Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306006456
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
2510 NORTH CHESTNUT STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907 · (719) 434-6566 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
98 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 58.0% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning this school | 298 | 32.9% | 57.6% |
| Stott Elementary School ARVADA | 288 | 32.3% | 53.2% |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 286 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
| Running Creek Elementary School ELIZABETH | 292 | 34.9% | 32.2% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School PALMER LAKE | 286 | 34.3% | 53.3% |
| Central Elementary School LONGMONT | 344 | 31.1% | 70.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #181 of 931 | #18 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #198 of 940 ▼ 58 | #23 of 126 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #189 of 946 ▲ 104 | #17 of 127 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #722 of 1,056 | #92 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #153 of 896 | #30 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #599 of 896 | #105 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #671 of 983 | #95 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #648 of 664 | #99 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 298 | 22.3 | 13.4:1 | 33% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 22.6 | 12.4:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 23.4 | 12.3:1 | 21% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 24.6 | 12.3:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 20% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (301 to 298); teachers down 9% (24.6 to 22.3).
About Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is a small elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, (ZIP code 80907). Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 298 students. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
Colorado Springs School District 11 has 60 schools; together they serve 22,293 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. Public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.6%) and its predicted rate (46.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
Across El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is among the 245 public schools in El Paso County.
The nearest other public school, Holmes Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning's location as City: Large. Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is one of the charter schools in Colorado.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 296 in 2020-21, 298 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
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Nearby schools
- Holmes Middle School1.1 mi · 600
- Steele Elementary School1.2 mi · 273
- Coronado High School1.2 mi · 1,279
- Bristol Elementary School1.5 mi · 267
- Howbert Elementary School1.6 mi · 255
- Jackson Elementary School1.7 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Academy for Advanced and Creative LearningWhat is the total enrollment at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning?
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-08.
Is Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is approximately 13.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning?
Student demographics at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning public or private?
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.