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Jackson Elementary School

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Jackson Elementary School ranks 669 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 serving 312 students in a high-poverty area of central Colorado Springs, where 77.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 29th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating — a modest improvement from last year's 22nd percentile but still well below its pre-pandemic position at the 48th percentile in 2018-19. Proficiency trails state averages across the board: 35.7% in ELA, 24.7% in math, and 21.8% in science, versus state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 36.1%.

One pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 44.9% in 2024-25 — nearly double the state average of 28.4% and more than three times the rate at nearby Steele Elementary School (14.8%). While the district-wide absenteeism rate is also high at 45.8%, other schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 — including Chipeta Elementary School — show that strong attendance is achievable. Math is critically weak, with only about 1 in 4 students proficient, and 5th graders are especially affected (19.6% proficient in math). Early-grade literacy is a relative bright spot, with 3rd and 4th grade ELA meeting or exceeding district averages, but those gains don't hold through 5th grade.

Jackson sits in a neighborhood of stark contrasts. Within about 2.5 miles are some of Colorado's top elementary schools, including Chipeta Elementary School (95th percentile), Foothills Elementary School (92nd percentile), and Stratton Elementary School (79th percentile). The only nearby school with a similar profile is Edison Elementary School (21st percentile), which has nearly identical poverty levels but slightly lower proficiency. Stratton offers an encouraging comparison: with lower poverty and absenteeism of 32.7%, it reaches the 79th percentile. For Jackson, progress will likely require focused work on math, attendance interventions, and sustained support through upper elementary grades.

312

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,221

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4340 Edwinstowe Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3940

(719) 328-5800

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Jackson Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Colorado avg41%

669^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

66^th of 114Colorado 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
2026	26.0	669 of 946	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	743 of 950	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	606 of 943	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	701 of 933	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	733 of 921	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	597 of 710	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	500 of 965	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	609 of 917	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.7	688 of 929	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	718 of 914	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	785 of 938	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	708 of 962	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	652 of 954	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	493 of 935	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	578 of 935	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.2	451 of 925	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.9	517 of 872	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	380 of 849	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	323 of 852	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	261 of 829	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.6	291 of 823	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.6	506 of 808	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	598 of 695	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	628 of 694	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	415 of 684	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	551 of 642	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	552 of 595	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	435 of 758	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	530 of 690	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	173 of 242	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.8	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	260 of 322	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.6	92 of 308	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	522 of 697	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	491 of 700	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	501 of 683	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	542 of 649	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	461 of 594	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	441 of 764	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	541 of 693	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	504 of 547	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	425 of 551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	396 of 525	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	481 of 596	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)29th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Math25%-13 vs state

Science22%-14 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
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 Edwinstowe Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5800	312	21	14.5	77.6%	130 (41.7%)	22 (7.1%)	119 (38.1%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.6%)	26	669^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.3%		19.8	743^rd of 950 public elementary schools	21.8%	74	34.1	40.4	32.7				35.7	28.6	27.1	19.6				24.7	21.8		$22,221
Colorado International Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	303 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 645-8063	321	27	11.9	36.8%	113 (35.2%)	30 (9.3%)	120 (37.4%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.9%)	61	349^th of 946 public elementary schools	63.1%		59.8	360^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	29.2	43.8	57.9				42.4	37.5	56.3	60.5				50.0	76.3		$11,896
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%)	71.4	253^rd of 946 public elementary schools	73.3%		78.8	194^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.6%	59	43.2	54.3	51.9	61.5	55.6	69.0	55.2	56.8	58.8	48.1	50.0	57.7	79.3	58.7	53.8	60.7	$11,297
Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Ramsgate Terrace	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5500	395	29	13.7	27.8%	264 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	69 (17.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	92.7	47^th of 946 public elementary schools	95.0%		94	35^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.3%	12	72.9	81.7	71.9				76.0	77.4	62.5	76.6				71.4	64.6		$20,463
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 North Hancock Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2800	214	20	10.4	77.6%	69 (32.2%)	12 (5.6%)	119 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	19.6	744^th of 946 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.4	789^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.9%	45	23.3	37.5	20.0				27.2	30.0	25.0	10.3				22.0	708.0		$25,319
Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Wickes Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6300	211	16	13.0	55.5%	134 (63.5%)	2 (0.9%)	51 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.9%)	35.2	571^st of 946 public elementary schools	39.6%		35.5	567^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.3%	4	48.4	37.9	37.5				41.7	29.0	25.0	29.2				27.7	29.2		$24,306
Spark Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2015 Wickes Rd	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 328-4300	140	19	7.2		60 (42.9%)	14 (10.0%)	49 (35.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)								(n/a)						717.0	16.7						713.0	9.2		20.8	$25,484
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%)	72.6	235^th of 946 public elementary schools	75.2%		49	448^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.8%	213	48.6	60.5	65.6				58.0	40.5	61.4	58.1				53.6	48.4		$21,437
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%)	62.8	328^th of 946 public elementary schools	65.3%		80.3	171^st of 950 public elementary schools	82.0%	157	20.4	64.0	59.1				47.6	28.6	68.6	54.5				50.7	56.8		$20,304
Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Paseo Road	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3400	249	22	11.5	49.8%	150 (60.2%)	14 (5.6%)	60 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.2%)	77.8	196^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.5	272^nd of 950 public elementary schools	71.4%	76	65.8	64.3	66.0				65.4	71.1	52.4	54.0				58.5	40.0		$23,121

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary School?

Students at Jackson Elementary School are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Jackson Elementary School.

What district is Jackson Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Is Jackson Elementary School a good school?

Jackson Elementary School ranks 669^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary School attend?

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

High : Coronado High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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