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Roosevelt Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Charter Academy is an elementary public charter school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 471 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.

Despite being a charter school, Roosevelt Charter Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance for female, male, and Hispanic students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Roosevelt Charter Academy has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 42.0% over the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, such as Henry Elementary, Twain Elementary, Monroe Elementary, and Wilson Elementary, Roosevelt Charter Academy's academic achievement is generally lower, with the nearby district schools outperforming the charter school. When compared to other charter schools in the Harrison School District No. 2 and the State Charter School Institute, Roosevelt Charter Academy's performance is also lower, with these other charter schools achieving higher proficiency rates and rankings.

480

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,630

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 South Byron Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-2508

(719) 637-0311

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Roosevelt Charter Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Swigert Middle School
High:	Mitchell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

10.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

829^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	13.5	829 of 950	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	847 of 943	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	781 of 933	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	607 of 921	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	621 of 710	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	686 of 965	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	682 of 917	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	744 of 929	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	787 of 914	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	784 of 938	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	790 of 962	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	684 of 954	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	696 of 935	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	697 of 935	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	656 of 925	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	526 of 872	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	623 of 849	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	692 of 852	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	701 of 829	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	710 of 823	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	698 of 808	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	664 of 694	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	654 of 684	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	568 of 642	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	454 of 595	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	349 of 351	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	583 of 758	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	587 of 690	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	204 of 247	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	220 of 242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	173 of 197	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	58 of 153	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	164 of 270	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	90 of 172	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	284 of 337	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	237 of 365	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	651 of 700	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	646 of 683	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	567 of 649	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	437 of 594	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	334 of 352	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	594 of 764	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	590 of 693	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Science21%-18 vs state

Math15%-21 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, October 26, 2014

30-35 students in each k-3 classroom, not 17 per classroom teacher. A formula for the student:teacher ratio is based on TOTAL number of licensed staff...don't be fooled, the CLASS SIZES ARE HUGE! Most of the students are Hispanic with many who are very low academically, due to limited experience with English. This fact combined with enormous class size leaves little time or ability for teachers to meet each student's academic needs. Generally the staff cares about kids, but 700 k-5 students in one school with only 24 classroom teachers is unrealistic. Because RECS is a for-profit school, the only focus principal Lance Howard has is numbers...student numbers and test scores. I really dislike teaching here and will tough it out, but will not return next school year. There's not enough resources or support to meet needs of ELL and special needs students and there's no excuse for such large classes. Oh, by the way, students are in school from 7:30-3:30, Monday-Thursday and 7:30-1:30, Friday's, and had indoor recess 40 times last year, due to "cold weather. Do your children a favor, avoid Roosevelt Edison Charter School. Close Quote

Schools Near Roosevelt Charter Academy

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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
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
Sand Creek International School	Public	K-8	550 Sand Creek Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3760	595	39	15.2	77.1%	96 (16.1%)	79 (13.3%)	367 (61.7%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	31	604^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.4%		35.4	559^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.7%	45	35.5	27.9	40.9	54.7	41.1	43.4	40.2	31.7	6.6	19.7	24.5	21.4	22.6	21.0	30.3		$16,391
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
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
Wildflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 Keith Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2115	346	23	15.0	71.4%	75 (21.7%)	67 (19.4%)	158 (45.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.0%)	16	793^rd of 950 public elementary schools	16.5%		16.8	782^nd of 943 public elementary schools	17.1%	11	13.0	15.1	34.9				21.8	23.7	26.9	16.1				22.0	11.5		$16,887
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
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3300	267	24	10.9	77.9%	79 (29.6%)	27 (10.1%)	141 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	10.2	883^rd of 950 public elementary schools	7.1%		16	791^st of 943 public elementary schools	16.1%	92	24.4	10.3	23.1				20.4	17.6	11.4	7.1				12.5	9.5		$20,512
Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Lehmberg Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7200	306	21	14.7	65.4%	107 (35.0%)	26 (8.5%)	131 (42.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.4%)	22.2	704^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.9%		41.1	512^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.7%	192	20.8	27.0	32.7				26.8	20.8	24.3	25.0				23.2	30.8		$19,303
Atlas Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1602 S. Murray	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 358-7196	286	19	14.8	87.4%	19 (6.6%)	12 (4.2%)	250 (87.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8.6	912^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.6	890^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.6%	22	9.4	17.0					13.2	13.2	13.2					13.2			$8,644
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Charter Academy

What district is Roosevelt Charter Academy in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Is Roosevelt Charter Academy a good school?

Roosevelt Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Roosevelt Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Roosevelt Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Charter Academy?

Students at Roosevelt Charter Academy are 74% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Charter Academy attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Charter Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Swigert Middle School
High : Mitchell High School

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