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Which teacher or staff member at Patriot Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 8·NCES 080408000565
Patriot Elementary School
7010 HARR AVENUE, FORT CARSON, CO 80902 · (719) 382-1460 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- FBeats 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
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
211 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
33.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 27.9% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Patriot Elementary School
Patriot Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Elementary School this school | 523 | 40.3% | 30.1% |
| Springs Ranch Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 548 | 38.5% | 50.1% |
| Bradley International School DENVER | 574 | 42.2% | 49.7% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 498 | 46.0% | 52.4% |
| Webster Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 582 | 47.9% | 37.9% |
| Southmoor Elementary School DENVER | 431 | 36.9% | 54.0% |
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 Patriot Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #581 of 931 | #93 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #575 of 940 ▼ 30 | #82 of 126 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #598 of 946 ▲ 106 | #86 of 127 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #203 of 1,056 | #30 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #457 of 896 | #78 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #60 of 896 | #14 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #578 of 983 | #78 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #285 of 664 | #54 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
523
-108 (-17%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 523 | 33.7 | 15.5:1 | 40% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 31.7 | 16.4:1 | 57% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 33.7 | 16.8:1 | 52% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 53% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 52% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 52% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 9 | 20.2:1 | 14% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patriot Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (652 to 523); teachers down 9% (37 to 33.7).
About Patriot Elementary School
Patriot Elementary School is an elementary school located in FORT CARSON, Colorado, in El Paso County. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 523 students. The school is 38% larger than the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Patriot Elementary School is part of a district of 13 schools: Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, with 7,955 students.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Patriot Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. In El Paso County overall, about 70% of residents are White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Patriot Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Patriot Elementary 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 18% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Patriot Elementary School is 12.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for El Paso County show that median household income comes to about $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%. El Paso County has 245 public schools with about 114,356 students, including Patriot Elementary School.
Carson Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Patriot Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Patriot Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Patriot Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 631 students in 2020-21 to 523 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.6:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Patriot Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
- Fountain-Fort Carson High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Jordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
Other schools in FORT CARSON
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Abrams Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Mountainside Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other Patriot Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Patriot Elementary. Patriot Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Patriot Elementary -06Box Elder, SD · 982 students
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 954 students
- Patriot ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 931 students
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARYPAPILLION, NE · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Middle School0.2 mi · 657
- Weikel Elementary School0.4 mi · 814
- Mountainside Elementary School1.0 mi · 346
- Abrams Elementary School1.4 mi · 396
- Pinon Valley Elementary School1.7 mi · 315
- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School2.1 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Patriot Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Patriot Elementary School?
Patriot Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Patriot Elementary School serve?
Patriot Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Patriot Elementary School have?
Patriot Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Patriot Elementary School?
Patriot Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Patriot Elementary School?
Patriot Elementary School is overseen by Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.