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Keller Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Keller Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 371 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Keller Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's student performance on CMAS tests is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 26.1% of Keller students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 44.8% statewide and 38.9% in the district. Keller also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 40.4% in recent years, well above the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.21% to 72.51% in recent years.

When comparing Keller Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, there are some stark differences. For example, Scott Elementary School and Rudy Elementary School consistently outperform Keller on CMAS tests and have higher statewide rankings, with 4-star and 3-star ratings, respectively. Keller's performance on CMAS tests also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school's Hispanic students performing relatively well, but its White students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds struggling.

326

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,534

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3730 East Montebello Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-2427

(719) 328-5900

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Keller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Russell Middle School
High:	Doherty High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

41.1%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

747^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	19.5	747 of 950	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	544 of 943	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	689 of 933	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	771 of 921	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	536 of 710	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	701 of 965	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	719 of 917	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	623 of 929	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.4	708 of 914	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	622 of 938	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	675 of 962	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.5	575 of 954	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	498 of 935	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.9	476 of 935	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	565 of 925	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	459 of 872	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.6	428 of 849	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	419 of 852	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	422 of 829	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	482 of 823	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	385 of 808	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	645 of 694	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	449 of 684	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	564 of 642	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	589 of 595	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	547 of 758	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	559 of 690	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	40 of 242	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	261 of 337	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.7	111 of 365	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	134 of 265	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.0	198 of 203	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	291 of 332	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	248 of 308	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	552 of 700	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	421 of 683	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	497 of 649	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	447 of 594	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	615 of 764	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	584 of 693	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	534 of 551	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	470 of 539	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	508 of 525	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	434 of 454	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	557 of 596	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	320 of 337	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

Science16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Keller 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 Sapporo Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6000	270	19	14.2	58.5%	137 (50.7%)	20 (7.4%)	82 (30.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	56.3	396^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.3%		50.8	441^st of 943 public elementary schools	53.2%	45	43.9	37.5	41.2	41.1	65.9	50.0	50.0	56.1	26.5	$18,395
Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6460 Vickers Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6100	354	28	12.8	45.5%	193 (54.5%)	21 (5.9%)	103 (29.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.9%)	59.4	368^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.3%		49.6	453^rd of 943 public elementary schools	52.0%	85	53.8	43.9	55.2	50.6	50.0	34.3	53.4	45.2	37.9	$18,728
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
Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6175 Whetstone Drive	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6200	458	29	15.9	44.1%	248 (54.1%)	29 (6.3%)	125 (27.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	70.6	265^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.1%		68.5	283^rd of 943 public elementary schools	70.0%	18	45.3	49.3	64.5	53.2	48.0	43.3	71.1	54.6	53.9	$16,763
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3663 Woodland Hills Dr	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-5000	382	25	15.2	48.4%	181 (47.4%)	15 (3.9%)	118 (30.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.2%)	62.7	338^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.4%		76.4	200^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.8%	138	57.9	52.0	63.6	58.0	55.2	33.3	42.9	44.2	33.9	$16,067
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Keller Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Keller Elementary School?

Students at Keller Elementary School are 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Keller Elementary School a good school?

Keller Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Keller Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Russell Middle School
High : Doherty High School

How many students attend Keller Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Keller Elementary School.

What district is Keller Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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