Cache La Poudre Elementary School

Set in LAPORTE, Colorado, Cache La Poudre Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary school, part of Poudre School District R-1. It enrolls 281 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Cache La Poudre Elementary School sits 26% below that benchmark.

Within Poudre School District R-1, which oversees 52 schools and 29,381 students, Cache La Poudre Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Cache La Poudre Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cache La Poudre Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Cache La Poudre Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Larimer County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cache La Poudre Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Larimer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cache La Poudre Elementary School is one of 94 public schools in Larimer County (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cache La Poudre Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cache La Poudre Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cache La Poudre Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

Cache La Poudre Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cache La Poudre Elementary School has decreased 19%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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