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Buena Vista Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

924 W Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 · (719) 328-4100 · Part of Colorado Springs School District 11

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

Directions
Students
194
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Buena Vista Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Colorado Springs kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Colorado Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Buena Vista Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

924 W Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 138
Grade 232
Grade 327
Grade 415
Grade 527
Enrollment over time
192’20
198’21
216’22
237’23
194’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buena Vista Elementary School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11

The district →
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
458 students16:1
McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
C
448 students15:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B−
407 students16:1
Chipeta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A
395 students14:1
Rudy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B+
385 students15:1
Martinez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B
354 students13:1

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.