Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000243
Howbert Elementary School
1023 NORTH 31ST STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904 · (719) 328-4200 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
127 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 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
43%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
51.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 41.9% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Howbert Elementary School
Howbert Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howbert Elementary School this school | 255 | 49.8% | 44.8% |
| Cache La Poudre Elementary School LAPORTE | 281 | 49.8% | 39.1% |
| Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary FT COLLINS | 240 | 47.5% | 38.7% |
| Limon Elementary School LIMON | 218 | 47.7% | 51.2% |
| Penrose Elementary School PENROSE | 281 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| Dolores Elementary School DOLORES | 245 | 53.9% | 35.9% |
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 Howbert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #375 of 931 | #52 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #422 of 940 ▼ 64 | #59 of 126 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #348 of 946 ▼ 30 | #40 of 127 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #819 of 1,056 | #112 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #302 of 896 | #56 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #620 of 896 | #107 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #480 of 983 | #58 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #466 of 664 | #70 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
255
0 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 255 | 17.5 | 14.6:1 | 50% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 16.5 | 15.4:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 16.5 | 15.4:1 | 42% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 17.8 | 16.1:1 | 52% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 15% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howbert Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (285 to 255); teachers down 2% (17.8 to 17.5).
About Howbert Elementary School
Howbert Elementary School is a small elementary school found in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 255 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
Colorado Springs School District 11 has 22,293 students spread across 60 schools.
White students are the majority at Howbert Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 70% White share among all El Paso County residents. Howbert Elementary School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Howbert Elementary School's 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
allk12 grades Howbert Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.5% for Howbert Elementary School. The school posts 44.8%, 8.3 points above the prediction.
Among El Paso County residents, the median household income is $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Howbert Elementary School, El Paso County has 244 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Holmes Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Howbert Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Howbert Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.8% versus a 34.7% average.
For locale, NCES codes Howbert Elementary School as City: Large.
Howbert Elementary School had 255 students in 2020-21 and 255 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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
Nearby schools
- Holmes Middle School0.6 mi · 600
- Coronado High School0.7 mi · 1,279
- Mountain Song Community School0.9 mi · 324
- Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning1.6 mi · 298
- West Elementary School1.7 mi · 144
- West Middle School1.7 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Howbert Elementary SchoolHow large is Howbert Elementary School?
Howbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
Is Howbert Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howbert Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howbert Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howbert Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Howbert Elementary School?
Howbert Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Howbert Elementary School in?
Howbert Elementary School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11.
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