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Bacon Elementary School

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Bacon Elementary School ranks 138 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bacon Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Fort Collins, CO, serving 397 students in the Poudre School District R-1, a district ranked in the 90th percentile statewide. Bacon holds a 4-star rating and ranks 139th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (85th percentile), making it a solid, above-average school in one of Northern Colorado's strongest school clusters.

Math is Bacon's clear signature subject. Sixty-six percent of Bacon students are proficient in math on the CMAS, compared to 52.2% in the district and 37.3% statewide, and Bacon outperforms the district in every grade level by roughly 10-13 points. This puts Bacon on par with nearby Kruse Elementary School (66.3%) and Werner Elementary School (68.2%), while trailing the elite Zach Elementary School (81.9%) and Traut Core Elementary School (74.2%). Bacon also stands out for attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2%, roughly half the district's 30.7%. Science proficiency has climbed from 46.1% to 58.0% over three years, now 21.9 points above the state average. The student-teacher ratio of 12.8 is among the lowest in the area, notably smaller than Zach (16.5) and Traut Core (17.7).

Bacon's ELA proficiency (61.3%) is above the state (44.7%) and nearly tied with the district (60.1%), but falls on the lower end among nearby schools — Zach posts 87.0%, Traut Core 79.6%, and McGraw Elementary School 66.8%. This math-strong, ELA-moderate profile distinguishes Bacon from peers like Shepardson Elementary School, where ELA outpaces math. Notably, Bacon's free/reduced lunch rate has risen from 17.1% to 27.0% in three years while test scores have held steady or improved — a sign of resilience. Overall, Bacon offers competitive academics, small class sizes, and excellent attendance in a neighborhood that includes some of the best elementary schools in Colorado.

397

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,467

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5844 South Timberline Road
Fort Collins, CO 80528-9424

(970) 488-5300

District: Poudre School District R-1

Students who attend Bacon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Preston Middle School
High:	Fossil Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Colorado avg41%

138^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	84.4	138 of 946	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	126 of 950	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	115 of 943	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	147 of 933	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	123 of 921	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	183 of 710	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	147 of 965	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	74 of 917	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	61 of 929	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	90 of 914	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	75.2	199 of 938	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	192 of 962	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	243 of 954	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	251 of 935	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	197 of 935	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	117 of 925	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	162 of 872	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	107 of 849	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	126 of 852	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	212 of 829	74.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	252 of 823	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.1	169 of 808	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	143 of 695	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	142 of 694	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	90 of 684	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	172 of 642	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	56 of 595	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	127 of 351	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	149 of 758	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	53 of 690	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	131 of 697	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	121 of 700	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	147 of 683	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	128 of 649	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	181 of 594	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	137 of 352	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	137 of 764	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	103 of 693	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	186 of 547	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	115 of 551	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	158 of 539	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	137 of 525	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	106 of 454	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	114 of 288	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	77 of 596	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math66%+29 vs state

English Language Arts61%+17 vs state

Science58%+22 vs state

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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
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	138^th of 946 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.4	126^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.7%	12	57.1	60.6	65.7	61.3	66.1	64.1	67.6	66.0	58.0	$21,467
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%)	94.6	31^st of 946 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.1	29^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.9%	2	76.1	75.0	87.7	79.6	81.9	66.7	74.0	74.2	64.4	$17,001
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%)	26.3	666^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.4	541^st of 950 public elementary schools	43.1%	125	21.6	29.4	34.3	28.3	35.1	14.7	29.4	26.7	34.3	$11,858
Zach Elementary School	Public	K-5	3715 Kechter Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5100	492	30	16.5	15.9%	304 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	70 (14.2%)	58 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	97.8	11^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.5	7^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.3%	4	71.4	90.5	94.4	87.0	71.9	82.1	88.8	81.9	88.5	$18,080
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%)	86.2	115^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.8%		88.5	90^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.5%	25	61.9	67.3	73.1	67.6	54.0	74.0	72.1	66.3	54.4	$18,522
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%)	88	94^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.6	106^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.8%	12	58.9	65.4	75.0	65.7	71.4	68.4	63.6	68.2	60.5	$28,019
Linton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Caribou Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5850	307	26	11.6	67.4%	124 (40.4%)	1 (0.3%)	161 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	25.8	673^rd of 946 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.4	702^nd of 950 public elementary schools	26.1%	29	40.0	28.0	34.0	33.1	36.7	20.0	25.0	25.8	23.4	$21,151
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Turman Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5900	330	24	13.6	52.7%	146 (44.2%)	3 (0.9%)	159 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	35.6	568^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.0%		34.9	574^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.6%	6	41.0	38.8	46.3	42.3	38.1	40.8	18.9	31.9	17.0	$18,990
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%)	78.1	191^st of 946 public elementary schools	79.8%		89.5	78^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.8%	113	50.9	70.6	70.3	64.6	56.1	61.8	49.2	55.8	47.0	$20,118
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%)	80.7	170^th of 946 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%	46	66.7	70.4	71.8	69.7	66.7	55.6	43.6	54.5	51.3	$18,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Bacon Elementary School

How many students attend Bacon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Bacon Elementary School.

Is Bacon Elementary School a good school?

Bacon Elementary School ranks 138^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bacon Elementary School in?

Poudre School District R-1

What schools do graduates of Bacon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Preston Middle School
High : Fossil Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Bacon Elementary School?

Students at Bacon Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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