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Bristol Elementary School

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Bristol Elementary School ranks 324 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bristol Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 271 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 77 out of 115 districts in the state.

Bristol Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 57.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, 41.7% of Bristol students are proficient or better, compared to 31.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also excels in serving female and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for white students is relatively lower, ranking 215 out of 551 Colorado elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Steele Elementary School consistently ranks higher in academic achievement, while Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning, a public charter school, also performs well. Other nearby schools, such as Taylor Elementary, Midland Elementary, and West Elementary, struggle to match Bristol Elementary's academic performance.

267

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,822

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

890 North Walnut Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80905-1052

(719) 328-4000

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Bristol Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle School
High:	Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (49% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11

✓Above the Colorado median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 66th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

324^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 35Elementary Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

77^th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 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	64.2	324 of 950	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	289 of 943	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	260 of 933	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	182 of 921	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	342 of 965	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	315 of 917	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.9	308 of 929	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.9	223 of 914	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	54.5	385 of 938	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	439 of 962	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	412 of 954	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	477 of 935	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	504 of 935	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	514 of 925	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.0	630 of 872	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	527 of 849	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	552 of 852	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.4	626 of 829	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.7	677 of 823	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	671 of 808	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	72.0	172 of 684	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	255 of 690	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	74.4	54 of 365	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	226 of 683	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	228 of 693	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	215 of 551	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	326 of 539	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	303 of 525	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	201 of 454	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	390 of 596	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	223 of 337	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)85th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2024)75th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+13 vs state

Science46%+7 vs state

Math42%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Bristol 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 7th 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Bristol Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 North Walnut Street	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4000	267	18	14.4	57.3%	138 (51.7%)	12 (4.5%)	81 (30.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	64.2	324^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.7	289^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.4%	35	60.8	52.2	60.0			57.6	39.2	41.3	45.7			41.7	45.7	$18,822
Buena Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	924 W Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4100	194	18	11.0	35.1%	130 (67.0%)	3 (1.5%)	47 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	71.3	260^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.6%		57.8	384^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.3%	124			50.0			53.4	56.5					48.3	58.3	$20,525
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 North 20th Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4900	144	15	9.7	83.3%	71 (49.3%)	2 (1.4%)	56 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.0%)	20.9	728^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.4%		27.7	640^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.1%	88			25.8			15.1			28.1			20.5	21.9	$23,208
Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 North Weber Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4700	273	18	14.9	25.6%	210 (76.9%)	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	80.3	171^st of 950 public elementary schools	82.0%		86.7	109^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.4%	62	50.0	65.2	62.9			59.3	48.8	63.0	65.7			59.0	65.7	$19,238
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	835 East St Vrain Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2700	265	20	13.3	66.8%	120 (45.3%)	18 (6.8%)	93 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.3%)	30.2	612^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.6%		31.6	596^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.8%	16	29.8	18.2	44.7			32.7	31.9					22.2	28.9	$19,661
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 East Buena Ventura Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3500	152	14	10.9	75.7%	77 (50.7%)	10 (6.6%)	44 (28.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.5%)								(n/a)		59.1				47.1	37.5					35.3		$19,654
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	298	22	13.3	32.9%	216 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	78.8	194^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.6%		70.7	255^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.0%	61	51.4	75.9	55.2		77.8	61.3	51.4	55.2		64.3	61.5	55.3	60.7	$11,264
Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2110 West Broadway Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4500	129	12	10.9	70.5%	58 (45.0%)	5 (3.9%)	49 (38.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	26.1	657^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.8%					(n/a)	28.0	18.8	37.5			29.2	16.0	31.3	33.3			26.2	29.2	$27,489
Mountain Song Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2904 West Kiowa Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 203-6364	324	25	13.1	47.2%	192 (59.3%)	4 (1.2%)	80 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.6%)	19.3	750^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.1%		31.6	595^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.9%	155	27.9	27.0		35.0	68.2	36.3	9.5		25.0		27.3	13.8		$11,863
Howbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 North 31st Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4200	255	17	14.6	49.8%	188 (73.7%)	7 (2.7%)	40 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	49	448^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.8%		64.4	321^st of 943 public elementary schools	66.0%	127	51.2	57.6	47.2			51.2	38.6	47.1	34.0			38.9	20.8	$19,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Bristol Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bristol Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holmes Middle School
High : Coronado High School

What is the racial makeup of Bristol Elementary School?

Students at Bristol Elementary School are 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Bristol Elementary School a good school?

Bristol Elementary School ranks 324^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bristol Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Bristol Elementary School.

What district is Bristol Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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