Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006784
Coperni 3
750 CITADEL DRIVE EAST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 · (719) 619-7178 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
257 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
59%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
29.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 30.7% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Coperni 3
Coperni 3's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coperni 3 this school | 367 | 70.0% | 31.8% |
| Monroe Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 321 | 75.4% | 12.8% |
| Dartmouth Elementary School AURORA | 422 | 74.6% | 23.7% |
| Otero Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 330 | 73.3% | 24.9% |
| Monarch Montessori DENVER | 282 | 68.4% | 16.9% |
| Henry Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 306 | 65.4% | 31.5% |
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 Coperni 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #553 of 931 | #85 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #568 of 940 ▼ 55 | #81 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #664 of 946 ▼ 107 | #94 of 127 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #521 of 1,056 | #61 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #464 of 896 | #79 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #219 of 896 | #74 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #267 of 983 | #31 of 134 |
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
367
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 367 | 23.6 | 15.6:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 28.1 | 14.7:1 | 79% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 21.2 | 14.1:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 76% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coperni 3.
About Coperni 3
Coperni 3 is a medium-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, that operates as a charter school. The latest federal count shows 367 students in kindergarten through 8.
State Charter School Institute enrolls 21,411 students, and its 49 schools include Coperni 3.
By race and ethnicity, Coperni 3 is 55% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 29% White, 11% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Hispanic among all El Paso County residents. Coperni 3 has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Coperni 3 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The lunch program counts 70% of students at Coperni 3 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
Coperni 3 is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Coperni 3, the prediction is 24.3% and the result is 31.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 245 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 114,356 students.
The next-closest public school is Twain Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Coperni 3. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Coperni 3 ranks 2nd 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. As a charter school, Coperni 3 is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 342 in 2020-21 and 367 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.0:1 to 15.6:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Wilson Elementary School1.1 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Coperni 3How large is Coperni 3?
Coperni 3 enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Coperni 3 serve?
Coperni 3 serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Coperni 3 have?
Coperni 3 employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coperni 3?
At Coperni 3, the student body is approximately 29% White, 55% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Coperni 3 in?
Coperni 3 is part of State Charter School Institute.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.