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Frontier Elementary School

Q: Is Frontier Elementary School a good school?

Frontier Elementary School ranks 480 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Frontier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 294 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Academy School District No. 20, which is ranked 13 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

However, Frontier Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to other schools in the district and state. The school's academic performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.8% of Frontier Elementary students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 51.9% in the district and 35.9% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 29.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the same Academy School District No. 20, such as Explorer Elementary School and Academy Endeavour Elementary School, generally perform better than Frontier Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on CMAS tests and higher overall school rankings. However, Frontier Elementary's performance is still better than some of the nearby schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which has a lower district ranking and overall lower academic performance.

262

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,261

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3755 Meadow Ridge Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920-4542

(719) 234-4600

District: Academy School District No. 20

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2018 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Academy School District No. 20's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

Colorado avg40%

480^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	480 of 950	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	545 of 943	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	559 of 965	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	655 of 917	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.0	495 of 929	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	505 of 914	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	325 of 938	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.1	232 of 962	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	240 of 954	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	265 of 935	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	271 of 935	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	329 of 925	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.0	206 of 872	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	226 of 849	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.7	294 of 852	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	249 of 829	70.0%	★★★★☆
2005	77.5	175 of 823	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	214 of 808	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	373 of 694	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	443 of 684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	492 of 758	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	534 of 690	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	189 of 365	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	265 of 308	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	372 of 700	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	427 of 683	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	449 of 649	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	522 of 764	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	586 of 693	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	342 of 551	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	458 of 539	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	485 of 596	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	327 of 337	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Science32%-7 vs state

Math31%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Frontier 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 6th 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3755 Meadow Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4600	262	24	10.9	48.1%	142 (54.2%)	7 (2.7%)	76 (29.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.5%)	45.8	480^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.5%		37.6	545^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	46.9	47.8	52.6		49.1	34.4	17.4	43.6		30.8	31.6		$15,261
Academy Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5600	347	26	13.6	23.3%	239 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	71 (20.5%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	67.7	292^nd of 950 public elementary schools	69.3%		62.9	336^th of 943 public elementary schools	64.4%	44	54.3	51.6	49.3		51.4	60.9	45.3	49.3		50.8	50.7		$14,212
New Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7899 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 283-1731	628	37	17.2	37.9%	386 (61.5%)	22 (3.5%)	135 (21.5%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.6%)	43.8	505^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.8%		63.9	327^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.3%	178	50.0	37.7	39.4	45.9	43.7	36.8	26.0	31.0	32.8	31.2	41.4	46.5	$12,654
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%)	77.7	204^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.5%		69.1	277^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.6%	73	60.3	68.8	64.5		64.3	57.5	76.9	46.1		59.3	44.0		$12,674
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3663 Woodland Hills Dr	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-5000	382	25	15.2	48.4%	181 (47.4%)	15 (3.9%)	118 (30.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.2%)	62.7	338^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.4%		76.4	200^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.8%	138	57.9	52.0	63.6		58.0	55.2	33.3	42.9		44.2	33.9		$16,067
Academy International Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8550 Charity Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4000	368	25	15.0	15.5%	201 (54.6%)	20 (5.4%)	54 (14.7%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	74.5	231^st of 950 public elementary schools	75.7%		73.6	227^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.9%	4	56.3	60.7	67.7		61.6	46.9	50.8	60.0		52.6	45.3		$13,775
Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	8025 Telegraph Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-5100	348	25	14.2	40.8%	245 (70.4%)	8 (2.3%)	60 (17.2%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	62.2	343^rd of 950 public elementary schools	63.9%		59.2	372^nd of 943 public elementary schools	60.6%	29	54.5	39.6	64.4		53.4	37.9	28.3	54.2		40.4	59.3		$14,022
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
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Butterfield Drive	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0800	407	26	15.8	41.8%	240 (59.0%)	23 (5.7%)	87 (21.4%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.8%)	78.8	193^rd of 950 public elementary schools	79.7%		54.1	410^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.5%	217	44.7	55.2	67.1		55.6	55.3	67.2	61.6		61.1	64.4		$18,219
Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6460 Vickers Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6100	354	28	12.8	45.5%	193 (54.5%)	21 (5.9%)	103 (29.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	59.4	368^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.3%		49.6	453^rd of 943 public elementary schools	52.0%	85	53.8	43.9	55.2		50.6	50.0	34.3	53.4		45.2	37.9		$18,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Elementary School

How many students attend Frontier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Frontier Elementary School.

What district is Frontier Elementary School in?

Academy School District No. 20

Is Frontier Elementary School a good school?

Frontier Elementary School ranks 480^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Elementary School?

Students at Frontier Elementary School are 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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