Galileo Middle School

Set in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Galileo Middle School is a small middle-grades school, part of Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E. It teaches 277 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

Across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (22,293 students total), Galileo Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Galileo Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, Galileo Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Galileo Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.3%.

In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Galileo Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Taylor Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Galileo Middle School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 46%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 38% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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