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Mountain Song Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

811^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Song Community School is a public charter school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 324 students in grades K–8 under the State Charter School Institute. The school has seen a sharp decline in its statewide ranking over recent years, falling from the 44th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 14th percentile in 2025–2026, placing it at 808th out of 943 Colorado schools.

The most striking concern is math proficiency. Only 13.3% of Mountain Song students are proficient in math, compared to 28.6% across its authorizing district and 37.3% statewide. This is the lowest math proficiency among nearby schools — well below Howbert Elementary School (53.6%), Bristol Elementary School (49.6%), and Steele Elementary School (50.7%), and even below schools with higher poverty rates like Jackson Elementary School (24.7%) and Midland Elementary School (36.7%). This is not a one-year anomaly: math proficiency has remained in the low-to-mid teens for four consecutive years. English Language Arts proficiency is also below average at 27.3% versus 44.7% statewide, though less severe than math. Chronic absenteeism is another red flag, affecting 40.3% of students — up from 36.9% the year before and well above the state rate of 28.4%. Nearby schools with lower absenteeism, such as Steele Elementary (14.8%) and Manitou Springs Elementary School (19.1%), tend to have much stronger academic results.

Despite these challenges, there are a few bright spots. Eighth-grade science proficiency reached 39.1%, above both the district (29.2%) and state (35.4%) averages, and 8th-grade math (30.4%) nearly matched the district rate. However, both male and female students rank very low statewide, with male students falling into the bottom 10%. For parents considering this school, the combination of low math proficiency, rising chronic absenteeism, and declining test scores suggests that meaningful interventions in attendance and math instruction are urgently needed.

324

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,058

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

69.4%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.1% (MMR)

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 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

811^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

297^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the State Charter School Institute

51^st of 114State 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	15.2	811 of 946	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	591 of 695	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	635 of 697	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.0	297 of 476	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

Math13%-24 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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	15.2	811^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.3	750^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.1%	61	34.2	23.4	19.4	20.0	34.8	34.8	27.3	15.8	713.0	16.7	716.0	13.0	30.4	13.3	13.9	39.1	69.4%	11.1%	$16,058
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%)	72.6	235^th of 946 public elementary schools	75.2%		49	448^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.8%	213	48.6	60.5	65.6				58.0	40.5	61.4	58.1				53.6	48.4		81.8%	9.1%	$21,437
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%)	21.3	725^th of 946 public elementary schools	23.4%		20.9	728^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.4%	3	716.0	706.0	22.2				13.6	27.8	22.7	33.3				27.6	16.7		64.7%	5.9%	$26,462
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%)								(n/a)		19.0					28.6		33.3					36.7			87.5%	6.3%	$27,773
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%)	71	256^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.2	324^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.9%	68	59.5	68.9	61.7				63.6	50.0	54.5	44.7				49.6	38.3		74.4%	9.3%	$20,082
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%)								(n/a)	736.0	66.7					50.9	738.0	57.9					48.3			75.6%	4.4%	$27,436
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%)	71.4	253^rd of 946 public elementary schools	73.3%		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
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%)	63.2	323^rd of 946 public elementary schools	65.9%		50.9	438^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.9%	115	41.8	67.3	64.6				56.1	40.9	42.9	45.8				42.9	47.9		80%	5%	$20,358
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 946 public elementary schools	65.3%		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		91.3%	4.3%	$20,304
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%)	26	669^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.3%		19.8	743^rd of 950 public elementary schools	21.8%	74	34.1	40.4	32.7				35.7	28.6	27.1	19.6				24.7	21.8		70.7%	0%	$22,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Song Community School

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 14.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

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.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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