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Putnam Elementary School

Putnam Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 261 students in Poudre School District R-1.

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It is the 23rd largest of the 24 Poudre School District R-1 elementary schools in Fort Collins. Its 9 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 330 in 2019–20 to 261 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 60 students. 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (201 free, 13 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Freedom Square Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Putnam Elementary School by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–5
Students261
Teachers29
Students per teacher9
Free or reduced-price lunch82%
School typeRegular School
DistrictPoudre School District R-1
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Putnam Elementary School

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K60
  • K43
  • 130
  • 231
  • 335
  • 432
  • 530
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20330
  • 2020–21332
  • 2021–22316
  • 2022–23306
  • 2023–24261
Nearby

Parks near Putnam Elementary School

All parks
Park · 0.4 miFreedom Square ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miFort Collins City ParkPark · 0.5 miCity ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1400 MAPLE STREET, Fort Collins 80521

(970) 488-7700

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–5Irish Elementary School355 studentsPre-K–5Bennett Elementary School383 studentsPre-K–5Bauder Elementary School433 studentsPre-K–5Harris Bilingual Elementary School308 studentsPre-K–5Laurel Elementary School431 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.6 miLincoln Middle SchoolGrades 6–8School · 1.1 miPolaris Expeditionary Learning SchoolGrades K–12High school · 1.1 miPoudre High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 1.1 miSt Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8High school · 1.2 miPoudre Community AcademyGrades 6–12High school · 1.8 miCentennial High SchoolGrades 9–12

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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