Best Public Schools in Cascade, CO

Summary:

The city of Cascade, Colorado has only one public school, Ute Pass Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 200 students. Ute Pass Elementary is part of the Manitou Springs School District No. 14, which is ranked 22 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past three school years, Ute Pass Elementary has been ranked between 290 and 359 out of around 950 Colorado elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are generally above the state and district averages, with some exceptions in specific grade levels. In 2024-2025, Ute Pass Elementary's proficiency rates were 52.7% in ELA and 46.8% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively.

However, Ute Pass Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and 39.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's science proficiency rates are lower than the state and district averages, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Overall, Ute Pass Elementary appears to be a solid performing school within the Manitou Springs School District, with strengths in ELA and Math, but with room for improvement in science proficiency and addressing high chronic absenteeism rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Ute Pass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9230 Chipita Park Road	Cascade	80809	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 685-2227	174	14	12.4	36.2%	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.9%)	59.9	359^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.2%		67.6	290^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.2%	69	42.9	28.6	50.0	70.5	52.7	45.5	38.1	29.2	61.4	46.8	29.2	$23,093

Cities Near Cascade

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manitou Springs	5.43 mi	3	62^nd
Colorado Springs	6.17 mi	194	99^th
Woodland Park	6.59 mi	5	72^nd
Usaf Academy	8.48 mi	2	45^th
Divide	9 mi	1	51^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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