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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 8·NCES 080408000560
Abrams Elementary School
600 CHILES AVENUE, FORT CARSON, CO 80902 · (719) 382-1490 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
255 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 13.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Abrams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #702 of 931 | #111 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #688 of 940 | #104 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #743 of 946 | #108 of 127 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #435 of 1,056 | #48 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #612 of 896 | #93 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #24 of 896 | #2 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #329 of 983 | #39 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #213 of 664 | #44 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 64% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 32.1 | 16.2:1 | 62% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 64% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 72% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 31% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 31 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abrams Elementary School.
About Abrams Elementary School
Students in FORT CARSON, Colorado, attend Abrams Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 396 students in kindergarten through 5.
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 has a total of 13 schools and 7,955 students, Abrams Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Abrams Elementary School is White students, at 37%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of El Paso County is roughly 70% White. The diversity index for Abrams Elementary School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 64% of the student body. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Abrams Elementary School's results are 3.9 points below predicted: 23.8% against 27.7%.
For the population of El Paso County, median household income comes to about $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Abrams Elementary School.
Abrams Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Mountainside Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Abrams Elementary School is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 428 to 396. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.3 to 16.5 over 4 years.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Jordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
Other schools in FORT CARSON
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Patriot Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Mountainside Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Mountainside Elementary School0.5 mi · 346
- Pinon Valley Elementary School0.7 mi · 315
- Weikel Elementary School1.1 mi · 814
- Otero Elementary School1.2 mi · 330
- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Aspire Online Academy1.4 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Abrams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Abrams Elementary School?
Abrams Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Abrams Elementary School serve?
Abrams Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Abrams Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Abrams Elementary School.
How diverse is Abrams Elementary School?
Abrams Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Abrams Elementary School?
Abrams Elementary School is overseen by Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 in El Paso County.
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