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526-1233

(970) 488-4150

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Bauder Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blevins Middle School
High:	Rocky Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (46% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Poudre School District R-1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

377^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 30Elementary Schools in the Poudre School District R-1

14^th of 115Poudre School District R-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	377 of 950	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	407 of 943	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	368 of 933	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	393 of 921	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	343 of 710	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	419 of 965	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	420 of 917	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.9	428 of 929	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.2	299 of 914	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	343 of 938	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.6	430 of 962	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.7	379 of 954	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	491 of 935	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	529 of 935	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	385 of 925	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.1	499 of 872	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	392 of 849	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	310 of 852	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	387 of 829	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	395 of 823	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.5	302 of 808	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	330 of 694	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	404 of 684	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	353 of 642	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	360 of 595	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	271 of 351	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	454 of 758	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	362 of 690	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	54.7	95 of 270	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	189 of 337	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	251 of 365	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	172 of 265	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	122 of 203	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	74 of 75	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	116 of 332	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	177 of 308	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	327 of 700	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	326 of 683	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	291 of 649	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	289 of 594	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	213 of 352	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	307 of 764	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	399 of 693	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	237 of 551	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	213 of 525	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	324 of 454	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	395 of 596	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	226 of 337	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2019)65th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Science48%+9 vs state

Math42%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Bauder Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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	423	34	12.4	54.6%	278 (65.7%)	12 (2.8%)	104 (24.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	58.4	377^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.7	407^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.8%	30	44.6	45.3	58.1	49.2	43.3	38.1	44.4	42.0	48.4	$18,856
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	362	25	14.7	48.6%	236 (65.2%)	11 (3.0%)	84 (23.2%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	65.4	315^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.7	254^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.1%	61	43.6	36.2	67.1	51.7	53.6	28.6	52.0	46.1	59.2	$17,837
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	392	27	14.4	30.6%	287 (73.2%)	18 (4.6%)	38 (9.7%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	85.4	122^nd of 950 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.9	97^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.7%	25	57.1	59.7	83.8	67.4	59.4	49.2	67.2	58.8	82.4	$17,345
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	310	22	14.2	37.7%	219 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	66	309^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.5%		64	325^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.5%	16	49.0	42.1	73.1	54.4	55.1	27.6	53.8	44.7	60.8	$17,792
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	365	29	12.5	71.2%	101 (27.7%)	3 (0.8%)	247 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	33.1	588^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.1%		29.2	622^nd of 943 public elementary schools	34.0%	34	39.5	33.3	37.9	36.9	34.6	29.3	19.6	27.7	33.3	$19,365
Axis International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2130 West Horsetooth Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 658-4199	288	19	15.5	33.3%	151 (52.4%)	9 (3.1%)	82 (28.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.5%)	83.6	133^rd of 950 public elementary schools	86.0%		77.8	189^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.0%	56	47.1	73.7		55.4	72.7	73.7		69.9	61.1	$10,947
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	258	28	9.3	77.1%	99 (38.4%)	8 (3.1%)	131 (50.8%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	61.1	349^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.3%		36.1	554^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.3%	205			62.1	41.2		34.3		29.9	48.3	$21,571
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	302	20	15.4	50.3%	186 (61.6%)	7 (2.3%)	73 (24.2%)	10 (3.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	67.4	296^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.2	275^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.8%	21	60.5	42.9	58.3	53.7	46.5	42.9	48.6	45.9	59.5	$17,033
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	348	21	16.4	39.1%	239 (68.7%)	11 (3.2%)	75 (21.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	72.8	248^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.9%		72.7	239^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.7%	9	70.0	56.9	64.6	63.5	58.5	45.1	53.8	52.2	40.0	$16,611
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	398	34	11.7	45.2%	273 (68.6%)	7 (1.8%)	77 (19.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	84.2	128^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.9	143^rd of 943 public elementary schools	84.8%	15	51.4	70.0	75.0	65.2	55.7	65.6	63.8	61.5	61.8	$18,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Bauder Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bauder Elementary School?

Students at Bauder Elementary School are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Bauder Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

Is Bauder Elementary School a good school?

Bauder Elementary School ranks 377^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bauder Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bauder Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blevins Middle School
High : Rocky Mountain High School

How many students attend Bauder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Bauder Elementary School.

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