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Douglass Valley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4610 Douglass Drive, Usaf Academy, CO 80840 · (719) 234-4200 · Part of Academy School District 20

Air Force Academy’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Douglass Valley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Air Force Academy kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Air Force Academy kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Douglass Valley Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4610 Douglass Drive, Usaf Academy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 154
Grade 252
Grade 354
Grade 441
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
296’20
310’21
296’22
327’23
306’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 24%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Douglass Valley Elementary School from Air Force Academy families.

Other schools in Academy School District 20

The district →
Legacy Peak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B−
652 students19:1
Encompass Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
583 students19:1
Ranch Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
578 students19:1
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A
547 students19:1
Explorer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
470 students16:1
The Da Vinci Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
447 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Air Force Academy’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.