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Schools in Manitou Springs · Manitou Springs School District 14

Manitou Springs’s public schools outscore 84% of Colorado districts

Reading proficiency in Manitou Springs’s districts is 58%, above the Colorado average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Manitou 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, not nationally.

#38of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% 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
58%
▲ 13 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 1 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 7–11 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▲ 19% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
973 students on the public path
In brief

Manitou Springs’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,859 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Manitou Springs Middle School, then Manitou Springs High School. Enrollment is down 15% 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 Manitou Springs’s grade

A− Test scoresB+ Graduation

A−: better than 84% of Colorado school districts, #38 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (140)Better than 81%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 615 test results and a graduating class of 96 could put Manitou Springs anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Manitou Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (618 in math, 612 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Manitou Springs Elementary SchoolManitou Springs School District 14B
6–8Manitou Springs Middle SchoolManitou Springs School District 14B−
9–12Manitou Springs High SchoolManitou Springs School District 14A

Manitou Springs’s public schools are run by Manitou Springs School District 14, which also serves Green Mountain Falls. 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.

Manitou Springs School District 14Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,147 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$18,859CO $15,889 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 44.9% · 612 students tested
Math31%
State average 31.8% · 618 students tested

Manitou Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manitou SpringsA−Manitou Springs School District 14
Colorado SpringsCColorado Springs School District 11

Every school in Manitou Springs

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

District schools in Manitou Springsby address
Manitou Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
331 students12:1Rate it →
Manitou Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
275 students12:1Rate it →
Manitou Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
367 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Manitou Springs’s schools

Are Manitou Springs’s schools good?

By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Manitou Springs children attend outscore 84% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #38 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Manitou Springs in?

Manitou Springs School District 14, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,147 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Manitou Springs kids go to high school?

Manitou Springs High School, with 367 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Manitou Springs’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Manitou Springs School District 14 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Manitou Springs spend per student?

$18,859 in Manitou Springs School District 14 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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. Stars are from neighbors.