Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453000665
Giberson Elementary School
2880 FERBER DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916 · (719) 579-2165 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
225 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
10.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
9.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.2% | 9.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 10.2% |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Giberson Elementary School
Giberson Elementary School's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giberson Elementary School this school | 291 | 77.3% | 10.6% |
| Wildflower Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 346 | 71.4% | 20.2% |
| Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy AURORA | 282 | 74.1% | 25.7% |
| Wyatt Academy DENVER | 240 | 81.3% | 23.7% |
| Centennial Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 340 | 87.6% | 17.4% |
| Monarch Montessori DENVER | 282 | 68.4% | 16.9% |
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 Giberson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #914 of 931 | #128 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #895 of 940 ▼ 21 | #126 of 126 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #931 of 946 ▼ 27 | #127 of 127 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #743 of 1,056 | #97 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #139 of 896 | #27 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #177 of 896 | #66 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #183 of 983 | #14 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #207 of 664 | #42 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
291
-61 (-17%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 77% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 86% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 60% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 88% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 25.8 | 14.9:1 | 86% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 79% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 81% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 49% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 32 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giberson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (384 to 291); teachers down 15% (25.8 to 22).
About Giberson Elementary School
Giberson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It reports enrollment of 291 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Harrison School District Two is the district for Giberson Elementary School. It has 28 schools and 11,938 students.
Of every 100 students at Giberson Elementary School, about 55 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 21% White, 18% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. The diversity index for Giberson Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Giberson Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, from 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Lunch program data show 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 35 points above the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
On the allk12 Grade, Giberson Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 0% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Giberson Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.6% and a predicted 19.8%.
Census data for El Paso County show 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 has 245 public schools and about 114,356 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Giberson Elementary School from the closest public school, Turman Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Giberson Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 61 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Giberson Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 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
- Turman Elementary School0.5 mi · 185
- Sierra High School0.6 mi · 843
- Soaring Eagles Community School0.8 mi · 764
- Panorama Middle School0.9 mi · 339
- Bricker Elementary School0.9 mi · 269
- Centennial Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Giberson Elementary SchoolHow large is Giberson Elementary School?
Giberson Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
Is Giberson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Giberson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Giberson Elementary School have?
Giberson Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Giberson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Giberson Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 55% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Giberson Elementary School in?
Giberson Elementary School is part of Harrison School District Two.
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