French Elementary School

French Elementary School is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, run under School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, teacheing 491 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 30% above typical.

School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,290 students. French Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, French Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting French Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at French Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, French Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 38.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which French Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is The Haven School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around French Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts French Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at French Elementary School has ticked down 13%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 38% across the same window.

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