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Twain Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Twain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. 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.

Twain Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 20% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 19.7% in Math, compared to the district averages of 38.9% and 31.1%, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Twain has a very high percentage of students, 86.94%, receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Twain Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lower-performing in the area. For example, James Irwin Elementary School - Howard, less than a mile away, outperforms Twain in both academic achievement and student engagement. Twain's performance has also been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 638 out of 917 Colorado elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 819 out of 950 in 2024-2025.

291

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,871

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3402 East San Miguel Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-4134

(719) 328-7700

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Twain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Galileo Middle School
High:	Mitchell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

29.2%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

819^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	14.2	819 of 950	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	852 of 943	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	846 of 933	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	841 of 921	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	812 of 965	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	638 of 917	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.1	667 of 929	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	616 of 914	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.4	621 of 938	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	697 of 962	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	741 of 954	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	715 of 935	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	744 of 935	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	792 of 925	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	736 of 872	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	677 of 849	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	709 of 852	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	679 of 829	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	718 of 823	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.9	689 of 808	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	538 of 595	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	716 of 758	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	560 of 690	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	39.7	97 of 172	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	9.8	568 of 594	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	660 of 764	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	537 of 693	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	4.4	451 of 454	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	551 of 596	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	265 of 337	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)44th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2022)10th percentile~ school

Male (2022)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math20%-16 vs state

Science14%-25 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3402 East San Miguel Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7700	291	22	12.9	81.4%	85 (29.2%)	33 (11.3%)	129 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.1%)	14.2	819^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.8%		12	852^nd of 943 public elementary schools	9.7%	33	25.6	13.9	19.4				20.0	25.0	8.1	25.0				19.7	13.9		$19,871
Coperni 3	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Citadel Drive East	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 619-7178	367	24	15.5	70.0%	108 (29.4%)	41 (11.2%)	203 (55.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	22.5	700^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.3%		35.9	555^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.1%	145	28.1	31.7	27.1	14.3	38.5	37.5	29.5	32.4	24.4	30.6	14.7	28.2	39.4	28.3	20.4	34.4	$14,060
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard	Public, Charter	K-5	1801 Howard Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 302-9100	213	16	13.0	54.9%	96 (45.1%)	23 (10.8%)	70 (32.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.9%)	36.7	561^st of 950 public elementary schools	40.9%		56.3	394^th of 943 public elementary schools	58.2%	167	21.4	17.2	61.5				36.5	10.7	17.2	46.2				27.1	37.5		$10,471
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 De Reamer Circle	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7800	295	28	10.6	73.9%	52 (17.6%)	15 (5.1%)	204 (69.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	8.1	917^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.5%		10.7	869^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.8%	48	7.8	12.1	23.5				14.8	9.4	7.9	15.7				11.3	11.8		$20,354
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
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
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7400	321	28	11.4	75.4%	85 (26.5%)	29 (9.0%)	174 (54.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	9.6	892^nd of 950 public elementary schools	6.1%		7.7	915^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.0%	23			20.0				13.6	9.3	6.5	17.4				11.0	17.4		$20,954
Queen Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3200	198	15	12.8	77.3%	72 (36.4%)	15 (7.6%)	84 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.1%)	44.2	501^st of 950 public elementary schools	47.3%		40.9	515^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.4%	14	46.2	30.4	42.3				40.0	38.5	41.7	38.5				39.5	30.8		$22,291
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2600	222	18	12.1	71.6%	103 (46.4%)	12 (5.4%)	80 (36.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	45.5	485^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.9%		34.4	565^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.1%	80	53.7	34.4	21.7				39.6	51.2	40.6	26.1				41.7	17.4		$20,032
Roosevelt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	205 South Byron Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 637-0311	480	33	14.5	73.5%	49 (10.2%)	42 (8.8%)	353 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (6.3%)	13.5	829^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.7%		12.4	847^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.2%	18	22.4	16.9	26.4				21.6	19.0	7.1	20.5				15.3	20.8		$13,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Twain Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Twain Elementary School?

Students at Twain Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 29% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Twain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Twain Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Twain Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Galileo Middle School
High : Mitchell High School

Is Twain Elementary School a good school?

Twain Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Twain Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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