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What's the biggest difference between Inspiration View Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387006774
Inspiration View Elementary School
9233 VISTA DEL PICO BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80927 · (719) 201-8026 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
176 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
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
49.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 35.6% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Inspiration View Elementary School
Inspiration View Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration View Elementary School this school | 527 | 33.4% | 40.5% |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School PARKER | 553 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Peakview Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 447 | 36.2% | 42.0% |
| Trails West Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 425 | 31.5% | 56.8% |
| Kendrick Lakes Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 443 | 30.0% | 52.2% |
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 Inspiration View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #429 of 931 | #61 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #410 of 940 ▲ 37 | #56 of 126 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #375 of 946 ▲ 50 | #49 of 127 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #196 of 1,056 | #28 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #605 of 896 | #92 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #115 of 896 | #45 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #661 of 983 | #91 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
527
+108 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 33% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 29.1 | 18.6:1 | 28% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 16% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspiration View Elementary School.
About Inspiration View Elementary School
Students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, attend Inspiration View Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 527 students. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 39% bigger than that mark.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 has 31 schools; together they serve 25,689 students.
The largest group at Inspiration View Elementary School is White students, at 51%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. Among people living in El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. The diversity index for Inspiration View Elementary School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Inspiration View Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher, from 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. Lunch program data show 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
Inspiration View Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Inspiration View Elementary School, the prediction is 46.5% and the result is 40.5%.
In El Paso County, home to about 742,999 people, median household income comes to about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 245 public schools in the county, enrolling about 114,356, Inspiration View Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Banning Lewis Ranch Academy is about 0.8 miles from Inspiration View Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.5% is above the 40.1% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 26%, from 419 to 527.
Inspiration View Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 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
- Banning Lewis Ranch Academy0.8 mi · 1,697
- Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy1.9 mi · 538
- Ridgeview Elementary School2.3 mi · 626
- Vista Ridge High School2.3 mi · 1,473
- Grand Peak Academy2.4 mi · 608
- Skyview Middle School2.8 mi · 862
Frequently asked questions
About Inspiration View Elementary SchoolHow large is Inspiration View Elementary School?
Inspiration View Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Inspiration View Elementary School serve?
Inspiration View Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Inspiration View Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Inspiration View Elementary School.
How diverse is Inspiration View Elementary School?
Inspiration View Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Inspiration View Elementary School?
Inspiration View Elementary School is overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.