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Chipeta Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

47^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Chipeta Elementary School is a top-ranked PK-5 school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 395 students in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. In 2025-2026, it ranked 47th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (95th percentile, 5 stars), a remarkable achievement considering its home district ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide.

Chipeta’s CMAS scores are nearly double the district averages: 76% proficiency in English Language Arts and 71.4% in Math, vs. 36.9% and 32.1% districtwide. It also leads its local peers. Trailblazer Elementary, less than a mile away, posts just 41.7% ELA and 27.7% Math. Even the Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning trails Chipeta significantly (55.2% ELA / 58.7% Math). The only nearby school that comes close is Foothills Elementary in Academy School District No. 20 (71.6% ELA / 63.1% Math), but Chipeta still holds the edge. In 5th-grade science, Chipeta remains well above state averages at 64.6%, though it is narrowly surpassed by Colorado International Language Academy (76.3%) and Foothills (66.2%).

The school also posts strong engagement metrics, with a favorable 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio and a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0%—less than half the District 11 rate of 45.8% and far better than peers like Jackson (44.9%) and Howbert (33.7%). This stable environment supports steady academic improvement; proficiency rates have climbed over the past several years, even as the share of students eligible for free/reduced lunch has risen. One minor internal trend is that 4th-grade math (62.5% proficient) trails its 3rd-grade (77.4%) and 5th-grade (76.6%) counterparts, though it still dwarfs district (36.7%) and state (39.0%) averages. With a decade of top-5% statewide rankings, Chipeta Elementary continues to be a high-performing option for Colorado Springs families.

395

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,463

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2340 Ramsgate Terrace
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-3191

(719) 328-5500

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Chipeta Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes Middle School
High:	Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg34%

Colorado avg41%

47^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	92.7	47 of 946	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	35 of 950	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	66 of 943	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	112 of 933	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	63 of 921	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	72 of 710	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	30 of 965	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	41 of 917	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	33 of 929	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	50 of 914	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	64 of 938	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.1	42 of 962	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	75 of 954	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	65 of 935	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	48 of 935	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	51 of 925	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	92.7	26 of 872	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	9 of 849	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	12 of 852	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.2	24 of 829	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	25 of 823	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	87.1	69 of 808	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	46 of 695	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	34 of 694	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	40 of 684	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	140 of 642	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	104 of 595	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	28 of 758	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	36 of 690	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	63.2	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	24 of 84	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	57 of 697	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	49 of 700	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	79 of 683	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	100 of 649	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	39 of 594	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	51 of 764	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	44 of 693	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	37 of 547	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	66 of 551	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	80 of 539	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	165 of 525	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	90 of 454	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	42 of 596	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	33 of 337	90.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)62nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+31 vs state

Math71%+34 vs state

Science65%+28 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 17, 2019

This school used to be incredible. Die to poor leadership in recent years it has a cukture of hostility and disrespect. It is sad to see such a great school take such a turn. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Foothills Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Allegheny Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4500	400	26	15.3	18.5%	294 (73.5%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (18.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	89.1	78^th of 946 public elementary schools	91.8%		88.9	83^rd of 950 public elementary schools	91.3%	5	70.0	73.4	71.4				71.6	59.3	62.1	67.1				63.1	66.2		$13,544
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8365 Orchard Path Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5300	381	28	13.6	22.3%	292 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.5%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	78	195^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.4%		88.4	92^nd of 950 public elementary schools	90.3%	103	47.2	75.9	69.4				64.7	47.2	48.3	63.5				53.4	58.1		$14,949
Rockrimmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 W Mikado Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5200	390	24	16.5	23.6%	274 (70.3%)	5 (1.3%)	65 (16.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	84.5	136^th of 946 public elementary schools	85.6%		75.5	221^st of 950 public elementary schools	76.7%	85	67.2	53.2	72.5				64.6	63.9	56.3	68.7				63.0	61.8		$14,588
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chipeta Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Chipeta Elementary School?

Students at Chipeta Elementary School are 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Chipeta Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

What schools do graduates of Chipeta Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holmes Middle School
High : Coronado High School

Is Chipeta Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Chipeta Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Chipeta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Chipeta Elementary School.

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