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Alumni: what's one memory from Martinez Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306001470
Martinez Elementary School
6460 VICKERS DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918 · (719) 328-6100 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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
12.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
161 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
60%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
50.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 50.6% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.2% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Martinez Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez Elementary School this school | 354 | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| Scott Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 458 | 44.1% | 53.1% |
| Eagleside Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 332 | 38.6% | 41.9% |
| Pioneer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 382 | 48.4% | 52.3% |
| McAuliffe Elementary COLORADO SPRINGS | 448 | 45.3% | 24.0% |
| Colorado Springs Charter Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 295 | 50.2% | 27.0% |
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 Martinez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #394 of 931 | #55 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #336 of 940 ▲ 38 | #45 of 126 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #360 of 946 ▲ 50 | #45 of 127 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #554 of 1,056 | #63 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #110 of 896 | #20 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #195 of 896 | #70 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #521 of 983 | #69 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #171 of 664 | #37 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
354
-50 (-12%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 354 | 27.5 | 12.9:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 25.8 | 17.1:1 | 47% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 23.5 | 18.6:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 29.8 | 16.1:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 31 | 22.3:1 | 9% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 31 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martinez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (480 to 354); teachers down 8% (29.8 to 27.5).
About Martinez Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Colorado Springs School District 11, located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Enrolled students number 354 students, in pre-K through 5.
The Colorado Springs School District 11 system has 60 schools and 22,293 students.
Martinez Elementary School is 55% White by enrollment. Next come 29% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 70% White. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Martinez 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Martinez Elementary School is 3.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 39.1%.
Martinez Elementary School is located in El Paso County, where the median household income is $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Martinez Elementary School, El Paso County has 244 other public schools.
The closest public school to Martinez Elementary School is Jenkins Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Martinez Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 50 students since 2020-21, to 354. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.9:1, from 16.2:1.
Discussions about Martinez Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Martinez Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Martinez Elementary. Martinez Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Martinez Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 469 students
- Martinez Elementary SchoolMartinez, GA · 731 students
- Martinez Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Jenkins Middle School0.5 mi · 791
- Pioneer Elementary School0.7 mi · 382
- Scott Elementary School0.8 mi · 458
- King Elementary School1.1 mi · 270
- Freedom Elementary School1.3 mi · 407
- Keller Elementary School1.3 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Martinez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Martinez Elementary School?
Martinez Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Martinez Elementary School serve?
Martinez Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Martinez Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Martinez Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Martinez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Martinez Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Martinez Elementary School?
Martinez Elementary School is overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.