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Enrollment
1,044
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WIDEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 3·NCES 080648006772
Grand Mountain School
11060 FONTAINE BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80925 · (719) 391-3470 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,044 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
338 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
41.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 21.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Grand Mountain School
Grand Mountain School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Mountain School this school | 1,044 | 32.4% | 34.3% |
| Weikel Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 814 | 32.3% | 33.4% |
| Springs Ranch Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 548 | 38.5% | 50.1% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary School AURORA | 632 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| Bradley International School DENVER | 574 | 42.2% | 49.7% |
| Patriot Elementary School FORT CARSON | 523 | 40.3% | 30.1% |
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 Grand Mountain School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #516 of 931 | #78 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #648 of 940 ▲ 19 | #97 of 126 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #495 of 946 ▼ 9 | #72 of 127 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,044 | #9 of 1,056 | #3 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #841 of 896 | #118 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #22 of 896 | #1 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #676 of 983 | #96 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,044
+70 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,044 | 54.6 | 19.1:1 | 32% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 60.6 | 17.2:1 | 37% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 60.6 | 17.8:1 | 25% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 974 | 57 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Mountain School.
About Grand Mountain School
Located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Grand Mountain School is a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 1,044 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 175% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Across its 18 schools, Widefield School District 3 enrolls 9,290 students. Grand Mountain School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Grand Mountain School, at 35%. Other groups include 33% White, 15% Black, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 19% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligible students account for 32% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Grand Mountain School is C-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Grand Mountain School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools: 34.3% actual against 47.1% predicted.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that the median household income is $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. El Paso County is home to 245 public schools and about 114,356 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Sunrise Elementary School, about 3.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Grand Mountain School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Grand Mountain School as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 70 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
Discussions about Grand Mountain School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Widefield School District 3
- Mesa Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Widefield High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Janitell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Sproul Junior High SchoolMiddle · 504 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
- Sunrise Elementary School3.6 mi · 506
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School4.2 mi · 498
- Janitell Junior High School4.3 mi · 658
- Eagleside Elementary School4.7 mi · 332
- Mesa Ridge High School4.9 mi · 1,304
- Mesa Elementary School5.0 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Mountain SchoolHow many students attend Grand Mountain School?
Grand Mountain School enrolls approximately 1,044 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Grand Mountain School serve?
Grand Mountain School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Mountain School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grand Mountain School is approximately 19.1:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grand Mountain School?
Student demographics at Grand Mountain School are roughly 33% White, 35% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Grand Mountain School in?
Grand Mountain School is part of Widefield School District 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.