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Calhan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Calhan Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in Calhan, Colorado, serving 201 students in the Calhan District No. RJ1, a rural district ranked 75th out of 115 in the state. The school itself is currently in a tough academic spot, but it has some real structural strengths that stand out to parents.

Academically, Calhan's latest results place it well below state averages: 31.5% proficient in English/language arts (vs. 44.7% statewide), 19.2% in math (vs. 37.3%), and just 11.1% in 5th-grade science (vs. 36.1%). That puts the school at the 22nd percentile overall—a 1-star rating—and makes it the lowest-ranked elementary school in its immediate area. In fact, even neighboring Ellicott Elementary School (31st percentile) outperforms Calhan. The drop from last year is sharp: Calhan went from a 3-star to a 1-star rating, with math proficiency falling from 34.3% to 19.2%. Nearby rural schools like Simla Elementary School, Peyton Elementary School, and Elbert Elementary School all post significantly higher scores, so this is not an area-wide trend.

What makes Calhan unique is that its problems don't stem from attendance or class size. Only 10.6% of students are chronically absent, far better than the state rate of 28.4% and better than every nearby school. Class sizes are small, with a 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio. Looking deeper, the strong 4th-grade cohort (60.9% proficient in ELA, above the state average) shows the school can produce excellent results, even while 3rd and 5th grades struggle. Poverty doesn't tell the whole story either—Simla has higher poverty (64.9% free/reduced lunch) yet far higher proficiency. For parents, the takeaway is clear: Calhan has the foundation of engaged students and small classes, but math and science need urgent attention, and the school should figure out what worked for its 4th graders and apply it more broadly.

201

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,374

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Bulldog Drive
Calhan, CO 80808

(719) 347-2766

District: Calhan District No. RJ1

Students who attend Calhan Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Calhan Secondary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

African American:

10.0%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

Colorado avg41%

737^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 114Calhan District No. RJ1 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	20.5	737 of 946	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.3	456 of 950	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	505 of 943	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	475 of 933	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	604 of 921	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	469 of 965	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	618 of 917	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	360 of 929	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.4	422 of 914	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.9	570 of 938	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	670 of 962	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	678 of 954	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	577 of 935	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.7	388 of 935	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.3	459 of 925	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	358 of 872	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	374 of 849	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	260 of 852	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	360 of 829	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.2	298 of 823	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.8	271 of 808	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	51.0	344 of 758	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	530 of 764	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)31st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Math19%-18 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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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
Calhan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 347-2766	201	15	13.6	53.2%	172 (85.6%)	20 (10.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20.5	737^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.1%		48.3	456^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.0%	281	13.0	60.9	22.2				31.5	17.4	26.1	14.8				19.2	11.1		$21,374
Peyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13550 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 749-0170	293	20	14.8	32.1%	227 (77.5%)	3 (1.0%)	43 (14.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	50.5	433^rd of 946 public elementary schools	54.2%		54.4	410^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.8%	23	34.9	40.5	59.0	65.1			49.7	51.2	21.4	28.2	37.2			34.7	35.9		$15,387
Simla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18091 County Road 125	Simla	80835	Elbert County	Big Sandy School District No. 100J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 541-2291	165	15	10.6	64.8%	135 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	74.9	221^st of 946 public elementary schools	76.6%		56.6	392^nd of 950 public elementary schools	58.7%	171	52.6	75.0	45.0				57.6	57.9	60.0	45.0				54.2	65.0		$16,990
Ellicott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	399 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 683-2700	520	35	14.8	57.5%	257 (49.4%)	16 (3.1%)	200 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	27.8	649^th of 946 public elementary schools	31.4%		28.4	633^rd of 950 public elementary schools	33.4%	16	25.9	47.5	24.2				32.4	29.3	27.1	20.0				25.4	32.2		$13,430
Meridian Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10480 Rainbow Bridge Drive	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-2909	670	39	17.0	27.5%	411 (61.3%)	41 (6.1%)	134 (20.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.3%)	81	169^th of 946 public elementary schools	82.1%		68.5	282^nd of 950 public elementary schools	70.3%	113	60.2	66.0	67.2				64.5	66.4	64.1	50.9				60.1	47.0		$14,775
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	400	24	16.7	16.0%	304 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	82.7	158^th of 946 public elementary schools	83.3%		73.9	236^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.2%	78	71.8	67.5	77.5	65.7	63.2	47.1	65.9	87.2	55.0	45.0	42.9	46.2	32.4	52.0	52.5	41.2	$12,703
Woodmen Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8308 Del Rio Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5500	613	38	16.1	33.0%	377 (61.5%)	19 (3.1%)	138 (22.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.1%)	67.7	286^th of 946 public elementary schools	69.8%		57.9	382^nd of 950 public elementary schools	59.8%	96	50.0	51.6	59.0				53.5	50.0	56.0	42.2				49.6	50.6		$15,598
Miami/Yoder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 South Rush Road	Rush	80833	El Paso County	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 478-2186	173	8	21.6	64.7%	117 (67.6%)	1 (0.6%)	49 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	46.1	463^rd of 946 public elementary schools	51.1%		28.2	635^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.2%	172	731.0	729.0	57.7				35.5	734.0	721.0	34.6				732.0	26.9		$15,385
Bennett Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11243 Londonderry Drive	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	376	22	17.3	31.6%	214 (56.9%)	10 (2.7%)	84 (22.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.5%)	38.6	531^st of 946 public elementary schools	43.9%		42.7	510^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.3%	21	32.6	39.3	49.1				41.0	32.6	16.1	31.6				26.3	45.6		$16,547
Falcon Elementary School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	12050 Falcon Highway	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5272	318	24	13.4	47.5%	195 (61.3%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (27.7%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.5%)	39.1	523^rd of 946 public elementary schools	44.7%		42.2	513^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.0%	10	36.8	56.4	25.0				39.8	34.2	35.9	27.8				32.7	33.3		$17,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Calhan Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Calhan Elementary School?

Students at Calhan Elementary School are 86% White, 10% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Calhan Elementary School attend?

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

High : Calhan Secondary School

Is Calhan Elementary School a good school?

Calhan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Calhan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Calhan Elementary School.

What district is Calhan Elementary School in?

Calhan District No. RJ1

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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