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What's something Encompass Heights Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192006816
Encompass Heights Elementary School
3602 DAYDREAMER DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908 · (719) 234-1206 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- DBeats 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
19.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
65 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 43.5% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Encompass Heights Elementary School
Encompass Heights Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encompass Heights Elementary School this school | 583 | 11.1% | 51.8% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 547 | 12.4% | 61.3% |
| Buffalo Ridge Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 524 | 13.2% | 67.8% |
| DC Montessori Charter School CASTLE ROCK | 547 | 9.7% | 51.4% |
| Gold Rush Elementary PARKER | 639 | 10.2% | 73.2% |
| Highlands Elementary School ERIE | 528 | 15.3% | 65.0% |
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 Encompass Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #267 of 931 | #31 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #161 of 940 ▲ 172 | #15 of 126 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #265 of 946 ▲ 49 | #26 of 127 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #126 of 1,056 | #19 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #840 of 896 | #117 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #387 of 896 | #92 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #937 of 983 | #132 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 583 | 30.5 | 19.1:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 36.5 | 15.2:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 7% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Encompass Heights Elementary School.
About Encompass Heights Elementary School
Encompass Heights Elementary School, located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, is a large elementary school. Federal data show 583 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Enrollment across the 39 schools in Academy District 20 totals 25,607 students.
The student body at Encompass Heights Elementary School is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. Among El Paso County residents, the White share is about 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 19.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Encompass Heights Elementary School, which has 30.5. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 11%. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Encompass Heights Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.0% for Encompass Heights Elementary School. The school posts 51.8%, 8.2 points below the prediction.
Census data for El Paso County show the median household earns about $90,363 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Encompass Heights Elementary School, El Paso County has 245 public schools.
Encompass Heights Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Pine Creek High School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Encompass Heights Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 55.0% on proficiency, and Encompass Heights Elementary School is below that at 51.8%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
- Pine Creek High School0.5 mi · 1,875
- Challenger Middle School1.3 mi · 696
- Mountain View Elementary School1.4 mi · 567
- TCA College Pathways1.7 mi · 502
- Chinook Trail Elementary School1.9 mi · 632
- Chinook Trail Middle School1.9 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About Encompass Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Encompass Heights Elementary School?
Encompass Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Encompass Heights Elementary School serve?
Encompass Heights Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Encompass Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Encompass Heights Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Encompass Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Encompass Heights Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Encompass Heights Elementary School public or private?
Encompass Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Academy District 20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.