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Colorado International Language Academy

Q: Is Colorado International Language Academy a good school?

Colorado International Language Academy ranks 349 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Colorado International Language Academy (CILA) is a K–5 public charter elementary school in Colorado Springs serving 321 students under the State Charter School Institute. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 349th of 943 elementary schools statewide (63rd percentile), with a solid but uneven academic profile: English language arts proficiency (42.4%) sits slightly below the state average, while math and especially science are clear strengths.

Science is where CILA really shines, with a 76.3% fifth-grade proficiency rate—more than double the state average of 36.1% and the highest among nearby elementary schools. It tops Foothills Elementary School (66.2%) and Rockrimmon Elementary School (61.8%), and far surpasses several Colorado Springs School District No. 11 schools like Grant Elementary School (9.4%) and Jackson Elementary School (21.8%). Math proficiency (50.0%) also outpaces the state average of 37.3%, and the school's small 11.9 student-teacher ratio means more individual attention than many nearby schools. CILA also has standout results with specific groups of learners: Hispanic/Latino students rank 20th of 249 schools statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars), while male and female students both land in the 76th–85th percentile range.

CILA has climbed steadily over the past decade, rising from a 1-star rating in 2016–17 to a stable mid-tier 3-star school. Science has been consistently strong year after year, and math improved sharply from 41.1% to 50.0% in 2025–26—though ELA dropped from 52.3% to 42.4%, a trend worth watching. Chronic absenteeism improved to 29.0%, still slightly above the state average but far better than nearby schools like Edison Elementary School (41.0%) and Audubon Elementary School (43.3%). Notably, CILA far exceeds its authorizer's averages of 28.6% in math and 28.5% in science, showing the school clearly outperforms its own district-level baseline.

321

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,896

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

(719) 645-8063

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

35.2%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in State Charter School Institute

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg32%

Colorado avg41%

349^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 16Elementary Schools in the State Charter School Institute

49^th of 115State Charter School Institute among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	349 of 943	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	360 of 950	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	338 of 943	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	330 of 933	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	372 of 921	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	257 of 710	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	574 of 965	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	678 of 917	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	705 of 929	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	604 of 914	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	688 of 938	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	166 of 692	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	228 of 694	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.9	105 of 684	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	552 of 758	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	46.3	131 of 270	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	45.7	173 of 332	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	105 of 694	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	48.3	346 of 700	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	238 of 683	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	460 of 764	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	191 of 539	64.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)48th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+40 vs state

Math50%+13 vs state

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Colorado International Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	303 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 645-8063	321	27	11.9	36.8%	113 (35.2%)	30 (9.3%)	120 (37.4%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.9%)	60.9	349^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.8	360^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	29.2	43.8	57.9				42.4	37.5	56.3	60.5				50.0	76.3		$11,896
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 Edwinstowe Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5800	312	21	14.5	77.6%	130 (41.7%)	22 (7.1%)	119 (38.1%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.6%)	25.9	668^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.2%		19.8	743^rd of 950 public elementary schools	21.8%	75	34.1	40.4	32.7				35.7	28.6	27.1	19.6				24.7	21.8		$22,221
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 North Hancock Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2800	214	20	10.4	77.6%	69 (32.2%)	12 (5.6%)	119 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	19.6	741^st of 943 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.4	789^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.9%	48	23.3	37.5	20.0				27.2	30.0	25.0	10.3				22.0			$25,319
Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Paseo Road	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3400	249	22	11.5	49.8%	150 (60.2%)	14 (5.6%)	60 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.2%)	77.7	196^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.2%		69.5	272^nd of 950 public elementary schools	71.4%	76	65.8	64.3	66.0				65.4	71.1	52.4	54.0				58.5	40.0		$23,121
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	298	22	13.3	32.9%	216 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	71.3	253^rd of 943 public elementary schools	73.2%		78.8	194^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.6%	59	43.2	54.3	51.9	61.5	55.6	69.0	55.2	56.8	58.8	48.1	50.0	57.7	79.3	58.7	53.8	60.7	$11,297
Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 El Camino Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5600	308	27	11.4	76.3%	113 (36.7%)	17 (5.5%)	143 (46.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.7%)	19.5	742^nd of 943 public elementary schools	21.3%		15.8	795^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.3%	53	11.3	34.4	35.4				25.6	15.1	21.9	31.3				22.6	20.8		$22,355
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 Westwood Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5700	350	24	14.3	65.7%	149 (42.6%)	25 (7.1%)	141 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	31.5	605^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.8%		30.4	609^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.9%	4	33.3	36.7	50.9				40.1	31.1	37.5	22.6				30.2	9.4		$20,198
Rockrimmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 W Mikado Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5200	390	24	16.5	23.6%	274 (70.3%)	5 (1.3%)	65 (16.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	84.5	136^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.6%		75.5	221^st of 950 public elementary schools	76.7%	85	67.2	53.2	72.5				64.6	63.9	56.3	68.7				63.0	61.8		$14,588
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2600	222	18	12.1	71.6%	103 (46.4%)	12 (5.4%)	80 (36.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	48.2	445^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.5	485^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.9%	40	20.0	46.5	62.1				42.1	48.6	41.9	39.3				43.4	28.6		$24,355
Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 North Weber Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4700	273	18	14.9	25.6%	210 (76.9%)	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	62.8	328^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.2%		80.3	171^st of 950 public elementary schools	82.0%	157	20.4	64.0	59.1				47.6	28.6	68.6	54.5				50.7	56.8		$20,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado International Language Academy

What district is Colorado International Language Academy in?

State Charter School Institute

What is the racial makeup of Colorado International Language Academy?

Students at Colorado International Language Academy are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Colorado International Language Academy a good school?

Colorado International Language Academy ranks 349^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Colorado International Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Colorado International Language Academy.

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