Mann Middle School

Set in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Mann Middle School is a cozy junior high, operated by Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E. It serves 300 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (22,293 students total), Mann Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mann Middle School lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the resource side, Mann Middle School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mann Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mann Middle School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stratton Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mann Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mann Middle School has ticked down 42%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Mann Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.