Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000238
Grant Elementary School
3215 WESTWOOD BOULEVARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918 · (719) 328-5700 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
230 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
64%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
34.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 32.3% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Grant Elementary School
Grant Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary School this school | 350 | 65.7% | 30.5% |
| Keller Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 326 | 66.3% | 28.5% |
| Henry Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 306 | 65.4% | 31.5% |
| Odyssey Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 378 | 62.2% | 34.7% |
| Venetucci Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 272 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 265 | 66.8% | 30.4% |
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 Grant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #575 of 931 | #90 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #556 of 940 ▼ 65 | #80 of 126 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #577 of 946 ▼ 6 | #82 of 127 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #560 of 1,056 | #64 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #270 of 896 | #50 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #123 of 896 | #49 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #306 of 983 | #36 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #136 of 664 | #31 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
350
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 350 | 24.4 | 14.3:1 | 66% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 25.8 | 13.1:1 | 72% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 24.8 | 14.8:1 | 74% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 70% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 27.3 | 17.9:1 | 69% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 74% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 68% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 23% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 32 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (489 to 350); teachers down 11% (27.3 to 24.4).
About Grant Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Grant Elementary School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 350 students enrolled.
Grant Elementary School is in Colorado Springs School District 11, a district with 22,293 students across 60 schools.
Grant Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. The remaining students are 40% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among people living in El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. Grant Elementary School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Grant Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The lunch program counts 66% of students at Grant Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 42% for public schools in El Paso County.
allk12 grades Grant Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.9%. Grant Elementary School scores 30.5%.
In El Paso County (population about 742,999), the median household income is $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Grant Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Fremont Elementary School, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Grant Elementary School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Grant Elementary School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 390 to 350 students. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Grant Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 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
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 35.
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementaryRedding, CA · 600 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 568 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
- Grant ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
- Russell Middle School0.8 mi · 520
- Keller Elementary School0.9 mi · 326
- Doherty High School1.3 mi · 1,715
- Sabin Middle School1.3 mi · 540
- Carver Elementary School1.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Elementary SchoolHow large is Grant Elementary School?
Grant Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grant Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grant Elementary School have?
Grant Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Grant Elementary School?
Grant Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Grant Elementary School in?
Grant Elementary School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.