Talbott STEAM Innovation School

Talbott STEAM Innovation School, an average-sized K-5 school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, part of School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, educates 324 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Talbott STEAM Innovation School reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Talbott STEAM Innovation School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Talbott STEAM Innovation School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Talbott STEAM Innovation School ranks in the top 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.6%; Talbott STEAM Innovation School posts 47.2%, +16.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Talbott STEAM Innovation School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Nearest neighbor: Watson Junior High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Talbott STEAM Innovation School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Talbott STEAM Innovation School has ticked down 28%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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