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Kruse Elementary School

Kruse Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 457 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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Next day off: Mon, Nov 23 – Fri, Nov 27 · No School · All days off

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It is the 4th largest of the 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 15.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 530 in 2019–20 to 457 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 78 students. 45% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (183 free, 22 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Golden Meadows Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Kruse Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students457
Teachers29
Students per teacher15.8
Free or reduced-price lunch45%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title INot a Title I school (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Kruse Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K42
  • K65
  • 173
  • 258
  • 371
  • 470
  • 578
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20530
  • 2020–21449
  • 2021–22454
  • 2022–23458
  • 2023–24457
Nearby

Parks near Kruse Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.2 miGolden Meadows ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.7 miPower TrailPark · 0.8 miWarren ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

4400 MCMURRY AVENUE, Fort Collins 80525

(970) 488-5625

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–5Linton Elementary School307 studentsPre-K–5Shepardson Elementary School424 studentsPre-K–5Traut Core Elementary School493 studentsK–5Werner Elementary School350 studentsPre-K–5Bacon Elementary School415 studentsPre-K–5McGraw Elementary School381 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.2 miColorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsGrades 6–12School · 1.1 miFront Range Baptist AcademyGrades Pre-K–12High school · 1.1 miFort Collins High SchoolGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.3 miPreston Middle SchoolGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.4 miBoltz Middle SchoolGrades 6–8School · 1.8 miAscent Classical Academy of Northern ColoradoGrades K–11

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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