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Putnam Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1400 Maple Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521 · (970) 488-7700 · Part of Poudre School District R-1

Fort Collins’ School Grade A better than 89% of Colorado school districts

Students
258
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Putnam Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Collins kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Collins kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Putnam Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1400 Maple Street, Fort Collins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten34
Grade 138
Grade 232
Grade 332
Grade 435
Grade 532
Enrollment over time
332’20
316’21
306’22
261’23
258’24

Down 22.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 38%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Putnam Elementary School from Fort Collins families.

Other schools in Poudre School District R-1

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Fort Collins’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.