Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Brookside

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Brookside, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Schools in Brookside

Brookside’s public schools

Fremont RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookside. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 3% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,941 students on the public path
In brief

Brookside’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Brookside’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Canon Exploratory School places highest (better than 75%); Harrison School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Brookside, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Canon City High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Brookside, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–12Canon City High Schoolin Canon CityB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fremont RE-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fremont RE-1Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,191 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,444CO $15,889 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 44.9% · 1635 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.8% · 1638 students tested

Brookside vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Brookside’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brookside—Fremont RE-1

Every school in Brookside

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Brooksidein other towns
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Canon City
B−
262 students12:1Rate it →
Harrison School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Canon City
C+
472 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canon City
C+
319 students14:1Rate it →
Canon Exploratory School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Canon City
A−
316 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln School of Science and Technology
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canon City
B
254 students12:1Rate it →
Canon City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canon City
B
382 students17:1Rate it →
Canon City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Canon City
B
936 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookside’s schools

Are Brookside’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brookside. Fremont RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brookside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Brookside in?

Fremont RE-1.

Where do Brookside kids go to high school?

Canon City High School.

Parents talk

What Brookside families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Brookside → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.