Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WIDEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 3·NCES 080648001124
Venetucci Elementary School
405 WILLIS DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911 · (719) 391-3355 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
184 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 25.5% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Venetucci Elementary School
Venetucci Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venetucci Elementary School this school | 272 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 265 | 66.8% | 30.4% |
| Keller Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 326 | 66.3% | 28.5% |
| Grant Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 350 | 65.7% | 30.5% |
| Welchester Elementary School GOLDEN | 293 | 72.4% | 31.3% |
| Audubon Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 222 | 71.6% | 32.8% |
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 Venetucci Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #558 of 931 | #87 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #522 of 940 ▲ 69 | #73 of 126 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #646 of 946 ▼ 67 | #92 of 127 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #787 of 1,056 | #104 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #86 of 896 | #17 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #129 of 896 | #53 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #285 of 983 | #33 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.8% | #17 of 664 | #3 of 100 |
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
272
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 272 | 21.7 | 12.5:1 | 68% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 20.4 | 13.7:1 | 71% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 23.5 | 12.3:1 | 48% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 58% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 24% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venetucci Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (484 to 272); teachers down 30% (31 to 21.7).
About Venetucci Elementary School
Venetucci Elementary School is an elementary school located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, in El Paso County. Enrollment is 272 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 28% smaller than average.
Widefield School District 3 has 18 schools and 9,290 students, and Venetucci Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the largest group at Venetucci Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. The school's White share is 27 points below the 70% share among El Paso County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Venetucci Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Venetucci Elementary School counts 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.5 students for each one. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 68% of students at Venetucci Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Venetucci Elementary School is B-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Venetucci Elementary School would score about 25.7%. It scores 31.5%, 5.8 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of El Paso County number 245 and enroll about 114,356.
The closest public school, Watson Junior High School, is about 0.4 miles from Venetucci Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Venetucci Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Venetucci Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Venetucci Elementary School went from 296 students to 272.
The Venetucci Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Widefield School District 3
- Mesa Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Widefield High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Grand Mountain SchoolElementary · 1,044 students
- Janitell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Watson Junior High School0.4 mi · 470
- Talbott STEAM Innovation School0.6 mi · 324
- Widefield Elementary School of the Arts0.9 mi · 369
- Widefield High School1.0 mi · 1,193
- Discovery High School1.1 mi · 83
- Webster Elementary School1.3 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Venetucci Elementary SchoolHow large is Venetucci Elementary School?
Venetucci Elementary School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
Is Venetucci Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Venetucci Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Venetucci Elementary School have?
Venetucci Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Venetucci Elementary School?
At Venetucci Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Venetucci Elementary School in?
Venetucci Elementary School is part of Widefield School District 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.