Stratton Meadows Elementary School
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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%.
Schools most like Stratton Meadows Elementary School
Stratton Meadows Elementary School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Meadows Elementary School this school | 290 | 83.8% | 15.7% |
| Bricker Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 269 | 82.5% | 20.0% |
| Monterey Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 272 | 80.1% | 30.7% |
| Cole Arts and Science Academy DENVER | 275 | 83.6% | 12.4% |
| Colfax Elementary School DENVER | 280 | 89.3% | 21.5% |
| Monroe Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 321 | 75.4% | 12.8% |
Where Stratton Meadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #846 of 931 | #121 of 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #875 of 946 ▼ 81 | #121 of 127 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #745 of 1,056 | #98 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #35 of 896 | #8 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #273 of 896 | #84 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #116 of 983 | #5 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #295 of 664 | #55 of 100 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 25.3 | 11.5:1 | 84% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 24.5 | 12.2:1 | 87% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 22.5 | 14.7:1 | 72% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 87% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 87% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 85% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 85% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 73% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (359 to 290); teachers up 1% (25 to 25.3).
About Stratton Meadows Elementary School
Stratton Meadows Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 290 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 23% lower.
In Harrison School District Two, 28 schools enroll a combined 11,938 students.
At 62%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Stratton Meadows Elementary School combined. It is also 18% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. El Paso County's residents are about 19% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Stratton Meadows Elementary School comes in at 57%.
Teachers at the school number 25.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County, the school's rate is higher.
Stratton Meadows Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 15.9% for a school in Colorado with Stratton Meadows Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Stratton Meadows Elementary School posts 15.7%.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that median household income is about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 245 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 114,356 students.
Of nearby public schools, The Vanguard School (Elementary) is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Stratton Meadows Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Stratton Meadows Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 290 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 305. Students per teacher fell from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 11.5 in 2024-25.
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