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Bennett Elementary School

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Bennett Elementary School ranks 282 nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bennett Elementary School is a PK–5 public elementary school in Fort Collins, CO, serving 362 students in the Poudre School District R-1, a 5-star district ranked in the 90th percentile statewide. For the 2025-2026 school year, Bennett ranked 282nd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, landing in the 70th percentile with a 4-star rating.

Bennett's clearest strengths are attendance and academics. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 19.6%, compared to 30.7% district-wide and 28.4% statewide. Students score above state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and the school outpaces several nearby options, including Putnam Elementary School, Irish Elementary School, Laurel Elementary School, and Bauder Elementary School in both ELA and Math. Proficiency also climbs by grade level — 3rd graders trail the district, but by 5th grade, students meet or exceed district averages. Subgroup rankings are notably strong for female students (75th percentile statewide) and low-income students (70th percentile).

A few areas deserve attention. Fifth-grade science proficiency has dropped to 45%, below the district's 50.4% and behind top neighbors like O'Dea Elementary School (60.3%) and Dunn Elementary School (60.0%). Bennett's statewide ranking has also drifted from the 91st percentile a decade ago to the 70th percentile now, though the most recent year saw a recovery from 3 stars back to 4. The school also shows a notable gender gap in relative statewide rankings — female students rank much higher than male students. Within its immediate cluster, Bennett is a solid middle-to-upper tier choice: it outranks several neighbors but sits behind O'Dea and Dunn. Overall, Bennett is a dependable, above-average school with strong attendance and particularly effective outcomes for low-income students.

362

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,459

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 — 91st percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

Colorado avg41%

282^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	68.1	282 of 946	70.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.0	174 of 695	75.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.5	97 of 322	69.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	47.3	344 of 697	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.0	219 of 547	60.0%	★★★☆☆
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)

Female (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile~ school

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

White (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+12 vs state

Math49%+12 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

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by a parent
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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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%)	62.4	333^rd of 946 public elementary schools	64.8%		55.6	402^nd of 950 public elementary schools	57.7%	69	67.7	41.7	50.0	51.2	47.1	37.3	52.0	45.4	56.0	$20,927
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
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
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%)	53.5	408^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.9%		49.5	446^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.1%	38	37.7	50.0	61.2	49.5	40.6	33.3	35.8	36.6	49.3	$20,328
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

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.

How many students attend Bennett Elementary School?

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

Is Bennett Elementary School a good school?

Bennett Elementary School ranks 282^nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 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

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