Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306001274
Rudy Elementary School
5370 CRACKER BARREL CIRCLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 · (719) 328-7600 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
207 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
50.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 49.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Rudy Elementary School
Rudy Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Elementary School this school | 385 | 53.8% | 48.6% |
| Widefield Elementary School of the Arts COLORADO SPRINGS | 369 | 53.9% | 47.5% |
| South Lakewood Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 393 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| South Ridge Elementary An IB World School CASTLE ROCK | 371 | 53.1% | 33.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 382 | 48.4% | 52.3% |
| Laurel Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 412 | 54.6% | 37.3% |
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 Rudy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #319 of 931 | #39 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #247 of 940 ▲ 2 | #29 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #362 of 946 ▲ 10 | #47 of 127 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #464 of 1,056 | #52 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #345 of 896 | #59 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #101 of 896 | #38 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #436 of 983 | #53 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #153 of 200 | #9 of 11 |
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
385
+62 (+19%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 54% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 23.7 | 16.5:1 | 53% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 20.3 | 19.3:1 | 47% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 50% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 21.7 | 17.0:1 | 49% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 46% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 18% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 26 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rudy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (369 to 385); teachers up 20% (21.7 to 26).
About Rudy Elementary School
Rudy Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 385 students in pre-K through 5.
Colorado Springs School District 11 enrolls 22,293 students, and its 60 schools include Rudy Elementary School.
About 46% of students at Rudy Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Rudy Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at Rudy Elementary School. That is 12 points above the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Rudy Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Colorado public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rudy Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Colorado schools. It scores 48.6%; the prediction is 34.1%.
El Paso County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Rudy Elementary School.
Carver Elementary School sits about 0.9 miles from Rudy Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rudy Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rudy Elementary School had a net gain of 62 students, or 19%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Rudy Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 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
- Carver Elementary School0.9 mi · 205
- Doherty High School1.0 mi · 1,715
- Odyssey Elementary School1.3 mi · 378
- ALLIES1.3 mi · 124
- Penrose Elementary School1.4 mi · 279
- Sabin Middle School1.4 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Rudy Elementary SchoolHow large is Rudy Elementary School?
Rudy Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rudy Elementary School serve?
Rudy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rudy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rudy Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rudy Elementary School?
At Rudy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Rudy Elementary School public or private?
Rudy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.