Fort Collins, CO elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Zach Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-185%69%Greatly Exceeds Expectations475
#2A+Traut Core Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-178%65%Exceeds Expectations502
#3A+Dunn Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-169%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations389
#4AMcgraw Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-169%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations395
#5AShepardson Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-167%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations440
#6AWerner Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-167%52%Greatly Exceeds Expectations392
#7ATavelli Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-166%42%Greatly Exceeds Expectations555
#8AKruse Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-165%39%Greatly Exceeds Expectations458
#9ACoyote Ridge Elementary SchoolFort CollinsThompson School District R-2J63%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations264
#10AOdea Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-163%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations429
#11AAxis International Academy (Charter)Fort CollinsState Charter School Institute62%41%Greatly Exceeds Expectations199
#12AFort Collins Montessori School (Charter)Fort CollinsPoudre School District R-162%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations241
#13A-Bacon Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-162%47%Exceeds Expectations420
#14B+Riffenburgh Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-155%50%Meets Expectations479
#15B+Beattie Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-153%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations336
#16B+Olander Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-153%39%Exceeds Expectations343
#17B+Bennett Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-152%43%Exceeds Expectations409
#18B+Johnson Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-152%41%Exceeds Expectations369
#19BMountain Sage Community School (Charter)Fort CollinsPoudre School District R-149%43%Meets Expectations287
#20BLopez Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-148%39%Exceeds Expectations355
#21BBauder Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-147%34%Exceeds Expectations495
#22B-Harris Bilingual Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-146%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations315
#23B-Laurel Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-142%32%Exceeds Expectations464
#24C+Putnam Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-140%18%Greatly Exceeds Expectations306
#25CIrish Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-133%16%Greatly Exceeds Expectations341
#26C-Linton Elementary SchoolFort CollinsPoudre School District R-127%24%Meets Expectations347

How Fort Collins, CO's elementary schools compare

A: 13B: 10C: 3

88% of the 26 ranked elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO earn an A or B (13 A grades, 10 B, 3 C, 0 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 26 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (100% here, 70% nationally), and 23 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 42% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Kruse Elementary School (65% against 39%, A), Tavelli Elementary School (66% against 42%, A), Mcgraw Elementary School (69% against 47%, A), Putnam Elementary School (40% against 18%, C+), Axis International Academy (62% against 41%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Poudre School District R-1 (9).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Tavelli Elementary School (555 students, A, #7), Traut Core Elementary School (502 students, A+, #2), Bauder Elementary School (495 students, B, #21).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO, as grouped on its schools page; the Colorado ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO

What is the best elementary school in Fort Collins, CO?

Zach Elementary School in Fort Collins ranks first among the 26 ranked elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 85% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

How are elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Fort Collins, CO have?

SchoolGrade grades 26 public elementary schools in Fort Collins, CO; 26 are ranked here.