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Edith Wolford Elementary School

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Edith Wolford Elementary School ranks 144 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Edith Wolford Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 372 students within the Academy School District No. 20, a highly ranked district in the top 10% of Colorado. It is one of the smaller elementary schools in its district—nearby schools like Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School and Chinook Trail Elementary School each enroll hundreds more students. In 2025–2026, Edith Wolford ranked 143rd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating and marking its best statewide performance in a decade. Around 20% of students currently qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, up from roughly 10% just a couple of years ago.

Academically, Edith Wolford is a standout in reading and math. In 2025–2026, 69.2% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 65.8% in math—well above the district averages of 61.8% and 54.7%. The school also posted some of the largest gains in its area, with ELA proficiency jumping 13.1 points and math rising 9.6 points in a single year. Early grades are especially strong: 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 74%, roughly 18 points above the district, and 4th-grade ELA hit 78.4%. Among nearby Academy 20 schools, Edith Wolford ranks 3rd in both ELA and math, behind only Explorer Elementary School and Chinook Trail Elementary School, and it sits in the same performance tier as Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School and Ranch Creek Elementary.

The most obvious weakness is 5th-grade science, where just 35.7% of students are proficient—below the district's 45.1% and even the state average of 36.1%. Science scores have declined for three consecutive years. Chronic absenteeism is another concern, at 20.6%, which is higher than strong peers like Explorer Elementary School (11.8%) and Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School (15.0%). Even so, Edith Wolford's overall trajectory is clearly positive. The school is achieving strong literacy and math results, gains are showing up across different student groups, and if it can close the science gap and improve attendance, it has real potential to become one of the elite elementary schools in the Colorado Springs area.

372

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,549

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13710 Black Forest Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80908-2805

(719) 234-4300

District: Academy School District No. 20

Students who attend Edith Wolford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Challenger Middle School
High:	Pine Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg57%

Colorado avg41%

144^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Academy School District No. 20

10^th of 114Academy School District No. 20 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	144 of 946	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	243 of 950	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	225 of 943	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	264 of 933	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	241 of 921	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	237 of 710	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	315 of 965	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	220 of 917	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	214 of 929	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	201 of 914	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	217 of 938	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.9	308 of 962	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.3	162 of 954	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	285 of 935	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.1	238 of 935	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	67.7	313 of 925	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.9	155 of 872	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	144 of 849	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	142 of 852	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	123 of 829	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	191 of 823	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	86.8	72 of 808	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	116 of 695	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	292 of 694	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	214 of 684	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	245 of 642	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	206 of 351	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	319 of 758	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	97 of 697	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	116 of 700	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	227 of 683	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	226 of 649	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	185 of 352	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	272 of 764	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	121 of 547	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.8	269 of 551	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	244 of 539	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	237 of 525	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	178 of 454	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	382 of 596	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

White (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+24 vs state

Math66%+29 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, June 7, 2012

All I can say is they have been wonderful to me and my children. Edith Wolford will be a hard school to beat. The entire staff. treats you with respect and really seem to love what they are doing. And love being with ALL the children. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Edith Wolford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13710 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4300	372	21	17.7	20.4%	274 (73.7%)	8 (2.2%)	54 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	83.5	144^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.8%		73.3	243^rd of 950 public elementary schools	74.4%	99	56.0	78.4	62.8				69.2	74.0	67.3	53.3				65.8	35.7		$15,549
Encompass Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Daydreamer Drive	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1206	583	31	19.1	11.1%	388 (66.6%)	12 (2.1%)	88 (15.1%)	36 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	72.9	232^nd of 946 public elementary schools	75.5%		72.9	246^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.1%	14	49.3	58.5	63.5				57.1	49.3	60.2	60.8				56.9	41.3		$13,314
Chinook Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	11795 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5700	632	34	18.6	16.9%	366 (57.9%)	22 (3.5%)	112 (17.7%)	57 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	66 (10.4%)	87.2	105^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.9%		87.9	101^st of 950 public elementary schools	89.4%	4	63.9	66.3	78.0				69.8	66.0	62.4	78.0				69.2	48.1		$12,863
Ranch Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9155 Tutt Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5500	578	30	19.0	13.8%	368 (63.7%)	26 (4.5%)	106 (18.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.4%)	83.3	147^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.5%		83.8	130^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.3%	17	66.3	69.9	81.1				72.2	67.0	52.4	64.4				61.1	39.8		$13,016
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13.0	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	77.4	202^nd of 946 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%	89	62.9	70.5	36.8	77.5			62.4	69.4	62.2	47.4	67.5			61.6	37.8		$14,896
Legacy Peak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Wolf Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5900	652	35	18.8	23.5%	359 (55.1%)	40 (6.1%)	121 (18.6%)	50 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	53.2	410^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.7%		45	490^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.4%	80	41.8	54.5	50.0				48.8	43.3	46.5	30.5				40.3	38.1		$11,997
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	83.3	146^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%	21	64.9	59.4	68.5				64.4	68.8	62.1	58.6				62.6	52.7		$13,455
Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	608	32	19.1	33.1%	312 (51.3%)	26 (4.3%)	176 (28.9%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (11.3%)	40.1	513^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.8%		44.5	494^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.0%	19	25.0	52.1	44.3	14.5	38.8	24.5	34.2	45.6	38.9	45.7	16.4	22.4	45.3	36.8	27.1	22.6	$12,365
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	10095 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4800	567	32	17.7	25.7%	342 (60.3%)	25 (4.4%)	106 (18.7%)	38 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	61.9	338^th of 946 public elementary schools	64.3%		69.9	269^th of 950 public elementary schools	71.7%	69	38.0	64.4	54.2				52.7	38.7	56.4	44.9				46.8	42.4		$13,129
Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4190 Bardot Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4400	470	29	16.0	27.4%	287 (61.1%)	19 (4.0%)	97 (20.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (11.3%)	88.5	88^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.7%		77.7	204^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.5%	116	66.7	72.7	77.5				72.8	78.3	62.1	60.8				66.3	52.6		$13,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Edith Wolford Elementary School

Is Edith Wolford Elementary School a good school?

Edith Wolford Elementary School ranks 144^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Edith Wolford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Edith Wolford Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Edith Wolford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edith Wolford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle School
High : Pine Creek High School

What district is Edith Wolford Elementary School in?

Academy School District No. 20

What is the racial makeup of Edith Wolford Elementary School?

Students at Edith Wolford Elementary School are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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