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Werner Elementary School

Q: Is Werner Elementary School a good school?

Werner Elementary School ranks 106 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Werner Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving around 350 students in grades K-5. As part of the Poudre School District R-1, which is ranked 14th out of 115 districts in the state, Werner Elementary has consistently been among the top-ranked elementary schools in Colorado, with a history of 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Werner Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.1% of 5th-grade students at Werner Elementary were proficient or better in CMAS/Science, compared to 56.7% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also has a strong gifted and talented program, ranking 4th out of 84 Colorado elementary schools in this category for the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally, Werner Elementary is effective in serving its economically disadvantaged students, ranking 33rd out of 308 Colorado elementary schools for low-socioeconomic status (SES) student performance in the 2017-2018 school year.

While Werner Elementary's performance is impressive, it is worth noting that some nearby schools, such as Traut Core Elementary and McGraw Elementary, also demonstrate high academic achievement and are ranked among the top schools in the state. This suggests that the Poudre School District as a whole is providing a high-quality education to its students.

374

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,559

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 Mail Creek Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525-3886

(970) 488-5550

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Werner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Preston Middle School
High:	Fossil Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poudre School District R-1

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

106^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	87.6	106 of 950	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	67 of 943	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	96 of 933	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	69 of 921	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	39 of 710	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	28 of 965	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	29 of 917	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	25 of 929	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	35 of 914	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	41 of 938	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	90.7	45 of 962	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	56 of 954	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.5	53 of 935	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	55 of 935	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	38 of 925	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	41 of 872	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	68 of 849	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	53 of 852	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.4	47 of 829	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	87.4	64 of 823	92.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	19 of 808	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	111 of 694	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	83 of 684	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	111 of 642	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	115 of 595	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	30 of 351	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	24 of 758	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	37 of 690	94.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	74.9	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	4 of 84	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	77.7	33 of 308	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	91 of 700	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	70 of 683	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	95 of 649	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	43 of 594	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	40 of 352	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	38 of 764	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	24 of 693	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	147 of 551	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	79 of 539	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	104 of 525	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	60 of 454	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	41 of 288	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	30 of 596	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	23 of 337	93.2%	★★★★★

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 (2018)89th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)83rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+30 vs state

Math68%+32 vs state

English Language Arts64%+19 vs state

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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
Werner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	374	24	15.7	22.7%	295 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.3	67^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.9%	39	55.7	58.7	76.5	64.1	72.9	56.5	70.6	67.9	69.1	$22,559
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4800 Wheaton Dr	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 226-2800	240	18	13.7	47.5%	159 (66.3%)	6 (2.5%)	51 (21.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.6%)	38.4	541^st of 950 public elementary schools	43.1%		43.1	494^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.6%	47	38.1	35.1	47.4	38.8	31.0	27.0	36.8	30.6	42.1	$10,639
McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hinsdale Drive	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8335	349	25	13.9	34.4%	256 (73.4%)	4 (1.1%)	69 (19.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	88.3	93^rd of 950 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.8	57^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.0%	36	57.8	82.8	67.8	69.1	57.8	66.1	72.1	65.2	72.1	$16,153
Kruse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 McMurry Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5625	406	29	14.2	38.9%	266 (65.5%)	5 (1.2%)	101 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	88.5	90^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.2	93^rd of 943 public elementary schools	90.1%	3	66.0	63.1	74.6	68.1	63.0	60.6	75.8	66.7	61.2	$15,909
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	397	31	12.8	27.0%	300 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	84.4	126^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.8	115^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.8%	11	60.3	58.0	58.7	59.0	69.8	66.7	65.2	67.4	58.7	$18,749
Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	361	24	15.1	48.8%	245 (67.9%)	12 (3.3%)	77 (21.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	62.2	344^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.8%		67.5	291^st of 943 public elementary schools	69.1%	53	51.8	44.2	56.1	51.3	60.0	25.6	46.4	45.5	47.3	$16,061
Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	278	12	22.3		234 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	73.5	239^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.8%		84.7	124^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.9%	115	59.5	63.6		67.8	37.8		63.2	50.0	68.4	$12,072
Traut Core Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Timberwood Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7500	484	27	17.7	17.4%	308 (63.6%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	90 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	95.1	29^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.6	18^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.1%	11	71.6	73.2	91.5	78.7	70.3	66.2	83.1	73.1	81.4	$14,946
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	242	17	14.1	27.3%	182 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.5	158^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.2%	34	61.3	58.8	83.3	69.2	71.0	47.1	66.7	61.7	57.1	$17,688
Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	414	30	13.9	24.2%	339 (81.9%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.4%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	89.5	78^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.8%		85	122^nd of 943 public elementary schools	87.1%	44	62.9	81.4	76.8	73.7	67.7	59.3	62.3	63.2	65.2	$17,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Werner Elementary School

Is Werner Elementary School a good school?

Werner Elementary School ranks 106^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Werner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Werner Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Werner Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Preston Middle School
High : Fossil Ridge High School

What district is Werner Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What is the racial makeup of Werner Elementary School?

Students at Werner Elementary School are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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