School district · Colorado
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of in Colorado: 18 public schools with 9,290 students and 16.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,583 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 18
- 1 charter
- Students
- 9,290
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,583
- CO $15.8K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 578
- Counselors (FTE)
- 29.3
- Students per counselor
- 317
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 13.4
- Librarians (FTE): 7.5
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%43%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Colorado
Median 36% · 169 school districts compared
3,847 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%29%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Colorado
Median 28% · 165 school districts compared
3,831 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.3% · $12.3M
- State
- 57% · $84.8M
- Local
- 34% · $50.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,166
- Support services
- $5,965
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $12.4M
- Long-term debt
- $60M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 379 | 21.0 | — | — | |
French Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 491 | 17.9 | 51% | 32% |
Grand Mountain SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 1,044 | 19.1 | 42% | 24% |
James Madison Charter Academy SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 72 | 9.4 | 41% | 16% |
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 498 | 16.5 | 49% | 50% |
Pinello Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 301 | 13.7 | 33% | 24% |
Sunrise Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 506 | 16.9 | 34% | 27% |
Talbott STEAM Innovation SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 324 | 13.9 | 51% | 48% |
Venetucci Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 272 | 12.5 | 31% | 32% |
Webster Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 582 | 17.8 | 42% | 33% |
Widefield Elementary School of the ArtsFree meals for all | K–5 | 369 | 14.0 | 50% | 45% |
Janitell Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 658 | 15.5 | 47% | 24% |
Sproul Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 504 | 14.4 | 50% | 31% |
Watson Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 470 | 13.4 | 36% | 22% |
Discovery High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 83 | 13.8 | — | — |
Mesa Ridge High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,304 | 18.9 | — | — |
Widefield High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,193 | 17.0 | — | — |
The Haven SchoolFully virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 240 | 16.5 | 34% | 13% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1820 Main Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80911
- Phone
- (719)391-3000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.