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Carver Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Carver Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 208 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver Elementary School faces significant challenges, consistently performing below the district and state averages on CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.8% of Carver students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 29.2% in recent years, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.63% to 85.1% in recent years.

When comparing Carver Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, such as Madison Elementary and Fremont Elementary, Carver consistently performs worse on CMAS assessments. Additionally, Carver's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 680 out of 965 Colorado elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 923 out of 950 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school is struggling to improve its academic performance compared to other schools in the state.

205

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,121

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4740 Artistic Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80917-2102

(719) 328-7100

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Carver Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sabin Middle School
High:	Doherty High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

34.6%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

923^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	7.9	923 of 950	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	916 of 943	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	746 of 933	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	776 of 921	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	680 of 965	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	752 of 917	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	690 of 929	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	754 of 914	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	854 of 938	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	723 of 962	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	566 of 954	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	486 of 935	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	556 of 935	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	635 of 925	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.7	633 of 872	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.1	599 of 849	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	638 of 852	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	602 of 829	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.6	597 of 823	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	596 of 808	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	34.0	481 of 758	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	599 of 690	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	133 of 270	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	15.1	672 of 764	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	637 of 693	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	458 of 596	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)51st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2019)37th percentile+7 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2019)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Science10%-29 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

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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 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 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	4740 Artistic Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7100	205	17	11.8	78.5%	71 (34.6%)	21 (10.2%)	92 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.3%)	7.9	923^rd of 950 public elementary schools	2.8%		7.6	916^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.9%	7			19.4				11.8			10.0			9.5	10.3		$22,121
Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4285 South Nonchalant Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7500	279	21	13.4	63.8%	131 (47.0%)	13 (4.7%)	99 (35.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.7%)	16.5	788^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.1%		14	819^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.1%	31	29.2	16.7	22.6				23.5	25.0	20.5	16.1			21.2	12.9		$18,114
Rudy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Cracker Barrel Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7600	385	26	14.7	53.8%	176 (45.7%)	18 (4.7%)	129 (33.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.0%)	63.9	327^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.6%		65	313^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.8%	14	50.0	46.4	54.2				50.3	46.8	57.1	51.7			51.7	37.9		$18,432
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 Westwood Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5700	350	24	14.3	65.7%	149 (42.6%)	25 (7.1%)	141 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	30.4	609^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.9%		31.9	589^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.5%	20	35.3	30.6	38.5				34.9	34.0	20.4	32.7			29.1	25.0		$20,058
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3730 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5900	326	20	16.3	66.3%	136 (41.7%)	22 (6.7%)	134 (41.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.2%)	19.5	747^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.4%		37.6	544^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.3%	203	30.8	20.8	28.0				26.1	28.2	16.7	28.0			23.8	16.3		$18,534
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Constitution Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7300	265	17	15.3	73.2%	122 (46.0%)	22 (8.3%)	88 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)	21	723^rd of 950 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.9	536^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.2%	187	31.6	28.9	19.1				26.2	35.9	24.4	17.0			25.2	14.9		$20,689
Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 El Camino Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5600	308	27	11.4	76.3%	113 (36.7%)	17 (5.5%)	143 (46.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.7%)	15.8	795^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.3%		42.3	502^nd of 943 public elementary schools	46.8%	293	19.5	20.0	22.2				20.5		26.0				15.0	13.9		$18,808
Odyssey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6275 Bridlespur Ave	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 494-8622	378	27	14.2	62.2%	150 (39.7%)	30 (7.9%)	127 (33.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (17.5%)	35.5	568^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.2%		40.3	526^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.2%	42	46.0	25.9	41.8				38.0	46.0	22.2	29.9			32.2	25.4		$11,618
Allies	Public	2-5	6275 Bridlespur Avenue	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-1100	124	14	8.8	36.3%	77 (62.1%)	6 (4.8%)	22 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.7%)								(n/a)	15.6						15.0						5.0	40.0		$23,090
Colorado Springs Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2577 N Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 636-2722	295	19	15.6	50.2%	132 (44.7%)	20 (6.8%)	107 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	20.5	735^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.6%		32	587^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.8%	148	30.8	26.5	34.2	16.7	26.3	31.0	28.8	30.8		15.8	16.7	22.2	17.1	15.4	14.8	$11,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Elementary School

How many students attend Carver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Carver Elementary School.

What district is Carver Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Is Carver Elementary School a good school?

Carver Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Elementary School?

Students at Carver Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 35% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Carver Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sabin Middle School
High : Doherty High School

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