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Mountain Song Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Song Community School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 318 students. The school is part of the State Charter School Institute district, which is ranked 50 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating.

While Mountain Song Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate was relatively high at 68.2% in 2024-2025, outperforming the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 11% to 16.1% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 32-35%. Additionally, the school has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% to 36.9% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.4% to 2.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Manitou Springs Elementary School and Steele Elementary School, Mountain Song Community School's academic performance is significantly lower, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming the school on CMAS tests. The school's lower socioeconomic status, as indicated by the higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, as research has shown a correlation between poverty and lower academic achievement.

324

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,863

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2904 West Kiowa Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904

(719) 203-6364

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

750^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

190^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the State Charter School Institute

50^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
2025	19.3	750 of 950	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	595 of 943	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	520 of 933	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	730 of 921	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	496 of 965	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	542 of 917	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	610 of 929	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	599 of 914	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	599 of 938	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	350 of 764	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	190 of 469	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	304 of 418	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.8	180 of 424	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	149 of 400	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2019)54th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, July 22, 2023

My child suffered from attending this school. Emotionally and academically. Most the staff are not actual teachers and have little training and support and cannot handle the large class sizes and challenges with high needs students. All the students suffer as a result. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Absolutely the worst choice you could ever make for your children if you care about their education. Horrendous. Just ask to see their unified improvement plan. Test scores are in the toilet for all grades. And that’s not a “well we’re a Waldorf school” problem. That’s a systemic school issue that is failing to give these children a proper education. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 4, 2020

Welcome to charter schools in D11 where the rules are made up and don't matter. Absolutely awful Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

For the last 5 years my children have attended this AMAZING school. Tons of rare experiences they couldn't have anywhere else in the public school system from a community garden, compost chickens and rabbit s to cooking Arts and Handwork my kids have learned and excelled in the Steiner pedagogy, yhey hate staying home when they are sick. Close Quote

Schools Near Mountain Song Community School

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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 7th 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Mountain Song Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2904 West Kiowa Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 203-6364	324	25	13.1	47.2%	192 (59.3%)	4 (1.2%)	80 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.6%)	19.3	750^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.1%		31.6	595^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.9%	155	27.9	27.0		35.0	68.2	36.3	9.5		25.0		27.3	13.8		$11,863
Howbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 North 31st Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4200	255	17	14.6	49.8%	188 (73.7%)	7 (2.7%)	40 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	49	448^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.8%		64.4	321^st of 943 public elementary schools	66.0%	127	51.2	57.6	47.2			51.2	38.6	47.1	34.0			38.9	20.8	$19,437
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 North 20th Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4900	144	15	9.7	83.3%	71 (49.3%)	2 (1.4%)	56 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.0%)	20.9	728^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.4%		27.7	640^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.1%	88			25.8			15.1			28.1			20.5	21.9	$23,208
Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2110 West Broadway Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4500	129	12	10.9	70.5%	58 (45.0%)	5 (3.9%)	49 (38.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	26.1	657^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.8%					(n/a)	28.0	18.8	37.5			29.2	16.0	31.3	33.3			26.2	29.2	$27,489
Bristol Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 North Walnut Street	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4000	267	18	14.4	57.3%	138 (51.7%)	12 (4.5%)	81 (30.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	64.2	324^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.7	289^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.4%	35	60.8	52.2	60.0			57.6	39.2	41.3	45.7			41.7	45.7	$18,822
Buena Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	924 W Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4100	194	18	11.0	35.1%	130 (67.0%)	3 (1.5%)	47 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	71.3	260^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.8	384^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.3%	124			50.0			53.4	56.5					48.3	58.3	$20,525
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%)	78.8	194^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.6%		70.7	255^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.0%	61	51.4	75.9	55.2		77.8	61.3	51.4	55.2		64.3	61.5	55.3	60.7	$11,264
Manitou Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Pawnee Avenue	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 685-2195	331	28	11.7	39.0%	259 (78.2%)	6 (1.8%)	33 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	50.9	438^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.9%		53.7	419^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.6%	19	46.5	51.0	49.3			49.1	39.5	38.0	32.9			36.2	39.4	$17,448
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%)	80.3	171^st of 950 public elementary schools	82.0%		86.7	109^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.4%	62	50.0	65.2	62.9			59.3	48.8	63.0	65.7			59.0	65.7	$19,238
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%)	19.8	743^rd of 950 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.9	606^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.7%	137	35.4	20.4	27.1			27.3	36.7	13.2	12.2			20.5	16.7	$20,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Song Community School

What district is Mountain Song Community School in?

State Charter School Institute

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Song Community School?

Students at Mountain Song Community School are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Mountain Song Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Mountain Song Community School.

Is Mountain Song Community School a good school?

Mountain Song Community School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

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