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Webster Elementary School

445 JERSEY LANE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911 · (719) 391-3435 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • B-Test 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
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
279 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9216%
Grade 110117%
Grade 210418%
Grade 39316%
Grade 410017%
Grade 59216%

This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
22739%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
19033%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
6311%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
163%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
6511%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
193%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31053%
Female
27247%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
42.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.4%33.3%
2023-2437.5%30.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Webster Elementary School

Webster Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Webster Elementary School this school58247.9%37.9%
Sunrise Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
50649.6%30.3%
French Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
49148.5%38.8%
Bradley International School
DENVER
57442.2%49.7%
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
49846.0%52.4%
Mesa Elementary School
FOUNTAIN
66851.5%28.5%
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 Webster Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn El Paso County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.9%#464 of 931#68 of 128
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#498 of 940
▲ 13
#68 of 126
▲ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#479 of 946
▲ 47
#69 of 127
▲ 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
582#131 of 1,056#20 of 137
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#752 of 896#107 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.5%#31 of 896#4 of 122
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.9%#501 of 983#64 of 134
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.9%#475 of 664#71 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 2024-25
Enrollment
582
+109 (+23%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558232.717.8:148% (279)
2023-245683217.8:155% (315)
2022-2354127.819.5:138% (204)
2020-214732717.5:139% (185)
2017-186463021.5:150% (326)
2015-166712923.1:151% (344)
2010-115993119.3:148% (288)
2000-015032718.6:129% (148)
1990-914672618.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (646 to 582); teachers up 9% (30 to 32.7).

About Webster Elementary School

Among the schools in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, is Webster Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 582 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 54% more students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).

Widefield School District 3 has a total of 18 schools and 9,290 students, Webster Elementary School among them.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Webster Elementary School is White, with 39% of students. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The school's White share is 31 points below the 70% share among El Paso County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.

Its staff includes 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. Webster Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%.

Webster Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Colorado public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Webster Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 37.9%. Predicted: 37.7%.

The county, El Paso County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,363 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Webster Elementary School, El Paso County has 245 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Webster Elementary School is closest to James Madison Charter Academy School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Webster Elementary School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school grew from 473 students in 2020-21 to 582 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Webster Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
Webster Elementary School
District
Widefield School District 3
Address
445 JERSEY LANE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911
Phone
(719) 391-3435
County
El Paso County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
582
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
279 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
080648001127
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Widefield School District 3
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
Other Webster Elementary schools

23 other US public schools in 15 states are named Webster Elementary. Webster Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 24.

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Frequently asked questions

About Webster Elementary School
How large is Webster Elementary School?
Webster Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Webster Elementary School serve?
Webster Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webster Elementary School?
At Webster Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Webster Elementary School public or private?
Webster Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Widefield School District 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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