Dunn Elementary School

Dunn Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, run under Poudre School District R-1, with 392 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Dunn Elementary School is one of 52 schools operated by Poudre School District R-1, a district that teaches 29,381 students overall.

Demographically, Dunn Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Dunn Elementary School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dunn Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 66.5%, a residual of +18.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Larimer County put the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Dunn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Bennett Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dunn Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dunn Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 392). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 5% to 10%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.