Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning

Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is one of the compact elementary campuss in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E, with 298 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (22,293 students total), Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Holmes Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.5%.

Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning operates from a metropolitan location. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 298). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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