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Dunn Elementary School

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Dunn Elementary School ranks 122 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Dunn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 393 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Poudre School District R-1. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with exceptional results across all grade levels and subject areas.

Dunn Elementary excels in supporting diverse student populations, ranking among the top Colorado elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's gifted and talented program is also a standout, ranking 9th out of 119 Colorado elementary schools. Additionally, Dunn has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to district and state averages, indicating a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Poudre School District, Dunn Elementary stands out as a top performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math than nearby schools like Laurel Elementary and Irish Elementary. This consistent high performance has earned Dunn a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top 15% of Colorado elementary schools.

392

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,345

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 South Washington
Fort Collins, CO 80521-3639

(970) 488-4825

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Dunn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Poudre High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (66% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Colorado elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

122^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	85.4	122 of 950	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	97 of 943	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	113 of 933	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	130 of 921	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	119 of 710	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	76 of 965	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	76 of 917	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	97 of 929	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	115 of 914	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	123 of 938	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	110 of 962	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	149 of 954	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	216 of 935	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	201 of 935	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	105 of 925	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.9	121 of 872	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	84.8	98 of 849	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	86.0	75 of 852	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	85 of 829	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	87.1	71 of 823	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	63 of 808	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	79 of 694	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	73 of 684	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	66 of 642	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	93 of 595	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	97 of 351	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	107 of 758	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	72 of 690	89.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	9 of 119	92.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	78 of 110	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	30 of 337	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	25 of 365	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	3 of 265	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	45 of 332	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	54 of 308	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	159 of 700	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	115 of 683	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	184 of 649	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	168 of 594	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	88 of 352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	44 of 764	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	82 of 693	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	108 of 551	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	66 of 539	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	145 of 525	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	137 of 454	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	67 of 596	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	59 of 337	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+43 vs state

English Language Arts67%+23 vs state

Math59%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Dunn 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Riffenburgh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Stuart Street	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7935	443	30	14.7	34.5%	316 (71.3%)	10 (2.3%)	80 (18.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	77.6	205^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.4%		80.6	164^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.6%	41	68.2	71.4	62.5	66.9	65.9	50.8	51.2	56.4	40.5	$16,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunn Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dunn Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Poudre High School

How many students attend Dunn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Dunn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dunn Elementary School?

Students at Dunn Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Dunn Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

Is Dunn Elementary School a good school?

Dunn Elementary School ranks 122^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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