Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006589
Mountain Song Community School
2904 WEST KIOWA STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904 · (719) 203-6364 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
153 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 259% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 11.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Mountain Song Community School
Mountain Song Community School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Song Community School this school | 324 | 47.2% | 29.6% |
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology FALCON | 318 | 47.5% | 35.9% |
| Tope Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 370 | 47.3% | 45.4% |
| Ayres Elementary School STERLING | 385 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Wiggins Primary School WIGGINS | 322 | 45.3% | N/A |
| Fremont Elementary School ARVADA | 268 | 44.4% | 41.9% |
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 Mountain Song Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #592 of 931 | #96 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #831 of 940 ▲ 28 | #118 of 126 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #555 of 946 ▲ 16 | #80 of 127 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #629 of 1,056 | #75 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #130 of 896 | #26 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #264 of 896 | #81 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #510 of 983 | #66 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #634 of 664 | #98 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
324
-52 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 324 | 24.7 | 13.1:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 22.4 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 19.1 | 17.3:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 33% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Song Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (330 to 324); teachers up 29% (19.1 to 24.7).
About Mountain Song Community School
Mountain Song Community School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 324 students in kindergarten through 8.
Federal data list 49 schools in State Charter School Institute, with 21,411 students enrolled.
The student body at Mountain Song Community School is 59% White. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 14% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mountain Song Community School has a ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%.
Mountain Song Community School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.1%.
In El Paso County, home to about 742,999 people, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 245 public schools in the county, enrolling about 114,356, Mountain Song Community School among them.
The closest school to Mountain Song Community School is Howbert Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mountain Song Community School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mountain Song Community School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mountain Song Community School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Mountain Song Community School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 52 students, from 376 to 324. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 13.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Song Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Song Community School?
Mountain Song Community School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Mountain Song Community School serve?
Mountain Song Community School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Mountain Song Community School have?
Mountain Song Community School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mountain Song Community School?
Student demographics at Mountain Song Community School are roughly 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Mountain Song Community School in?
Mountain Song Community School is part of State Charter School Institute.
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