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Sproul Junior High School

235 SUMAC DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911 · (719) 391-3215 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Enrollment
504
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
236 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
164
Grade 7
176
Grade 8
164
Student demographics
White
22545%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 49%
Hispanic
17134%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 37%
Black
418%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
469%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5%
Pacific Islander
133%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28056%
Female
22444%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
49.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
504
-59 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
% White
45%
was 45%
% Hispanic
34%
was 31%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Sproul Junior High School

Sproul Junior High School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, teacheing 504 students in grades 6 through 8.

School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,290 students. Sproul Junior High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sproul Junior High School reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sproul Junior High School lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sproul Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Sproul Junior High School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

The closest other public school is Widefield District 3 Preschool, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sproul Junior High School. On composite proficiency, Sproul Junior High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.

Sproul Junior High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Sproul Junior High School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 563 (now 504). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Sproul Junior High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

El Paso County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sproul Junior High School
District
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
Address
235 SUMAC DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911
Phone
(719) 391-3215
County
El Paso County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
504
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
236 (47%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
080648001125
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
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Frequently asked questions

About Sproul Junior High School
How many students attend Sproul Junior High School?
Sproul Junior High School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sproul Junior High School serve?
Sproul Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sproul Junior High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Sproul Junior High School.
How diverse is Sproul Junior High School?
Sproul Junior High School reports a student body of 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sproul Junior High School public or private?
Sproul Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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