Atlas Preparatory Elementary School

Atlas Preparatory Elementary School operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, part of Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an. Current enrollment sits at 286 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Atlas Preparatory Elementary School is one of 28 schools operated by Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an, a district that works with 11,938 students overall.

Demographically, Atlas Preparatory Elementary School logs that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% White, 4% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Atlas Preparatory Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Atlas Preparatory Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Atlas Preparatory Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Atlas Preparatory Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

The closest other public school is Atlas Preparatory High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Atlas Preparatory Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Atlas Preparatory Elementary School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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