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West Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

25 North 20th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 · (719) 328-4900 · Part of Colorado Springs School District 11

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

Students
144
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29.1% 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–5West Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

25 North 20th Street, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten25
Grade 120
Grade 218
Grade 325
Grade 423
Grade 533
Enrollment over time
203’20
181’21
173’22
160’23
144’24

Down 29.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 9%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West 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.