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Carmel Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1700 South Chelton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 · (719) 579-3210 · Part of Harrison School District 2

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

Directions
Students
490
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Carmel Community School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 57.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1700 South Chelton Road, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 124
Grade 237
Grade 339
Grade 431
Grade 536
Grade 694
Grade 786
Grade 8113
Enrollment over time
311’20
331’21
568’22
551’23
490’24

Up 57.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%Black 19%White 16%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carmel Community School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Harrison School District 2

The district →
Soaring Eagles Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Colorado Springs
B
764 students18:1
Mountain Vista Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Colorado Springs
C+
590 students13:1
Wildflower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
C−
346 students15:1
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
D
340 students14:1
Otero Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
C
330 students11:1
Giberson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
D
291 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.