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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 8·NCES 080408001481
Jordahl Elementary School
800 PROGRESS DRIVE, FOUNTAIN, CO 80817 · (719) 382-1400 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
238 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
48.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 42.1% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Jordahl Elementary School
Jordahl Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordahl Elementary School this school | 524 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Scott Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 458 | 44.1% | 53.1% |
| Remington Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 534 | 44.4% | 46.5% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 498 | 46.0% | 52.4% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 626 | 44.6% | 51.2% |
| McAuliffe Elementary COLORADO SPRINGS | 448 | 45.3% | 24.0% |
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 Jordahl Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #380 of 931 | #54 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #231 of 940 ▲ 120 | #26 of 126 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #390 of 946 ▲ 81 | #53 of 127 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #202 of 1,056 | #29 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #655 of 896 | #98 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #156 of 896 | #58 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #522 of 983 | #70 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #628 of 664 | #97 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
524
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
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 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 45% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 33.8 | 15.8:1 | 37% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 32.5 | 16.4:1 | 41% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 38% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 22% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordahl Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (535 to 524); teachers down 5% (32.5 to 31).
About Jordahl Elementary School
Students in FOUNTAIN, Colorado, attend Jordahl Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 524 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 38% larger than that.
Jordahl Elementary School is run by Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, whose 13 schools enroll 7,955 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Jordahl Elementary School. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 70% White. Jordahl Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 31 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. About 45% of students, or 238, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Jordahl Elementary School is B. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 39.2% for a school in Colorado with Jordahl Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jordahl Elementary School posts 44.5%.
In El Paso County (population about 742,999), median household income is about $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jordahl Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County, which together enroll about 114,356 students.
The closest other public school is Fountain-Fort Carson High School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 44.5% is above the 31.1% average for nearby schools.
Jordahl Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 524, 7% below the 566 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Jordahl Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Patriot Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other schools in FOUNTAIN
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Janitell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Aragon Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Eagleside Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Fountain-Fort Carson High School0.3 mi · 1,974
- Conrad Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 228
- Eagleside Elementary School1.2 mi · 332
- Aragon Elementary School1.4 mi · 358
- Fountain Middle School1.8 mi · 1,051
- Welte Education Center2.1 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Jordahl Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jordahl Elementary School?
Jordahl Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jordahl Elementary School serve?
Jordahl Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jordahl Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Jordahl Elementary School.
How diverse is Jordahl Elementary School?
Jordahl Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Jordahl Elementary School?
Jordahl Elementary School is overseen by Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.