Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306001379
King Elementary School
6110 SAPPORO DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918 · (719) 328-6000 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- A-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
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
158 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 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
63%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
41.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 43.8% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 King Elementary School
King Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Elementary School this school | 270 | 58.5% | 42.5% |
| Bristol Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 267 | 57.3% | 49.5% |
| Talbott STEAM Innovation School COLORADO SPRINGS | 324 | 59.6% | 47.2% |
| Charles Hay World School ENGLEWOOD | 271 | 52.8% | 36.3% |
| Penrose Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 279 | 63.8% | 19.4% |
| James Irwin Elementary School - Howard COLORADO SPRINGS | 213 | 54.9% | 37.6% |
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 King Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #400 of 931 | #58 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #189 of 940 ▲ 138 | #21 of 126 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #497 of 946 ▼ 22 | #73 of 127 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #789 of 1,056 | #105 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #254 of 896 | #48 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #143 of 896 | #57 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #387 of 983 | #46 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #113 of 664 | #25 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
270
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 59% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 19.8 | 16.0:1 | 62% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 19.7 | 15.8:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 20.2 | 19.0:1 | 55% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 19% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 32 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (384 to 270); teachers down 6% (20.2 to 19).
About King Elementary School
King Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school had 270 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District 11 totals 22,293 students.
By race and ethnicity, King Elementary School is 51% White. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is lower than the 70% White share among all El Paso County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at King Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 42% average for public schools in El Paso County is 17 points lower.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, King Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
King Elementary School scores 42.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.2%.
In El Paso County (population about 742,999), median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. King 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 Fremont Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.5% is above the 36.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put King Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
King Elementary School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.2:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 King Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named King Elementary. King Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 16.
- King ElementaryStockton, CA · 942 students
- King ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 598 students
- King ElementaryFresno, CA · 566 students
- King Elementary SchoolDorchester, MA · 464 students
- KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont Elementary School0.9 mi · 308
- Globe Charter School1.0 mi · 66
- Pioneer Elementary School1.0 mi · 382
- Martinez Elementary School1.1 mi · 354
- Keller Elementary School1.2 mi · 326
- Russell Middle School1.3 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About King Elementary SchoolHow many students attend King Elementary School?
King Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does King Elementary School serve?
King Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does King Elementary School have?
King Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at King Elementary School?
Student demographics at King Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is King Elementary School public or private?
King Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
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