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Schools in Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs’s public schools score below 71% of Colorado State districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Colorado Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Colorado State average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Colorado Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado State, not nationally.

#142of 159 Colorado State townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 9 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 8 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 14 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 8% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
156
17,662 students on the public path
In brief

Colorado Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 140 Colorado State towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colorado Springs’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado State. Districts ↓

Charters enroll a large share of students

Charter schools located in Colorado Springs enroll 15,075 students, against the district’s 22,227. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,160 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado State (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then nine middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Colorado Springs’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 29% of Colorado State school districts, #142 of 159 Colorado State towns. Both inputs trail the Colorado State average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Colorado State school districts we grade (169)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado State towns with similar household incomes (140)Better than 18%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 10,737 test results and a graduating class of 1,720 could put Colorado Springs anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Colorado Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (10,737 in math, 10,737 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colorado Springs, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Colorado Springs’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
458 students16:1Rate it →
Chipeta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
395 students14:1Rate it →
Rudy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
385 students15:1Rate it →
Martinez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
354 students13:1Rate it →
Grant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
350 students14:1Rate it →
Keller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
326 students16:1Rate it →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
321 students11:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
312 students15:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
308 students11:1Rate it →
Henry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
306 students15:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
299 students13:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
295 students11:1Rate it →
Twain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
291 students13:1Rate it →
Penrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
279 students13:1Rate it →
Steele Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
273 students15:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
270 students14:1Rate it →
Bristol Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
267 students14:1Rate it →
Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
267 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
265 students13:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
265 students15:1Rate it →
Howbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
255 students15:1Rate it →
Stratton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
249 students12:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
222 students12:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
214 students10:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
211 students13:1Rate it →
Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
205 students12:1Rate it →
Queen Palmer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
198 students13:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
194 students11:1Rate it →
Taylor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
152 students11:1Rate it →
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
144 students10:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
129 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Colorado Springs’s public schools are run by Colorado Springs School District 11. Parts of Colorado Springs (18%, 14%, 12%, 8%, 7%, 4% and 2% of its land) are served by Academy School District 20, School District 49, Widefield School District 3, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Harrison School District 2, Ellicott School District 22 and Manitou Springs School District 14 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Colorado Springs School District 11Grades PK–12 · 59 schools · 22,227 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,160CO $15,889 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 44.9% · 10737 students tested
Math24%
State average 31.8% · 10737 students tested

Colorado Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado State towns that share Colorado Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colorado SpringsCColorado Springs School District 11
Manitou SpringsA−Manitou Springs School District 14
FountainB−Fountain School District 8 PK–12 · Widefield School District 3 PK–12

Every school in Colorado Springs

161 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado State’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Colorado Springsby address
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
458 students16:1Rate it →
Chipeta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
395 students14:1Rate it →
Rudy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
385 students15:1Rate it →
Martinez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
354 students13:1Rate it →
Keller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
326 students16:1Rate it →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
321 students11:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
312 students15:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
308 students11:1Rate it →
Henry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
306 students15:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
299 students13:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
295 students11:1Rate it →
Twain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
291 students13:1Rate it →
Penrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
279 students13:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
270 students14:1Rate it →
Rogers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
267 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
265 students13:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
265 students15:1Rate it →
Howbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
255 students15:1Rate it →
Stratton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
249 students12:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
222 students12:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
214 students10:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
211 students13:1Rate it →
Queen Palmer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
198 students13:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
194 students11:1Rate it →
Taylor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
152 students11:1Rate it →
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
144 students10:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
129 students11:1Rate it →
Grant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
350 students14:1Rate it →
Steele Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
273 students15:1Rate it →
Bristol Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
267 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
205 students12:1Rate it →
Jenkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
791 students19:1Rate it →
North Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
636 students17:1Rate it →
Holmes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
600 students20:1Rate it →
Sabin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
540 students14:1Rate it →
Russell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
520 students16:1Rate it →
Jack Swigert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
404 students14:1Rate it →
Mann Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
300 students13:1Rate it →
Galileo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
277 students14:1Rate it →
West Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
119 students10:1Rate it →
Doherty High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,715 students21:1Rate it →
Coronado High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,279 students23:1Rate it →
Palmer High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,265 students23:1Rate it →
Mitchell High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
757 students16:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center
High · Grades 6–12
D−
Alternative Education
291 students16:1Rate it →
The Bijou School
High · Grades 9–12
C
Alternative Education
134 students17:1Rate it →
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
Special Education
407 students16:1Rate it →
Odyssey Early College and Career Options
High · Grades 9–12
A
Alternative Education
287 students29:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
The Classical Academy Charter
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
Charter
1,909 students15:1Rate it →
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy
Grades K–12
B
Charter
1,697 students15:1Rate it →
Thomas MacLaren State Charter School
Grades K–12
Charter
975 students13:1Rate it →
The Vanguard School (Elementary)
Elementary · Grades K–6
Charter
949 students17:1Rate it →
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
High · Grades 6–12
A
Charter
677 students14:1Rate it →
New Summit Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
B−
Charter
628 students17:1Rate it →
The Classical Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
Charter
616 students12:1Rate it →
Grand Peak Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
Charter
608 students19:1Rate it →
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
Charter
538 students16:1Rate it →
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
Charter
522 students21:1Rate it →
Atlas Preparatory High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
Charter
499 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
Charter
480 students15:1Rate it →
Atlas Preparatory Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D
Charter
473 students17:1Rate it →
The Classical Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
Charter
445 students15:1Rate it →
James Irwin Charter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
Charter
434 students14:1Rate it →
James Irwin Charter High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
Charter
425 students16:1Rate it →
Coperni 3
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
367 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain Song Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
324 students13:1Rate it →
Colorado International Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
Charter
321 students12:1Rate it →
The Vanguard School (High)
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
303 students10:1Rate it →
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8
A−
Charter
298 students13:1Rate it →
Colorado Springs Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C
Charter
295 students16:1Rate it →
Atlas Preparatory Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
Charter
286 students15:1Rate it →
The Vanguard School (Middle)
Middle · Grades 7–8
Charter
243 students15:1Rate it →
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
213 students13:1Rate it →
CIVA Charter Academy
High · Grades 9–12
A−
Charter
174 students11:1Rate it →
Community Prep Charter School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
CharterAlternative Education
158 students25:1Rate it →
Orton Academy
Middle · Grades 2–8
Charter
114 students15:1Rate it →
Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs
High · Grades 9–12
CharterAlternative Education
104 students12:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Colorado Springsrun by other districts or the state
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
Grades PK–12
D−
Special Education
167 students5:1Rate it →
Ascend College Prep
High · Grades 10–12
109 students18:1Rate it →
Challenger Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
696 students17:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
567 students18:1Rate it →
Rockrimmon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
390 students17:1Rate it →
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
381 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
348 students14:1Rate it →
Aspen Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
Alternative Education
90 students8:1Rate it →
Foothills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
400 students15:1Rate it →
High Plains Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
248 students10:1Rate it →
Rampart High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,305 students17:1Rate it →
Frontier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
262 students11:1Rate it →
Eagleview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
905 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,526 students17:1Rate it →
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
382 students15:1Rate it →
Timberview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
837 students17:1Rate it →
Explorer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
470 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
690 students16:1Rate it →
Academy Endeavour Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
347 students14:1Rate it →
Academy International Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
368 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,875 students19:1Rate it →
The Da Vinci Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
447 students15:1Rate it →
Discovery Canyon Campus High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,021 students18:1Rate it →
Chinook Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
632 students19:1Rate it →
Ranch Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
578 students19:1Rate it →
Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
821 students17:1Rate it →
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
547 students19:1Rate it →
Legacy Peak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
652 students19:1Rate it →
Chinook Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
1,075 students19:1Rate it →
Encompass Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
583 students19:1Rate it →
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
A
604 students15:1Rate it →
Skyway Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
301 students13:1Rate it →
Cheyenne Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,275 students17:1Rate it →
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
327 students15:1Rate it →
Canon Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
140 students23:1Rate it →
Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A+
324 students15:1Rate it →
Pinon Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
315 students14:1Rate it →
Gold Camp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
435 students14:1Rate it →
Stetson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
531 students15:1Rate it →
Remington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
534 students17:1Rate it →
Sand Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,426 students21:1Rate it →
Skyview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
862 students16:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
626 students19:1Rate it →
Springs Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
548 students16:1Rate it →
Odyssey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
378 students14:1Rate it →
Vista Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,473 students20:1Rate it →
Allies
Elementary · Grades 2–5
C
Alternative Education
124 students9:1Rate it →
Inspiration View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
527 students16:1Rate it →
Carmel Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
490 students12:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
340 students14:1Rate it →
Giberson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
291 students13:1Rate it →
Fox Meadow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
369 students13:1Rate it →
Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
1,089 students18:1Rate it →
Monterey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
272 students15:1Rate it →
Panorama Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
339 students12:1Rate it →
Stratton Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
290 students11:1Rate it →
Bricker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
269 students13:1Rate it →
Oak Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
235 students12:1Rate it →
Wildflower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
346 students15:1Rate it →
Sierra High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
843 students17:1Rate it →
Turman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
185 students11:1Rate it →
Otero Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
330 students11:1Rate it →
Sand Creek International School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C
595 students15:1Rate it →
Mountain Vista Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
590 students13:1Rate it →
Soaring Eagles Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
764 students18:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Colorado Springsnot counted as local schools
Village High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
Online
532 students18:1Rate it →
TCA College Pathways
High · Grades 7–12
A+
CharterOnline
502 students23:1Rate it →
Village Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
Online
163 students26:1Rate it →
Achieve Online
High · Grades 6–12
C−
OnlineAlternative Education
342 students21:1Rate it →
Spark Online Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
Online
140 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Pikes Peak Christian School
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
314 students11:1Rate it →
The University School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
219 students11:1Rate it →
Divine Redeemer Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
181 students14:1Rate it →
Corpus Christi Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
172 students16:1Rate it →
St. Paul Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
152 students9:1Rate it →
St. Mary's High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
151 students8:1Rate it →
Valley Christian Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–2
Private · Religious
147 studentsRate it →
Springs Baptist Academy
Grades PK–11
Private · Religious
68 students9:1Rate it →
Sidewalks End Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
67 studentsRate it →
Heritage Christian Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
65 students6:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–4
Private · Nonsectarian
51 students13:1Rate it →
Pikes Peak Academy
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Religious
50 students12:1Rate it →
Springs Adventist Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
20 students7:1Rate it →
Kishami Academy LLC
Grades 3–11
Private · Special education
8 students5:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Spring Creek Youth Services Center and Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center).

Questions about Colorado Springs’s schools

Are Colorado Springs’s schools good?

On Colorado State’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colorado Springs children attend score below 71% of Colorado State’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #142 of 159 Colorado State towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colorado Springs in?

Colorado Springs School District 11, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,227 students in 59 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Colorado Springs are served by Academy School District 20, School District 49, Widefield School District 3, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Harrison School District 2, Ellicott School District 22 and Manitou Springs School District 14.

Where do Colorado Springs kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Doherty High School, Coronado High School, Palmer High School and Mitchell High School.

What is Colorado Springs’s graduation rate?

69% of the class of 2023 in Colorado Springs School District 11 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado State.

How much does Colorado Springs spend per student?

$17,160 in Colorado Springs School District 11 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado State. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Colorado Springs?

Yes: Pikes Peak Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 314 students), The University School (religious, grades PK–12, 219 students), Divine Redeemer Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 181 students), Corpus Christi Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 172 students), St. Paul Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 152 students), St. Mary's High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 151 students), Valley Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–2, 147 students), Springs Baptist Academy (religious, grades PK–11, 68 students), Sidewalks End Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 67 students), Heritage Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 65 students), Rocky Mountain Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 51 students), Pikes Peak Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 50 students), Springs Adventist Academy (religious, grades K–8, 20 students) and Kishami Academy LLC (special education, grades 3–11, 8 students). Colorado Springs also has 29 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado State. Stars are from neighbors.