Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192000004
Edith Wolford Elementary School
13710 BLACK FOREST ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908 · (719) 234-4300 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
76 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 47.3% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Edith Wolford Elementary School
Edith Wolford Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Wolford Elementary School this school | 372 | 20.4% | 51.9% |
| Rockrimmon Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 390 | 23.6% | 62.2% |
| Foothills Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 400 | 18.5% | 64.1% |
| Strawberry Park Elementary School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 368 | 19.8% | 64.7% |
| Ponderosa Elementary LOVELAND | 335 | 22.7% | 46.5% |
| Wingate Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 363 | 19.8% | 71.8% |
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 Edith Wolford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #266 of 931 | #30 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #187 of 940 ▲ 91 | #19 of 126 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #274 of 946 ▼ 70 | #28 of 127 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #500 of 1,056 | #58 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #754 of 896 | #108 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #614 of 896 | #106 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #823 of 983 | #116 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #499 of 664 | #75 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
372
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 372 | 20.9 | 17.8:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 21.5 | 17.2:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 26.5 | 13.7:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 28.2 | 14.5:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 10% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edith Wolford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (408 to 372); teachers down 26% (28.2 to 20.9).
About Edith Wolford Elementary School
Edith Wolford Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, one of the schools in Academy District 20. Its enrollment is 372 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Academy District 20 has 39 schools and 25,607 students.
More than half of the students at Edith Wolford Elementary School are White (74%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with El Paso County, where about 70% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Edith Wolford Elementary School scores 43%.
Classroom staffing at Edith Wolford Elementary School totals 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Federal data show 20% of students (76) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 42%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Edith Wolford Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Edith Wolford Elementary School is 2.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
The county, El Paso County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 245 public schools and about 114,356 students.
Encompass Heights Elementary School is about 4.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Edith Wolford Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.6%; Edith Wolford Elementary School's is 51.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 352 (2020-21) to 372 (2024-25).
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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 Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Air Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 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
- Encompass Heights Elementary School4.0 mi · 583
- Chinook Trail Middle School4.2 mi · 1,075
- Chinook Trail Elementary School4.3 mi · 632
- Pine Creek High School4.4 mi · 1,875
- Ranch Creek Elementary4.7 mi · 578
- Ray E Kilmer Elementary School4.9 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Edith Wolford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Edith Wolford Elementary School?
Edith Wolford Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edith Wolford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edith Wolford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edith Wolford Elementary School have?
Edith Wolford Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Edith Wolford Elementary School?
Edith Wolford Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Edith Wolford Elementary School?
Edith Wolford Elementary School is overseen by Academy District 20 in El Paso County.
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