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C−

Penrose Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4285 South Nonchalant Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 · (719) 328-7500 · Part of Colorado Springs School District 11

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

Students
279
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Penrose Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26% since 2020–21
  • 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–5Penrose Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

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

4285 South Nonchalant Circle, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 155
Grade 241
Grade 352
Grade 442
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
377’20
349’21
348’22
336’23
279’24

Down 26% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Penrose Elementary School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11

The district →

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.