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Bauder Elementary School

Bauder Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 433 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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It is the 6th largest of the 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 12.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 587 in 2019–20 to 433 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 74 students. 55% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (217 free, 23 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Blevins Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Bauder Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students433
Teachers35
Students per teacher12.4
Free or reduced-price lunch55%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Bauder Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K36
  • K52
  • 165
  • 274
  • 367
  • 470
  • 569
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20587
  • 2020–21511
  • 2021–22531
  • 2022–23495
  • 2023–24433
Nearby

Parks near Bauder Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.4 miBlevins ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miOverland ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.7 miAvery ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

2345 WEST PROSPECT ROAD, Fort Collins 80526

(970) 488-4150

Poudre School District R-1 website ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

Poudre School District R-1

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–5Bennett Elementary School383 studentsK–5Dunn Elementary School393 studentsPre-K–5Olander Elementary School340 studentsPre-K–5Irish Elementary School355 studentsPre-K–5Putnam Elementary School261 studentsPre-K–5Beattie Elementary School309 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.6 miBlevins Middle SchoolGrades 6–8School · 0.9 miPolaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolGrades K–12High school · 1.4 miPoudre High SchoolGrades 9–12High school · 1.6 miPoudre Community AcademyGrades 6–12High school · 1.8 miRocky Mountain High SchoolGrades 9–12High school · 2.3 miCompass Community Collaborative SchoolGrades 6–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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