Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000224
Bristol Elementary School
890 NORTH WALNUT STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905 · (719) 328-4000 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
153 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 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 44.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Bristol Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Elementary School this school | 267 | 57.3% | 49.5% |
| Talbott STEAM Innovation School COLORADO SPRINGS | 324 | 59.6% | 47.2% |
| King Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 270 | 58.5% | 42.5% |
| Charles Hay World School ENGLEWOOD | 271 | 52.8% | 36.3% |
| Sedalia Elementary School SEDALIA | 212 | 58.5% | 32.8% |
| Winona Elementary School LOVELAND | 246 | 58.9% | 24.2% |
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 Bristol Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #303 of 931 | #37 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #392 of 940 ▼ 69 | #52 of 126 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #248 of 946 ▲ 5 | #24 of 127 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #795 of 1,056 | #107 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #288 of 896 | #53 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #162 of 896 | #60 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #402 of 983 | #48 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #131 of 200 | #7 of 11 |
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
267
+64 (+32%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 267 | 18.5 | 14.5:1 | 57% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 18.5 | 14.7:1 | 56% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 17.2 | 15.2:1 | 59% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 66% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 16.2 | 15.6:1 | 76% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 77% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 75% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 46% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristol Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (252 to 267); teachers up 14% (16.2 to 18.5).
About Bristol Elementary School
Students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, attend Bristol Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school serves 267 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
District-wide, Colorado Springs School District 11 has 60 schools and 22,293 students.
At Bristol Elementary School, White students make up 52% of the student body. Next come 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 70% White. Bristol Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Bristol Elementary School is 18.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Around 57% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 42%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Bristol Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bristol Elementary School is +17.5 points, in the top 10% of Colorado. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%, and the predicted rate is 32.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for El Paso County show that the median household income is $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bristol Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Buena Vista Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Bristol Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bristol Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Bristol Elementary School's enrollment grew 32%, to 267.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Bristol Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Bristol Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bristol Elementary. Bristol Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Bristol ElementaryBristol, WI · 830 students
- BRISTOL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 361 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol, IN · 296 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol, VT · 284 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristolville, OH · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Elementary School0.8 mi · 194
- Community Prep Charter School0.9 mi · 158
- Palmer High School0.9 mi · 1,265
- West Elementary School1.0 mi · 144
- West Middle School1.0 mi · 119
- North Middle School1.1 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Bristol Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bristol Elementary School serve?
Bristol Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bristol Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Bristol Elementary School.
How diverse is Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School is overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.