Orton Academy

Orton Academy is the name of a very small middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. In all, 115 students attend the school in grades 2 through 8. It has 75% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Colorado (about 462).

A total of 10 schools make up EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES, with 5,198 students enrolled.

More than half of enrollment at Orton Academy is White: 59%. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orton Academy scores 58%.

Classroom staffing at Orton Academy totals 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower.

American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that 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. El Paso County has 245 public schools with about 114,356 students, including Orton Academy.

Orton Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Under the NCES locale system, Orton Academy is City: Large.

Federal counts for Orton Academy: 200 students in 2020-21, 115 in 2023-24. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Federal data show the ratio falling from 66.7:1 to 16.2:1.

On allk12, people connected to Orton Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.