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Foothills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foothills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving around 400 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Academy School District No. 20, which is ranked 13th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothills Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 72.1% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts and 61.9% proficient in CMAS/Math, compared to 61.1% and 51.9% for the district, and 44.8% and 35.9% for the state, respectively. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools, and it performs well across different student subgroups. While Foothills has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 27.7% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the nearby High Plains Elementary School (27.7%) and the Colorado state average.

Foothills Elementary School outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which has a lower overall district ranking compared to the Academy School District No. 20. For example, Foothills had significantly higher proficiency rates in CMAS/English Language Arts and CMAS/Math compared to schools like King Elementary, Fremont Elementary, and Jackson Elementary. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate, low free and reduced lunch rates, and small student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its academic success.

400

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,532

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Allegheny Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1117

(719) 234-4500

District: Academy School District No. 20

Students who attend Foothills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eagleview Middle School
High:	Air Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (67% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Academy School District No. 20

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

83^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 22Elementary Schools in the Academy School District No. 20

13^th of 115Academy 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
2025	88.9	83 of 950	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	137 of 943	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	153 of 933	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	282 of 921	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.3	141 of 710	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	127 of 965	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	229 of 917	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	240 of 929	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	193 of 914	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	108 of 938	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	243 of 962	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	207 of 954	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	192 of 935	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	228 of 935	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	138 of 925	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	113 of 872	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	120 of 849	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	110 of 852	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	88.6	52 of 829	93.7%	★★★★★
2005	78.7	155 of 823	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	86.5	74 of 808	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	76 of 694	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	163 of 684	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	176 of 642	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	184 of 595	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	75 of 351	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	84 of 758	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	177 of 690	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	49.4	122 of 265	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	102 of 700	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	105 of 683	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	129 of 649	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	284 of 594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	160 of 352	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	188 of 764	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	258 of 693	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	143 of 551	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	197 of 539	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	206 of 525	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	255 of 454	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.4	82 of 288	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	131 of 596	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)54th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+27 vs state

Science68%+29 vs state

Math62%+26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

This is a great school! The staff works really hard to integrate great programs into the learning process and even goes beyond what is expected to help the kids have a great experience while learning great things. Close Quote

Schools Near Foothills Elementary 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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Foothills Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Allegheny Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4500	400	26	15.3	18.5%	294 (73.5%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (18.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	88.9	83^rd of 950 public elementary schools	91.3%		83.3	137^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.5%	54	76.2	63.3	75.6		72.1	59.4	60.0	65.4	61.9	67.9	$12,532
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%)	75.5	221^st of 950 public elementary schools	76.7%		89.2	85^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.0%	136	36.4	60.6	76.8		58.2	41.5	63.6	63.8	56.5	63.2	$12,986
Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Wickes Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6300	211	16	13.0	55.5%	134 (63.5%)	2 (0.9%)	51 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.9%)	35.5	567^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.3%		40.1	528^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.0%	39	31.0	29.2	43.2		35.6	31.0	29.2	37.8	33.3	32.4	$22,105
Spark Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2015 Wickes Rd	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 328-4300	140	19	7.2		60 (42.9%)	14 (10.0%)	49 (35.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)								(n/a)				44.4	25.8				8.1		$21,987
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8365 Orchard Path Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5300	381	28	13.6	22.3%	292 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.5%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	88.4	92^nd of 950 public elementary schools	90.3%		77.5	191^st of 943 public elementary schools	79.7%	99	56.5	79.2	74.3		69.4	64.7	61.8	67.1	64.8	65.8	$13,464
Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Ramsgate Terrace	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5500	395	29	13.7	27.8%	264 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	69 (17.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	94	35^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.3%		91.3	66^th of 943 public elementary schools	93.0%	31	80.6	74.5	69.4		75.4	83.6	74.5	67.3	76.0	67.3	$17,345
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
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%)	59.8	360^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.1%		62.7	338^th of 943 public elementary schools	64.2%	22	52.6	55.6	48.5		52.3	38.5	48.7	35.3	41.1	47.1	$10,456
High Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Vintage Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4700	248	25	10.0	56.5%	100 (40.3%)	14 (5.6%)	106 (42.7%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.1%)	35.3	570^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.0%					(n/a)	17.1	34.4	44.2		32.7	25.0	21.2	40.0	29.8	42.2	$19,169
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 Sapporo Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6000	270	19	14.2	58.5%	137 (50.7%)	20 (7.4%)	82 (30.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	56.3	396^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.3%		50.8	441^st of 943 public elementary schools	53.2%	45	43.9	37.5	41.2		41.1	65.9	50.0	50.0	56.1	26.5	$18,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothills Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Foothills Elementary School?

Students at Foothills Elementary School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Foothills Elementary School in?

Academy School District No. 20

How many students attend Foothills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Foothills Elementary School.

Is Foothills Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Foothills Elementary School ranks in the top 8.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Foothills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Foothills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagleview Middle School
High : Air Academy High School

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