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Steele Elementary School

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Steele Elementary School ranks 328 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Steele Elementary School is a K-5 public school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 273 students in Colorado Springs School District No. 11, located just north of downtown. The school has a notably low poverty rate (25.6% free/reduced lunch) and excellent attendance (14.8% chronic absenteeism), but its statewide ranking has dropped steadily from the 90th percentile in 2022-23 to the 65th percentile in 2025-26, earning it 3 stars in the most recent evaluation. This decline is a key concern for parents to understand.

Steele still has clear strengths. Its chronic absenteeism is dramatically better than the district (45.8%) and state (28.4%) rates, and among nearby schools, only James Irwin Elementary School - Howard compares. The school excels in science, with 56.8% of 5th graders proficient, the highest among nearby schools with data, and far above the state (36.1%). Upper-grade performance is also strong: 4th grade math proficiency is 68.6%, the best in the comparison group, and 4th and 5th grade English/language arts scores exceed district and state averages. These results show that Steele can deliver high achievement, especially in the later elementary years.

However, there are serious red flags. Steele’s 3rd grade scores are alarmingly low—just 20.4% proficient in English and 28.6% in math—both below district and state averages, and the lowest among nearby schools for math. This creates a 40-point gap with 4th grade math, suggesting a challenging cohort or an emerging early-grade issue. The school’s decline is broad, affecting all student subgroups, and it now trails several comparable peers like Stratton Elementary School, Bristol Elementary School, and Buena Vista Elementary School, despite those schools having higher poverty and worse attendance. This points to instructional or curricular factors rather than demographics. Steele remains above its district average overall, but addressing the 3rd-grade dip and reversing the multi-year slide are critical for its future.

273

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,304

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1720 North Weber Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-7504

(719) 328-4700

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Steele Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Middle School
High:	Palmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11

✓Above the Colorado median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg34%

Colorado avg41%

328^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	62.8	328 of 946	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.3	171 of 950	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	109 of 943	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	90 of 933	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	105 of 921	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	92 of 710	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	226 of 965	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	289 of 917	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.4	200 of 929	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	126 of 914	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	106 of 938	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	90.4	48 of 962	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	57 of 954	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	90 of 935	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	66 of 935	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	92.5	33 of 925	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	16 of 872	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	66 of 849	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.1	64 of 852	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	81 of 829	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	89.6	43 of 823	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	84.8	102 of 808	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	340 of 695	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	101 of 684	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	149 of 595	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	277 of 690	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	224 of 697	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	108 of 683	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	74 of 594	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	247 of 693	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	270 of 547	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	154 of 551	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	91 of 539	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	75 of 525	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	149 of 454	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	232 of 596	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science57%+21 vs state

Math51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts48%+3 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
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
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 East Buena Ventura Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3500	152	14	10.9	75.7%	77 (50.7%)	10 (6.6%)	44 (28.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.5%)	29.6	628^th of 946 public elementary schools	33.6%					(n/a)	14.3	31.8	45.0				30.2	714.0	716.0	42.1				20.6	21.1		$26,607
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
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
Bristol Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 North Walnut Street	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4000	267	18	14.4	57.3%	138 (51.7%)	12 (4.5%)	81 (30.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	71	256^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.2	324^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.9%	68	59.5	68.9	61.7				63.6	50.0	54.5	44.7				49.6	38.3		$20,082
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	835 East St Vrain Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2700	265	20	13.3	66.8%	120 (45.3%)	18 (6.8%)	93 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.3%)	30.7	613^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.2%		30.2	612^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.6%	1	37.0	31.1	33.3				33.9	35.4	728.0	721.0				27.0	19.0		$22,732
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
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%)	41.9	499^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.3%		44.2	501^st of 950 public elementary schools	47.3%	2	40.7	50.0	42.9				45.0	55.6	24.2	28.6				35.8	14.3		$22,977
Buena Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	924 W Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4100	194	18	11.0	35.1%	130 (67.0%)	3 (1.5%)	47 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)								(n/a)	736.0	66.7					50.9	738.0	57.9					48.3			$27,436
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%)	48.3	445^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.0%		45.5	485^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.9%	40	20.0	46.5	62.1				42.1	48.6	41.9	39.3				43.4	28.6		$24,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Steele Elementary School

How many students attend Steele Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Steele Elementary School.

Is Steele Elementary School a good school?

Steele Elementary School ranks 328^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Steele Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

What schools do graduates of Steele Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Middle School
High : Palmer High School

What is the racial makeup of Steele Elementary School?

Students at Steele Elementary School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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