Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000227
Columbia Elementary School
835 EAST ST VRAIN STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903 · (719) 328-2700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
177 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 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
65%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
32.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 25.7% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Columbia Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School this school | 265 | 66.8% | 30.4% |
| Venetucci Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 272 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Keller Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 326 | 66.3% | 28.5% |
| Madison Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 265 | 73.2% | 29.2% |
| Grant Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 350 | 65.7% | 30.5% |
| Penrose Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 279 | 63.8% | 19.4% |
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 Columbia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #576 of 931 | #91 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #672 of 940 ▼ 79 | #101 of 126 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #612 of 946 ▼ 63 | #90 of 127 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #797 of 1,056 | #109 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #150 of 896 | #29 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #107 of 896 | #41 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #296 of 983 | #34 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #441 of 664 | #68 of 100 |
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
265
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 265 | 19.8 | 13.4:1 | 67% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 19.3 | 15.3:1 | 72% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 17.5 | 16.3:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 65% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 18.5 | 16.4:1 | 68% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 75% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 64% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 46% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (302 to 265); teachers up 8% (18.5 to 19.8).
About Columbia Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School sits in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 265 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Colorado Springs School District 11 is responsible for 60 schools, Columbia Elementary School included, with 22,293 students in all.
Columbia Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 70% of El Paso County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Columbia Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school reported 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 67% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 25 points above the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Columbia Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Columbia Elementary School are 4.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.4% actual, 26.2% predicted).
El Paso County has about 742,999 residents, and median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
The nearest public school is Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Columbia Elementary School is 4th among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Columbia Elementary School's location as City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (266) and 2024-25 (265). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Columbia Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 25.
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 701 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
- Columbia ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind0.4 mi · 167
- Community Prep Charter School0.5 mi · 158
- North Middle School0.6 mi · 636
- Palmer High School0.6 mi · 1,265
- Queen Palmer Elementary School1.0 mi · 198
- Taylor Elementary School1.0 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Columbia Elementary School serve?
Columbia Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Columbia Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Columbia Elementary School.
How diverse is Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Columbia Elementary School public or private?
Columbia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.