Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1·NCES 080399006161
Olander Elementary School
3401 AUNTIE STONE STREET, FORT COLLINS, CO 80526 · (970) 488-8410 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
117 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 56% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
44%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
54.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 46.1% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Olander Elementary School
Olander Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olander Elementary School this school | 310 | 37.7% | 50.6% |
| Tozer Elementary School WINDSOR | 308 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Byers Elementary School BYERS | 275 | 37.8% | 55.2% |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 286 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
| Rim Rock Elementary School FRUITA | 292 | 39.7% | 49.9% |
| Granby Elementary School GRANBY | 366 | 39.1% | 25.9% |
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 Olander Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #286 of 931 | #22 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #342 of 940 ▼ 48 | #28 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #296 of 946 ▲ 40 | #23 of 53 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #683 of 1,056 | #33 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #256 of 896 | #20 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #584 of 896 | #32 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #616 of 983 | #25 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #140 of 664 | #7 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
310
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 310 | 21.8 | 14.2:1 | 38% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 22.4 | 15.2:1 | 39% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 41% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 35% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 13% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olander Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (432 to 310); teachers down 29% (30.5 to 21.8).
About Olander Elementary School
A small elementary school in FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Olander Elementary School is part of Poudre School District R-1. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 310 students.
Olander Elementary School is one school in a 52-school district, Poudre School District R-1, which enrolls 29,381 students.
Roughly 71% of students at Olander Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Larimer County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%.
allk12 grades Olander Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Olander Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.6%, compared with a predicted 43.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Larimer County, the median household income is $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%. Larimer County is home to 94 public schools and about 47,159 public school students.
The closest public school to Olander Elementary School is Axis International Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.6% is above the 49.1% average for nearby schools.
Olander Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Olander Elementary School declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 354 to 310 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Axis International Academy0.2 mi · 288
- Johnson Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
- Webber Middle School1.2 mi · 728
- Rocky Mountain High School1.2 mi · 2,044
- Blevins Middle School1.4 mi · 363
- Fort Collins Montessori School1.7 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Olander Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olander Elementary School?
Olander Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Olander Elementary School serve?
Olander Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Olander Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Olander Elementary School.
How diverse is Olander Elementary School?
Olander Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Olander Elementary School in?
Olander Elementary School is part of Poudre School District R-1.
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