Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080294001535
Pinon Valley Elementary School
6205 FARTHING DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906 · (719) 527-0300 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
72 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cheyenne Mountain School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 57.4% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Pinon Valley Elementary School
Pinon Valley Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinon Valley Elementary School this school | 315 | 22.9% | 61.6% |
| McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School DENVER | 305 | 24.3% | 55.7% |
| Academy Endeavour Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 347 | 23.3% | 49.8% |
| Bromwell Elementary School DENVER | 329 | 21.0% | 68.7% |
| Asbury Elementary School DENVER | 292 | 23.3% | 70.5% |
| Mount Carbon Elementary School LITTLETON | 367 | 19.6% | 50.1% |
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 Pinon Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #136 of 931 | #11 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #168 of 940 ▼ 17 | #17 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #94 of 946 no change | #6 of 127 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #665 of 1,056 | #81 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #219 of 896 | #42 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #318 of 896 | #88 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #789 of 983 | #113 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #414 of 664 | #65 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
315
+23 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 315 | 22.6 | 13.9:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 20.6 | 15.8:1 | 22% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 20.6 | 15.4:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 5% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinon Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (363 to 315); teachers down 6% (24 to 22.6).
About Pinon Valley Elementary School
Pinon Valley Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, located in COLORADO SPRINGS. It serves 315 students in kindergarten through 6.
Cheyenne Mountain School District serves 3,745 students across 9 schools.
At Pinon Valley Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. Next come 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Pinon Valley Elementary School is 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 23%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County is 19 points.
allk12 grades Pinon Valley Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pinon Valley Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.6%.
Among El Paso County residents, the median household income is $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinon Valley Elementary School is one of 245 public schools in the county.
Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Pinon Valley Elementary School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Pinon Valley Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Pinon Valley Elementary School had 292 students, to 2024-25, when it had 315.
The Pinon Valley Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School0.6 mi · 324
- Mountainside Elementary School0.7 mi · 346
- Abrams Elementary School0.7 mi · 396
- Otero Elementary School1.0 mi · 330
- Aspire Online Academy1.4 mi · 98
- Career Readiness Academy1.4 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Pinon Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pinon Valley Elementary School?
Pinon Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pinon Valley Elementary School serve?
Pinon Valley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pinon Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Pinon Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Pinon Valley Elementary School?
Pinon Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinon Valley Elementary School?
Pinon Valley Elementary School is overseen by Cheyenne Mountain School District in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.