Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306006379
Galileo Middle School
1600 NORTH UNION BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 · (719) 328-2200 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
228 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 98 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
15.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.9% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 6.9% |
% 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Galileo Middle School
Galileo Middle School's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo Middle School this school | 277 | 82.3% | 11.3% |
| Fox Meadow Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 369 | 81.6% | 21.0% |
| Jack Swigert Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 404 | 76.5% | 12.8% |
| Mann Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 300 | 73.0% | 16.7% |
| Panorama Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 339 | 84.7% | 15.1% |
| Englewood Middle School ENGLEWOOD | 210 | 72.9% | 17.9% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Galileo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #228 of 241 | #32 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #229 of 244 ▼ 3 | #32 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #229 of 246 ▼ 1 | #32 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #204 of 278 | #29 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #50 of 227 | #9 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #25 of 227 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #32 of 246 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.8% | #10 of 169 | #2 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
277
-170 (-38%) vs 2020
-61% since 2010-11, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 82% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 89% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 84% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 83% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 88% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 87% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 69% (496) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galileo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (511 to 277); teachers down 41% (34 to 20).
About Galileo Middle School
Galileo Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, (ZIP code 80909). Federal data show 277 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Colorado enroll around 462, and this school is 40% below that mark.
Besides Galileo Middle School, Colorado Springs School District 11 runs 59 other schools. The district enrolls 22,293 students.
Hispanic students make up 48% of enrollment at Galileo Middle School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 32% White, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Hispanic among all El Paso County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
There are about 13.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Galileo Middle School, which has 20. Middle schools in Colorado average 15.9:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Galileo Middle School is about 82%. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
Galileo Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Colorado public middle schools.
Galileo Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (11.3%) and its predicted rate (16.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
Looking at the county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 114,356 students.
Galileo Middle School's nearest public school is Taylor Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Galileo Middle School places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school shrank from 447 students in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Galileo Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Taylor Elementary School0.7 mi · 152
- James Irwin Charter Academy0.7 mi · 299
- James Irwin Elementary School - Howard0.7 mi · 213
- Queen Palmer Elementary School0.8 mi · 198
- Odyssey Early College and Career Options0.8 mi · 287
- The Bijou School0.8 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Galileo Middle SchoolHow large is Galileo Middle School?
Galileo Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Galileo Middle School serve?
Galileo Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Galileo Middle School have?
Galileo Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Galileo Middle School?
Galileo Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 48% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Galileo Middle School public or private?
Galileo Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.