McGraw Elementary School

Located at 4800 HINSDALE DRIVE, in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, McGraw Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school that caters to 349 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Poudre School District R-1.

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

Demographically, McGraw Elementary School reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McGraw 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 45.9%; this one delivers 68.6%, a residual of +22.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Larimer County) records that the typical household earns roughly $93,765 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Larimer County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), of which McGraw Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fort Collins Montessori School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McGraw Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

McGraw Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McGraw Elementary School has contracted 22%, going from 445 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.