Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-4·NCES 080663001141
Springfield Elementary School
389 TIPTON STREET, SPRINGFIELD, CO 81073 · (719) 523-4391 · Baca County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
114 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 38 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Springfield Elementary School→Springfield Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Springfield School District No. Re-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 10 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.6% | N/A |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Elementary School this school | 156 | 73.1% | 27.6% |
| Cresson Elementary School CRIPPLE CREEK | 136 | 77.2% | 29.4% |
| Simla Elementary School SIMLA | 165 | 64.8% | 46.9% |
| Eads Elementary School EADS | 119 | 69.7% | 56.8% |
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School RUSH | 173 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| La Veta Elementary School LA VETA | 120 | 70.8% | N/A |
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 Springfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #622 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #661 of 940 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #614 of 946 ▲ 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #939 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #237 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #93 of 664 |
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
156
-13 (-8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 156 | 16.2 | 9.6:1 | 73% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 16.7 | 10.2:1 | 75% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 62% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 60% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 16.8 | 13.6:1 | 69% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 65% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 50% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 51% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (228 to 156); teachers down 3% (16.8 to 16.2).
About Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in SPRINGFIELD, Colorado. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 156 students. The school is 59% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Springfield School District No. Re-4 operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 284 students.
Of every 100 students at Springfield Elementary School, about 72 are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Baca County, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Springfield Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. The school has 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Federal data show 73% of students (114) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Springfield Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Springfield Elementary School is 5.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Baca County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $46,215 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. Springfield Elementary School shares Baca County with 10 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Springfield Junior/Senior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Springfield Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 13 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Baca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,428
Census ACS
Median income
$46,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield School District No. Re-4
- Springfield Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- Springfield Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other Springfield Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 12 states are named Springfield Elementary. Springfield Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 15.
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, GA · 876 students
- Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 798 students
- Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SC · 679 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, LA · 569 students
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGFIELD, NE · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Junior/Senior High School0.0 mi · 128
- Vilas Elementary School9.8 mi · 15
- Vilas Undivided High School9.8 mi · 38
- Pritchett Elementary School13.5 mi · 42
- Pritchett High School13.5 mi · 12
- Pritchett Middle School13.5 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Springfield Elementary School serve?
Springfield Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School is approximately 9.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Elementary School?
At Springfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School is overseen by Springfield School District No. Re-4 in Baca County.
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