Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453001484
Otero Elementary School
1650 CHARMWOOD DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906 · (719) 579-2110 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
242 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
25.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 25.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Otero Elementary School
Otero Elementary School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otero Elementary School this school | 330 | 73.3% | 24.9% |
| Dartmouth Elementary School AURORA | 422 | 74.6% | 23.7% |
| Coperni 3 COLORADO SPRINGS | 367 | 70.0% | 31.8% |
| Monroe Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 321 | 75.4% | 12.8% |
| Abrams Elementary School FORT CARSON | 396 | 64.4% | 23.8% |
| Jackson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 312 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
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 Otero Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #682 of 931 | #108 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #750 of 940 ▼ 140 | #110 of 126 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #733 of 946 ▼ 72 | #105 of 127 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #614 of 1,056 | #72 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #17 of 896 | #4 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #55 of 896 | #12 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #233 of 983 | #24 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #586 of 664 | #92 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
330
+47 (+17%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 330 | 30.4 | 10.9:1 | 73% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 26.5 | 12.8:1 | 78% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 64% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 67% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 52% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 38% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otero Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (345 to 330); teachers up 27% (24 to 30.4).
About Otero Elementary School
Otero Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The student body numbers 330 students, from pre-K through 5.
Harrison School District Two is the district for Otero Elementary School. It has 28 schools and 11,938 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Otero Elementary School, at 44%. Other groups make up 31% White, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 19% of El Paso County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.9 students per teacher. That is 5.7 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 73% of students. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
Otero Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Otero Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.9% is 2.6 points above the 22.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within El Paso County, the median household income is $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, El Paso County has 245 public schools and roughly 114,356 students.
The school nearest to Otero Elementary School is Aspire Online Academy, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Otero Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 330 students in 2024-25, 47 more than the 283 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.9:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 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
Nearby schools
- Aspire Online Academy0.5 mi · 98
- Career Readiness Academy0.5 mi · 69
- Fox Meadow Middle School0.9 mi · 369
- Pinon Valley Elementary School1.0 mi · 315
- Oak Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 235
- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School1.2 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Otero Elementary SchoolHow large is Otero Elementary School?
Otero Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Otero Elementary School serve?
Otero Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Otero Elementary School have?
Otero Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Otero Elementary School?
Student demographics at Otero Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 44% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Otero Elementary School in?
Otero Elementary School is part of Harrison School District Two.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.