Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANITOU SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080549000947
Manitou Springs Elementary School
110 PAWNEE AVENUE, MANITOU SPRINGS, CO 80829 · (719) 685-2195 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- 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
11.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
129 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 65% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp 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 36 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 up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 31.8% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Manitou Springs Elementary School
Manitou Springs Elementary School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Springs Elementary School this school | 331 | 39.0% | 42.6% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School BAILEY | 367 | 40.1% | 47.8% |
| Columbine Elementary School WOODLAND PARK | 321 | 41.7% | 38.3% |
| Avery/Parsons Elementary School BUENA VISTA | 383 | 38.9% | 34.3% |
| Shelledy Elementary School FRUITA | 371 | 38.5% | 45.3% |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 348 | 40.8% | 47.3% |
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 Manitou Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #399 of 931 | #57 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #453 of 940 ▲ 49 | #62 of 126 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #388 of 946 ▼ 44 | #52 of 127 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #612 of 1,056 | #71 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #45 of 896 | #11 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #732 of 896 | #118 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #596 of 983 | #81 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #189 of 664 | #40 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
331
-87 (-21%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 331 | 28.3 | 11.7:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 29.7 | 11.8:1 | 43% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 26.8 | 16.5:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 19% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manitou Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (443 to 331); teachers up 5% (26.8 to 28.3).
About Manitou Springs Elementary School
Manitou Springs Elementary School is one of the public schools in MANITOU SPRINGS, Colorado. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 331 students in pre-K through 5.
The Manitou Springs School District system has 4 schools and 1,147 students.
Federal enrollment data show Manitou Springs Elementary School is 78% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.7:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 4.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in El Paso County is similar, at 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Manitou Springs Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Manitou Springs Elementary School is -0.5 points: 42.6% actual, 43.1% predicted.
The school's county is El Paso County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 245 public schools in the county, enrolling about 114,356, Manitou Springs Elementary School among them.
Manitou Springs Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Manitou Springs Elementary School. Manitou Springs Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Manitou Springs Elementary School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Manitou Springs Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 418 to 331, a 21% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 11.7:1.
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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 Manitou Springs School District
- Manitou Springs High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Manitou Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Ute Pass Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
Other schools in MANITOU SPRINGS
- Manitou Springs High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Manitou Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Manitou Springs Middle School0.5 mi · 275
- Manitou Springs High School0.6 mi · 367
- Mountain Song Community School2.6 mi · 324
- Howbert Elementary School2.6 mi · 255
- Midland Elementary School3.0 mi · 129
- Holmes Middle School3.2 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Manitou Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manitou Springs Elementary School?
Manitou Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
Is Manitou Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manitou Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Manitou Springs Elementary School have?
Manitou Springs Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Manitou Springs Elementary School?
Manitou Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Manitou Springs Elementary School?
Manitou Springs Elementary School is overseen by Manitou Springs School District in El Paso County.
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