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Widefield District 3 Preschool
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Widefield District 3 Preschool
Widefield District 3 Preschool is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, part of School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, with 379 students on its rolls from grade pre-K.
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,290 students. Widefield District 3 Preschool is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Widefield District 3 Preschool logs that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Widefield District 3 Preschool has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the surrounding community, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Widefield District 3 Preschool is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Sproul Junior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Widefield District 3 Preschool.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. Widefield District 3 Preschool's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 379). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 40%. Class-load math has fell: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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