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Bennett Elementary School

Bennett Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 383 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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It is the 12th largest of the 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 12.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 454 in 2019–20 to 383 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 78 students. 48% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (167 free, 18 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Avery Park (0.7 mi).

At a glance

Bennett Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students383
Teachers30
Students per teacher12.8
Free or reduced-price lunch48%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Bennett Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K15
  • K45
  • 173
  • 256
  • 357
  • 478
  • 559
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20454
  • 2020–21421
  • 2021–22395
  • 2022–23409
  • 2023–24383
Nearby

Parks near Bennett Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.7 miAvery ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.8 miRolland Moore ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.1 miFort Collins City Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1125 BENNETT ROAD, Fort Collins 80521

(970) 488-4750

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

Poudre School District R-1

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Dunn Elementary School393 studentsPre-K–5Bauder Elementary School433 studentsPre-K–5Harris Bilingual Elementary School308 studentsPre-K–5Putnam Elementary School261 studentsPre-K–5Beattie Elementary School309 studentsK–5O'Dea Elementary School432 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

School · 1.0 miPolaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolGrades K–12Middle school · 1.2 miBlevins Middle SchoolGrades 6–8High school · 1.2 miCompass Community Collaborative SchoolGrades 6–12High school · 1.4 miCentennial High SchoolGrades 9–12High school · 1.5 miRocky Mountain High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 1.6 miSt Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8

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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