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Tavelli Elementary School

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Tavelli Elementary School ranks 136 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Tavelli Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving 511 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked Poudre School District R-1. This school consistently ranks among the top 15% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and CMAS test scores significantly higher than district and state averages, particularly in Science, English Language Arts, and Math.

Tavelli Elementary has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to some nearby schools, but still serves a diverse population, with a relatively high percentage of White students and a lower percentage of Hispanic students. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.5 is higher than some neighboring schools, which could present challenges in providing individualized attention and support to students. However, Tavelli's ability to provide a high-quality education to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds is a notable strength.

While Tavelli Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school's sustained academic excellence and commitment to serving all students make it a standout elementary school within the Poudre School District. The school's strong performance on CMAS assessments and consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger indicate that Tavelli is effectively supporting student learning and achievement.

519

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,443

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1118 Miramount Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524-1902

(970) 488-6725

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Tavelli Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Poudre High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

136^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	83.3	136 of 950	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	125 of 943	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	119 of 933	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	147 of 921	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	99 of 710	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	122 of 965	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	107 of 917	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	84 of 929	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.7	128 of 914	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	137 of 938	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	229 of 962	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	259 of 954	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	63.6	360 of 935	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	331 of 935	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	289 of 925	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	360 of 872	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	322 of 849	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	331 of 852	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.1	264 of 829	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.7	346 of 823	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.9	259 of 808	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	143 of 694	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	119 of 684	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	159 of 642	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	177 of 595	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	62 of 351	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	85 of 758	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	107 of 690	84.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	25 of 82	69.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	80 of 242	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	39 of 270	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	22 of 337	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	28 of 365	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	51 of 265	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	33 of 203	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	30 of 332	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	2 of 308	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	123 of 700	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	134 of 683	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	94 of 649	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	91 of 594	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	112 of 352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	159 of 764	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	104 of 693	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	100 of 551	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	62 of 539	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	70 of 525	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	79 of 454	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	48 of 288	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	89 of 596	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	56 of 337	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)70th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)67th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+35 vs state

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Math58%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Tavelli 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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	519	30	17.3	35.8%	344 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	135 (26.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	83.3	136^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.7%		84.7	125^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.7%	11	62.3	53.8	81.6			65.7	57.1	46.8	69.3		57.6	74.3	$16,443
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
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
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
Mountain Sage Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2310 East Prospect Road Suite	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 568-5456	265	17	15.9	26.0%	216 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	58	380^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.0%		45.9	481^st of 943 public elementary schools	49.0%	101	54.8		70.0	60.0	46.2	57.1	40.5	23.8	45.0	16.7	33.5	57.1	$12,541
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
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
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
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 Tavelli Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tavelli Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Poudre High School

Is Tavelli Elementary School a good school?

Tavelli Elementary School ranks 136^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tavelli Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Tavelli Elementary School.

What district is Tavelli Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What is the racial makeup of Tavelli Elementary School?

Students at Tavelli Elementary School are 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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