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Bauder Elementary School

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Bauder Elementary School ranks 428 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bauder Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Fort Collins, CO, serving 423 students as part of the highly rated Poudre School District R-1. Despite sitting in a 5-star district ranked in the 90th percentile statewide, Bauder itself holds a 3-star rating and ranks at the 55th percentile among Colorado elementary schools. In 2025–2026 CMAS testing, Bauder posted 44.5% proficiency in English Language Arts (roughly matching the state average of 44.7%), 41.6% in Math (above the state's 37.3%), and 40.3% in Science (above the state's 36.1%). However, district-wide averages were 60.1% in ELA, 52.2% in Math, and 50.4% in Science, meaning Bauder trails its own district by roughly 10–16 percentage points in every subject.

The school shows some encouraging signs. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6% is well below both the district (30.7%) and state (28.4%), and its student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 is favorable compared with most nearby schools. Bauder also shows clear academic growth as students advance: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency sits at just 32.8% (far below the district's 55.9%), but by 5th grade it rises to 52.2%, above the state average. Math follows a similar upward trajectory from 35.9% in 3rd grade to 45.6% in 5th grade. The most significant concern, however, is the school's performance with students from low-income families. Results for this group fell to the 29th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, down from the 44th percentile the previous year.

Bauder's biggest challenge is that nearby schools in the same district post significantly stronger results. Dunn Elementary School (65.4% ELA), Johnson Elementary School (70.7% ELA), and Beattie Elementary School (64.3% ELA) all far outpace Bauder's 44.5% ELA proficiency. Even schools with similar or higher poverty rates outperform it: Bennett Elementary School (48.6% free/reduced lunch) exceeds Bauder in both ELA and math, and Harris Bilingual Elementary School, despite a higher poverty rate at 61.1%, also posts stronger scores. Bauder has been stuck in the 3-star range for a decade, never breaking into 4-star territory. For parents, the bottom line is that Bauder offers a favorable student-teacher ratio, healthy attendance, and visible grade-level progress, but its early-literacy gap and recent decline in outcomes for low-income students are areas that deserve attention.

423

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,351

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!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 (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

Colorado avg41%

428^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Poudre School District R-1

12^th of 114Poudre 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
2026	51.1	428 of 946	54.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	42.4	381 of 695	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.9	227 of 322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	44.2	364 of 697	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.6	223 of 547	59.2%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Math42%+4 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	51.1	428^th of 946 public elementary schools	54.8%		58.4	377^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.3%	51	32.8	47.4	52.2	44.5	35.9	42.9	45.6	41.6	40.3	$21,351
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%)	68.1	282^nd of 946 public elementary schools	70.2%		65.4	315^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.8%	33	40.7	65.2	69.0	57.0	45.3	48.9	54.8	49.3	45.0	$19,459
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%)	79.3	180^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.0%		85.4	122^nd of 950 public elementary schools	87.2%	58	63.1	65.6	67.8	65.4	52.3	50.0	53.3	51.9	60.0	$20,272
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%)	52.5	414^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.2%		66	309^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.5%	105	36.7	58.0	40.7	46.0	43.3	52.0	35.6	43.2	37.9	$20,661
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%)	35.2	572^nd of 946 public elementary schools	39.5%		33.1	588^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.1%	16	25.0	51.2	35.8	38.3	28.9	42.0	31.5	34.5	22.0	$21,031
Axis International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2130 West Horsetooth Road	Fort Collins	80525	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%)	72.1	243^rd of 946 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.6	133^rd of 950 public elementary schools	86.0%	110	50.0	55.6	78.9	58.5	41.7	66.7	68.4	56.1	42.1	$11,840
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%)	40.7	509^th of 946 public elementary schools	46.2%		61.1	349^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.3%	160	28.6	41.7	61.3	44.6	17.9	25.0	35.5	26.5	41.9	$23,337
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%)	72.6	236^th of 946 public elementary schools	75.1%		67.4	296^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.8%	60	54.3	73.8	63.2	64.3	48.6	52.4	47.4	49.6	41.7	$19,044
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%)	78	194^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.5%		72.8	248^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.9%	54	64.4	73.2	74.1	70.7	51.1	47.6	48.1	48.9	51.9	$18,217
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%)	85.7	124^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.2	128^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.5%	4	56.3	70.4	76.6	67.8	60.0	59.7	62.7	60.7	60.3	$22,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Bauder Elementary School

How many students attend Bauder Elementary School?

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

Is Bauder Elementary School a good school?

Bauder Elementary School ranks 428^th of 946 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

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

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