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Foothills Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

825 Allegheny Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 · (719) 234-4500 · Part of Academy School District 20

Colorado Springs’ School Grade C better than 29% of Colorado State school districts

Directions
Students
400
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Foothills Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

825 Allegheny Drive, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 161
Grade 258
Grade 368
Grade 463
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
419’20
398’21
424’22
400’23
400’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foothills Elementary School from Colorado Springs 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 State’s other public schools; Colorado Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.