Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399000165
McGraw Elementary School
4800 HINSDALE DRIVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80526 · (970) 488-8335 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
120 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
42%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
69.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 66.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 McGraw Elementary School
McGraw Elementary School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGraw Elementary School this school | 349 | 34.4% | 68.6% |
| Columbine Hills Elementary School LITTLETON | 315 | 33.7% | 40.6% |
| Central Elementary School LONGMONT | 344 | 31.1% | 70.2% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School PALMER LAKE | 286 | 34.3% | 53.3% |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 286 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
| Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning COLORADO SPRINGS | 298 | 32.9% | 57.6% |
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 McGraw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #64 of 931 | #4 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #93 of 940 ▼ 32 | #8 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #97 of 946 ▼ 16 | #6 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #566 of 1,056 | #27 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #223 of 896 | #15 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #634 of 896 | #34 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #650 of 983 | #30 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #244 of 664 | #15 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
349
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 25.8 | 14.8:1 | 32% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 26.6 | 14.8:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 20% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 25.5 | 17.4:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 9% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGraw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (445 to 349); teachers down 2% (25.5 to 25).
About McGraw Elementary School
Families in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, are served by McGraw Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 349 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
A total of 52 schools make up Poudre School District R-1, with 29,381 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at McGraw Elementary School is White: 73%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. The diversity index for McGraw Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
McGraw Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. About 34% of students at McGraw Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Larimer County is close, at 35%.
McGraw Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, McGraw Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Colorado. Predicted: 45.9%. Actual: 68.6%.
The county, Larimer County, is 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's public schools total 94, with about 47,159 students.
Of the public schools around it, McGraw Elementary School is closest to Fort Collins Montessori School, about 0.6 miles away. McGraw Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: McGraw Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 68.6% versus a 50.3% average.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 375 (2020-21) to 349 (2024-25).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at McGraw Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 FORT COLLINS
- 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
- Poudre High SchoolHigh · 1,409 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
Other McGraw Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McGraw Elementary. McGraw Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMCGRAW, NY · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Collins Montessori School0.6 mi · 278
- Lopez Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Webber Middle School1.1 mi · 728
- Johnson Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
- Werner Elementary School1.2 mi · 374
- Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary1.8 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About McGraw Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McGraw Elementary School?
McGraw Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
Is McGraw Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McGraw Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McGraw Elementary School have?
McGraw Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at McGraw Elementary School?
Student demographics at McGraw Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is McGraw Elementary School in?
McGraw Elementary School is part of Poudre School District R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.