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Mountain Vista Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2550 Dorset Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 · (719) 579-3400 · Part of Harrison School District 2

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

Directions
Students
590
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Mountain Vista Community School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

2550 Dorset Drive, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 155
Grade 256
Grade 361
Grade 459
Grade 547
Grade 692
Grade 790
Grade 872
Enrollment over time
548’20
576’21
586’22
609’23
590’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 18%Black 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mountain Vista 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
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
Stratton Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
D
290 students11:1

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.