Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000525
Cache La Poudre Elementary School
3511 W CR 54G, LAPORTE, CO 80535 · (970) 488-7600 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
140 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
37%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 33.3% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Cache La Poudre Elementary School
Cache La Poudre Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache La Poudre Elementary School this school | 281 | 49.8% | 39.1% |
| Hotchkiss Elementary School HOTCHKISS | 297 | 49.2% | 37.7% |
| Penrose Elementary School PENROSE | 281 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| Akron Elementary School AKRON | 301 | 53.5% | 28.4% |
| Rye Elementary School RYE | 319 | 53.3% | 41.2% |
| Canon Exploratory School CANON CITY | 316 | 53.2% | 42.3% |
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 Cache La Poudre Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #447 of 931 | #37 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #424 of 940 ▲ 53 | #34 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #475 of 946 ▼ 89 | #40 of 53 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #762 of 1,056 | #38 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #374 of 896 | #29 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #727 of 896 | #41 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #479 of 983 | #15 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #299 of 664 | #20 of 41 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 18.8 | 14.9:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 19.2 | 15.1:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 18.8 | 15.9:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 30% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 21.2 | 16.4:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 39% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 27% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cache La Poudre Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (347 to 281); teachers down 11% (21.2 to 18.8).
About Cache La Poudre Elementary School
Cache La Poudre Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, located in LAPORTE. Enrolled students number 281 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Poudre School District R-1, which runs Cache La Poudre Elementary School, has 52 schools and 29,381 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cache La Poudre Elementary School combined. Other students are 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Cache La Poudre Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1, with 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 50% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Larimer County average 35%.
Test results at Cache La Poudre Elementary School are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.1% actual, 36.5% predicted).
Larimer County census figures show that median household income is about $93,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 94 public schools operate in Larimer County, serving about 47,159 students.
The closest public school to Cache La Poudre Elementary School is Cache La Poudre Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Cache La Poudre Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (287) to 2024-25 (281). By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.1 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Cache La Poudre Middle School0.1 mi · 280
- Irish Elementary School2.5 mi · 365
- Lincoln Middle School2.7 mi · 552
- Poudre Community Academy2.7 mi · 212
- Poudre High School3.0 mi · 1,409
- Putnam Elementary School3.2 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Cache La Poudre Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cache La Poudre Elementary School?
Cache La Poudre Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cache La Poudre Elementary School serve?
Cache La Poudre Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cache La Poudre Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Cache La Poudre Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Cache La Poudre Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cache La Poudre Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cache La Poudre Elementary School?
Cache La Poudre Elementary School is overseen by Poudre School District R-1 in Larimer County.
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