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Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

3302 Alpine Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 · (719) 328-3100 · Part of Colorado Springs School District 11

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

Directions
Students
291
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D−, 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 ↗

3302 Alpine Place, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 78
Grade 820
Grade 931
Grade 1046
Grade 1186
Grade 12100
Enrollment over time
247’20
263’21
252’22
275’23
291’24

Up 17.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 31%Two or more races 13%Black 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center 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.