Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399006827
Bamford Elementary School
6055 TRAVERS STAKES STREET, LOVELAND, CO 80538 · (970) 488-8500 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
86 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 54.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bamford Elementary School
Bamford Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamford Elementary School this school | 310 | 27.7% | 55.3% |
| Community Montessori School BOULDER | 277 | 29.2% | 56.0% |
| Leawood Elementary School LITTLETON | 321 | 27.1% | 50.0% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School BOULDER | 308 | 22.4% | 77.1% |
| Chipeta Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 395 | 27.8% | 70.9% |
| Centennial Elementary School LOVELAND | 324 | 30.6% | 45.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bamford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #209 of 931 | #16 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #285 of 940 ▼ 104 | #21 of 53 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #325 of 946 ▼ 97 | #26 of 53 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #684 of 1,056 | #34 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #99 of 896 | #7 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #504 of 896 | #25 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #731 of 983 | #38 of 52 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 310 | 24.4 | 12.7:1 | 28% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 21.8 | 13.8:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 20.3 | 14.5:1 | 17% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bamford Elementary School.
About Bamford Elementary School
Bamford Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in LOVELAND, Colorado. It reports enrollment of 310 students in pre-K through 5.
The Poudre School District R-1 system has 52 schools and 29,381 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bamford Elementary School is 69% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 82% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The school lists 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 86 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Bamford Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Bamford Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.3% and a predicted 49.9%.
In Larimer County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 94 public schools and about 47,159 students.
Among nearby public schools, Colorado Early Colleges Windsor is closest at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bamford Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The discussion board for Bamford Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poudre School District R-1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 2,044 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Fort Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,836 students
- Liberty Common Charter SchoolCombined · 1,516 students
- Timnath Middle-High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
Other schools in LOVELAND
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Lucile Erwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Early Colleges Windsor1.1 mi · 196
- Orchard Hill Elementary3.0 mi · 548
- Grandview Elementary School3.3 mi · 542
- Zach Elementary School3.4 mi · 492
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School3.5 mi · 762
- High Plains School3.7 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Bamford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bamford Elementary School?
Bamford Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bamford Elementary School serve?
Bamford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bamford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bamford Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bamford Elementary School?
At Bamford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bamford Elementary School public or private?
Bamford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poudre School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.