Ray E Kilmer Elementary School

Ray E Kilmer Elementary School is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, part of Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 379.

Ray E Kilmer Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co, a district that instructs 6,332 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ray E Kilmer Elementary School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Ray E Kilmer Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Ray E Kilmer Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ray E Kilmer Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 65.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Ray E Kilmer Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monument Charter Academy Secondary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ray E Kilmer Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ray E Kilmer Elementary School has decreased 22%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 83% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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