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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453000662
Carmel Community School
1700 SOUTH CHELTON ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910 · (719) 579-3210 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
429 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 73% smaller than its 8th grade class (113).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
22.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
10.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 10.4% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Carmel Community School
Carmel Community School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Community School this school | 490 | 87.6% | 17.5% |
| Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning AURORA | 601 | 82.9% | 8.8% |
| Centennial Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 340 | 87.6% | 17.4% |
| Vanguard Classical School - West DENVER | 380 | 83.4% | 17.4% |
| Cheltenham Elementary School DENVER | 373 | 85.3% | 11.4% |
| Oakland Elementary DENVER | 352 | 85.5% | 16.1% |
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 Carmel Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #811 of 931 | #118 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #878 of 940 ▼ 11 | #124 of 126 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #785 of 946 ▲ 26 | #112 of 127 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #259 of 1,056 | #36 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #57 of 896 | #14 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #199 of 896 | #71 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #66 of 983 | #3 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.2% | #29 of 200 | #2 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
490
+179 (+58%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
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 | 490 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 88% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 90% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 70% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 90% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 29.9 | 12.3:1 | 94% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 80% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 82% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 65% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmel Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (368 to 490); teachers up 37% (29.9 to 41).
About Carmel Community School
Carmel Community School is a mid-sized elementary school found in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It teaches 490 students in kindergarten through 8. That is 29% larger than the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Carmel Community School is in Harrison School District Two, a district with 11,938 students across 28 schools.
About 58% of the student body at Carmel Community School is Hispanic. Other students are 19% Black, 16% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 19% Hispanic. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Carmel Community School are from different groups.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. A total of 429 students, or 88%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 42%.
Carmel Community School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Carmel Community School's results are 3.9 points above predicted: 17.5% against 13.6%.
Census data for El Paso County show median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 245 public schools in the county, enrolling about 114,356, Carmel Community School among them.
Centennial Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Carmel Community School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carmel Community School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 311 students at Carmel Community School; in 2024-25, 490. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (13.5:1).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 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
Nearby schools
- Centennial Elementary School0.3 mi · 340
- Monterey Elementary School0.6 mi · 272
- Atlas Preparatory High School0.7 mi · 499
- Atlas Preparatory Elementary School0.7 mi · 286
- Sierra High School0.8 mi · 843
- Atlas Preparatory Middle School0.8 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Carmel Community SchoolHow many students attend Carmel Community School?
Carmel Community School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-08.
Is Carmel Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carmel Community School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Carmel Community School have?
Carmel Community School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Carmel Community School?
Carmel Community School reports a student body of 16% White, 58% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carmel Community School in?
Carmel Community School is part of Harrison School District Two.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.