The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Bauder Elementary School
Bauder Elementary School serves students from preschool through fifth grade in Fort Collins, Colorado, as part of Poudre School District R-1. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its enrollment of about that size for an elementary school serves students from the surrounding southwest Fort Collins neighborhoods, near Prospect Road.
The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic or Latino population representing roughly a quarter of the school. Black, American Indian, and multiracial students together make up a small share, and the school reported no Asian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in its enrollment. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a mid-range economic context within the district. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the reporting, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves those populations.
On state assessments, Bauder’s results place its overall proficiency across math, English language arts, and science above the midpoint when compared to elementary and middle schools in other districts across Larimer County. Roughly two out of five students scored proficient or above in math, and just under half did so in English language arts. In fifth-grade science, about half tested at the proficient level or better. Participation rates on the assessments were high. These are solid results for a school serving a broad economic mix, though not at the top of the county range.
Fort Collins itself is a mid-sized city that combines college-town energy with suburban development. Colorado State University anchors the local economy and culture, and the city has a historic Old Town district with breweries, restaurants, and shops, as well as an extensive network of bike lanes and trails. Major employers include CSU, the university hospital system, the school district itself, and private-sector firms in high-tech manufacturing and services. The city has seen steady growth over recent decades, with a focus on managing development that began in the 1980s. Housing values in the area around the school are in line with other mid-sized Colorado cities in this corridor, and the cost of owning versus renting tilts slightly toward renting at current mortgage rates.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the absence of chronic absenteeism data means that piece of the picture is incomplete. The broader district did not show any recent major bond measures, boundary changes, or curriculum shifts in publicly available information, though a parent may want to check with the district office directly for any updates after the most recent reporting period.
Bauder looks like a fit for a family that wants a neighborhood elementary school in a midsized city with a strong university presence and outdoor-recreation culture, where test scores are in a solid middle-high range and the school serves a diverse-by-income student body. The school itself is at the center of the city’s southwest side, near CSU, and draws from areas that are established single-family residential neighborhoods. For a family weighing this against other options in the district, the absence of data on special education and English learner populations is a gap worth filling with a conversation at the school.
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