Venetucci Elementary School

As a tight-knit K-5 school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Venetucci Elementary School serves 272 students from grades K through 5, part of School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Venetucci Elementary School sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Venetucci Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 40% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Venetucci Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Venetucci Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Watson Junior High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Venetucci Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Venetucci Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Venetucci Elementary School has edged down 44%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 32% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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