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Bennett Elementary School

Q: Is Bennett Elementary School a good school?

Bennett Elementary School ranks 315 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bennett Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 383 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 14 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 51.7% of Bennett students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 60.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In Math, 46.1% of Bennett students were proficient or better, compared to 52.2% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also significantly higher than the district and state averages. Bennett Elementary has strong performance among its female, White, and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the top 30% and top 20% of Colorado elementary schools in these categories, respectively.

While Bennett Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Poudre School District, such as Harris Bilingual, Putnam, and Beattie Elementary, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates and slightly lower performance for male and gifted students compared to the nearby Dunn Elementary, which consistently outperforms Bennett across all metrics.

362

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,837

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 Bennett Road
Fort Collins, CO 80521-4501

(970) 488-4750

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Bennett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blevins Middle School
High:	Rocky Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

315^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	65.4	315 of 950	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	254 of 943	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	188 of 933	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	219 of 921	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	98 of 710	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	126 of 965	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	99 of 917	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	115 of 929	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.4	78 of 914	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	79.1	171 of 938	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	158 of 962	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	86.8	91 of 954	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	85 of 935	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	118 of 935	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	86.4	89 of 925	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	137 of 872	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	128 of 849	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.7	139 of 852	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.6	156 of 829	81.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.1	278 of 823	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.2	306 of 808	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	207 of 694	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	207 of 684	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	127 of 642	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	136 of 595	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	88 of 351	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	151 of 758	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	79 of 690	88.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	65.4	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	47 of 84	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	98 of 337	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	80 of 365	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	52 of 332	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	30 of 308	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	321 of 700	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	290 of 683	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	245 of 649	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	228 of 594	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	118 of 352	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	105 of 764	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	110 of 693	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	149 of 551	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	217 of 539	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	175 of 525	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	199 of 454	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.9	56 of 288	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	125 of 596	79.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)66th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+20 vs state

English Language Arts52%+7 vs state

Math46%+10 vs state

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

I love how there are many spelling words each week, and not only to take home, but there's an extra list in class as well. Also, classroom reinforcement on reading is such a great motivation for children to read more enthusiastically. Homework is a combination of all the things that children have learned in class--I really like that. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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	311	22	13.8	61.1%	81 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	55.6	402^nd of 950 public elementary schools	57.7%		61	353^rd of 943 public elementary schools	62.6%	49	56.7	42.2	43.5	46.3	38.8	41.3	43.5	41.1	50.0	$19,001
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
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
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	412	30	13.8	54.6%	227 (55.1%)	8 (1.9%)	145 (35.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	49.5	446^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.1%		34.1	569^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.7%	123	41.0	50.0	53.8	48.5	27.4	29.6	40.0	32.3	46.2	$17,846
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Elementary School

What district is Bennett Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Elementary School?

Students at Bennett Elementary School are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Bennett Elementary School a good school?

Bennett Elementary School ranks 315^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bennett Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Blevins Middle School
High : Rocky Mountain High School

How many students attend Bennett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Bennett Elementary School.

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