Bristol Elementary School

Bristol Elementary School, a tight-knit elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, run under Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E, works with 267 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Bristol Elementary School sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E, which oversees 60 schools and 22,293 students, Bristol Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bristol Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Bristol Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 49.5%, a residual of +17.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Bristol Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Nearest neighbor: Buena Vista Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bristol Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bristol Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Bristol Elementary School's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 267). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 10% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.