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The highest-performing public schools in reading in El Paso County, Colorado

166 public schools in El Paso County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Chipeta Elementary School leads the list at 75.4%, against a median of 43.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

166

El Paso County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

75.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

43.5%

BEST IN READING · EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Chipeta Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	395	75.4%
2	Foothills Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	400	72.1%
3	The Classical Academy Charter	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	1,909	70.8%
4	Chinook Trail Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	632	70.1%
5	The Classical Academy Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	445	69.8%
6	Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	381	69.4%
7	Pinon Valley Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Elementary	315	69.3%
8	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	821	69.2%
9	Challenger Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	696	68.7%
10	Ranch Creek Elementary	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	578	68.7%
11	Broadmoor Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Elementary	327	68.1%
12	Gold Camp Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Elementary	435	66.9%
13	Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Middle	604	66.7%
14	Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	FALCON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	400	66.4%
15	Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	Elementary	300	66.4%
16	Eagleview Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	905	65.0%
17	Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Elementary	324	64.8%
18	Antelope Trails Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	311	64.6%
19	Explorer Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	470	64.3%
20	The Vanguard School (Middle)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	243	63.6%
21	Lewis-Palmer Middle School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	Middle	731	63.4%
22	Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	547	62.0%
23	Academy International Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	368	61.6%
24	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	298	61.3%
25	Prairie Winds Elementary School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	Elementary	374	61.1%
26	Holmes Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Middle	600	60.9%
27	Chinook Trail Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	1,075	60.8%
28	Manitou Springs Middle School	MANITOU SPRINGS, CO	Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El	Middle	275	60.2%
29	Bear Creek Elementary School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	Elementary	869	59.8%
30	Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	Elementary	409	59.4%
31	Steele Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	273	59.3%
32	Rockrimmon Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	390	58.2%
33	Pioneer Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	382	58.0%
34	Bristol Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	267	57.6%
35	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	949	57.3%
36	Encompass Heights Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	583	56.6%
37	Ridgeview Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	626	56.6%
38	Edith Wolford Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	372	56.1%
39	Stratton Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	249	55.8%
40	Meridian Ranch Elementary School	FALCON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	670	55.6%
41	Timberview Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	837	55.4%
42	Mountain Ridge Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	690	54.7%
43	Mountain View Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	567	53.6%
44	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	High	541	53.6%
45	Prairie Hills Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	348	53.4%
46	Buena Vista Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	194	53.4%
47	Jenkins Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Middle	791	53.3%
48	Scott Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	458	53.2%
49	Ute Pass Elementary School	CHIPITA PARK, CO	Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El	Elementary	174	52.7%
50	Douglass Valley Elementary School	USAF ACADEMY, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	306	52.4%

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