Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT RE-2·NCES 080396000516
Penrose Elementary School
100 ILLINOIS, PENROSE, CO 81240 · (719) 372-6777 · Fremont County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
13.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
146 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Penrose Elementary School→Florence Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Fremont Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 20.3% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Penrose Elementary School
Penrose Elementary School's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrose Elementary School this school | 281 | 52.0% | 23.5% |
| Canon Exploratory School CANON CITY | 316 | 53.2% | 42.3% |
| Hotchkiss Elementary School HOTCHKISS | 297 | 49.2% | 37.7% |
| Cache La Poudre Elementary School LAPORTE | 281 | 49.8% | 39.1% |
| Dolores Elementary School DOLORES | 245 | 53.9% | 35.9% |
| Parkview Elementary School RANGELY | 236 | 50.4% | 32.5% |
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 Penrose Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #708 of 931 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #699 of 940 ▼ 7 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #751 of 946 ▼ 86 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #761 of 1,056 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #118 of 896 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #766 of 896 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #455 of 983 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #107 of 200 | N/A |
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
281
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 281 | 21.6 | 13.0:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 19.3 | 16.0:1 | 54% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 18.2 | 16.4:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 39% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 55% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 58% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 31% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penrose Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (258 to 281); teachers up 27% (17 to 21.6).
About Penrose Elementary School
Penrose Elementary School is a small elementary school in PENROSE, Colorado, one of the schools in Fremont Re-2. It had 281 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Fremont Re-2 runs 3 schools with a combined 1,294 students. Penrose Elementary School is one of them.
White students account for 80% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Penrose Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Penrose Elementary School, there are about 13.0 students; the school has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. There are 146 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 52% of enrollment.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Penrose Elementary School outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 35.2% for a school in Colorado with Penrose Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Penrose Elementary School posts 23.5%.
Fremont County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,664 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Fremont County number 13, with about 4,640 students.
Measured in a straight line, Florence Jr./Sr. High School is about 5.1 miles from Penrose Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Penrose Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Penrose Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 295 to 281, a 5% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 13.0:1.
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Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,634
Census ACS
Median income
$62,664
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Re-2
- Florence Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other Penrose Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Penrose Elementary. Penrose Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Penrose Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Jr./Sr. High School5.1 mi · 572
- Fremont Elementary School5.9 mi · 441
- McKinley Elementary School10.6 mi · 262
- Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School10.6 mi · 250
- Harrison School10.6 mi · 472
- Canon City Middle School11.6 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Penrose Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Penrose Elementary School?
Penrose Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-06.
Is Penrose Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penrose Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Penrose Elementary School have?
Penrose Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penrose Elementary School?
At Penrose Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Penrose Elementary School in?
Penrose Elementary School is part of Fremont Re-2.
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