Conrad Early Learning Center

Conrad Early Learning Center is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in FOUNTAIN, Colorado, run under Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, teacheing 228 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Conrad Early Learning Center sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, which oversees 13 schools and 7,955 students, Conrad Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Conrad Early Learning Center logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Conrad Early Learning Center records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Conrad Early Learning Center is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Fountain-Fort Carson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Conrad Early Learning Center typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.