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What's the one class at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs every student should take?
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Enrollment
677
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006310
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
4405 NORTH CHESTNUT ST SUITE D, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907 · (719) 955-4675 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Colorado public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
264 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 21% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
37.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 28.2% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs this school | 677 | 39.0% | 36.8% |
| Littleton High School LITTLETON | 1,187 | 40.2% | 37.5% |
| Mountain View High School LOVELAND | 1,074 | 34.3% | 28.3% |
| Sterling High School STERLING | 421 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Wheat Ridge High School WHEAT RIDGE | 932 | 42.2% | 34.6% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins FORT COLLINS | 971 | 33.5% | 39.4% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #71 of 231 | #10 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #17 of 54 ▲ 1 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #28 of 57 ▲ 7 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #134 of 409 | #21 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #47 of 250 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #46 of 250 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #204 of 320 | #22 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #93 of 108 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
677
+125 (+23%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 30.7:1
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 | 677 | 48.3 | 14.0:1 | 39% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 41.7 | 15.5:1 | 44% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 31.1 | 20.6:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 18 | 30.7:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 21.5 | 31.0:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 19 | 33.6:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 16 | 31.8:1 | 32% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (664 to 677); teachers up 125% (21.5 to 48.3).
About Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs is a mid-sized high school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, under State Charter School Institute. The school enrolls 677 students in grades 6 through 12.
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs is run by State Charter School Institute, whose 49 schools enroll 21,411 students.
White students are 60% of those enrolled at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. In El Paso County overall, about 70% of residents are White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs are from different groups.
Staffing at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs comes to 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.0:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs counts 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in El Paso County is close, at 42%.
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Colorado public high schools.
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.8% is 6.3 points below the 43.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 114,356 students.
Jackson Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs. Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.5%, lower than Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs's 36.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs is City: Large. Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs is a public charter school.
The school grew from 552 students in 2020-21 to 677 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 30.7:1 to 14.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Other schools in State Charter School Institute
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- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 965 students
- Caprock AcademyCombined · 871 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
- Jackson Elementary School0.4 mi · 312
- CIVA Charter Academy0.5 mi · 174
- Colorado International Language Academy1.0 mi · 321
- Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning1.7 mi · 298
- Edison Elementary School1.9 mi · 214
- Coronado High School2.0 mi · 1,279
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado Early Colleges Colorado SpringsHow large is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs?
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs serve?
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs have?
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs?
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs reports a student body of 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs public or private?
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by State Charter School Institute.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.