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Canon Exploratory School

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Canon Exploratory School ranks 481 st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Canon Exploratory School is a K–8 public school in Canon City, Colorado, serving 316 students as part of the Fremont Re-1 district. The school has historically been a solid, mid-tier school, spending most of the past decade ranked between the 49th and 67th percentiles statewide. Its most recent ranking dipped to the 49th percentile (2 stars) — its lowest in recent years — though it continues to outperform most traditional elementary schools in the district.

Academically, Canon Exploratory generally beats the Fremont Re-1 district averages in English Language Arts and Math, but trails the state in both subjects. In the most recent testing year, 42.9% of students were proficient in ELA (vs. 40.1% district and 44.7% state) and 29.9% in math (vs. 25.8% district and 37.3% state). The school's standout strength is middle-school science: 61.9% of 8th graders were proficient in 2024–2025, more than double the district rate and well above the state. One weak spot is 6th grade ELA, where only 29.2% of students were proficient compared to the state's 41.6%. Compared to nearby schools, Canon leads McKinley Elementary School, Harrison School, and Washington Elementary School by wide margins in both ELA and math, but trails Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School and Lincoln School of Science and Technology in several areas. Notably, Canon outperforms Mount View in both 5th and 8th grade science.

Attendance is a clear bright spot. Canon's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.8% is roughly half the district rate (23.2%) and well below the state (28.4%). The school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged population, with 53.2% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.4. Despite larger class sizes than many nearby schools, Canon still delivers stronger academic results than most district peers, suggesting effective use of resources. With its K–8 configuration, strong science program, and healthy attendance culture, Canon Exploratory is a solid neighborhood option — though families should be aware of the recent ranking dip and math scores that trail the state average.

316

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,717

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2855 North 9th Street
Canon City, CO 81212-8517

(719) 276-6050

District: Fremont Re-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Colorado avg40%

481^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fremont Re-1

50^th of 114Fremont Re-1 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	43.8	481 of 946	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	409 of 950	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	423 of 943	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	373 of 933	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	388 of 921	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	230 of 710	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	421 of 965	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	299 of 917	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.0	465 of 929	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	314 of 914	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	263 of 938	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	56.5	433 of 962	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.8	537 of 954	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	609 of 935	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.3	711 of 935	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	691 of 925	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	695 of 872	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	691 of 849	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	605 of 852	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	504 of 829	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.8	602 of 823	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	600 of 808	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	272 of 694	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	233 of 642	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	370 of 595	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	322 of 758	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	211 of 322	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	127 of 337	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.9	42 of 265	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	164 of 332	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	392 of 700	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	306 of 649	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	256 of 594	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	462 of 764	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	476 of 547	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	433 of 551	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	342 of 539	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	347 of 525	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	388 of 454	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	194 of 288	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	555 of 596	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	135 of 469	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	191 of 485	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	161 of 480	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	114 of 448	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	59 of 369	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	148 of 458	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	22.8	374 of 461	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.7	209 of 454	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.7	209 of 346	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.7	274 of 340	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	283 of 336	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science38%~ state avg

Math30%-7 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
Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	316	21	15.4	53.2%	246 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	43.8	481^st of 946 public elementary schools	49.2%		54.5	409^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.9%	72	35.5	44.2	46.9	29.2			42.9	38.7	41.9	31.3	717.0			29.9	37.5		$15,717
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6090	319	23	13.7	67.1%	246 (77.1%)	8 (2.5%)	41 (12.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	16.9	792^nd of 946 public elementary schools	16.3%		20.4	736^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.5%	56	22.7	30.6	34.1				28.3	18.2	16.3	11.4				15.7	23.9		$15,877
Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	250	14	18.3	34.0%	191 (76.4%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	52.9	411^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.4	388^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.2%	23	32.1	65.5	61.5	46.4	67.9	75.0	57.2	732.0	48.3	23.1	737.0	39.3	50.0	35.4	26.9	45.0	$10,353
Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	472	37	12.6	71.0%	364 (77.1%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (16.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	26.1	668^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.4%		39.1	536^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.6%	132	34.8	35.6	31.9	32.8	733.0	717.0	30.2	32.6	17.8	14.9	24.6	721.0	704.0	18.8	19.6	713.0	$18,949
Lincoln School of Science and Technology	Public	K-5	420 Myrtle Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5830	254	21	12.0	61.0%	201 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	55	401^st of 946 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.5	408^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.1%	7	42.5	34.4	57.4				46.8	45.0	18.8	46.3				38.9	50.0		$18,449
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Mc Kinley Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6010	262	21	12.4	61.5%	192 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	50 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	32.8	590^th of 946 public elementary schools	37.6%		29	621^st of 950 public elementary schools	34.6%	31	23.1	37.5	40.9				32.8	24.0	18.8	31.8				25.4	50.0		$16,500
Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 West 5th Street	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6303	441	24	18.3	59.6%	303 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (25.6%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	17.7	780^th of 946 public elementary schools	17.5%		20.7	731^st of 950 public elementary schools	23.1%	49	26.0	26.1	35.1	25.9			28.5	30.0	11.1	19.3	5.6			16.5	15.8		$14,186
Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Illinois	Penrose	81240	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 372-6777	281	22	13.0	52.0%	225 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	22.1	711^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.8%		17.9	767^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.3%	56	33.3	27.3	31.6	27.0			29.8	31.3	15.2	26.3	21.6			23.6	13.2		$15,738
Cresson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 North C Street	Cripple Creek	80813	Teller County	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 689-9230	136	6	21.1	77.2%	113 (83.1%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)	715.0						25.5	716.0						17.0			$23,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Canon Exploratory School

How many students attend Canon Exploratory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Canon Exploratory School.

What district is Canon Exploratory School in?

Fremont Re-1

What is the racial makeup of Canon Exploratory School?

Students at Canon Exploratory School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Canon Exploratory School a good school?

Canon Exploratory School ranks 481^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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