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McAuliffe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

McAuliffe Elementary is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 481 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.

McAuliffe Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 22.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are also low, with only 21.4% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Additionally, McAuliffe's 5th-grade science proficiency rates are below the district and state averages.

The school's demographic profile may be contributing to its academic challenges, as 47.82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school has a relatively high percentage of Hispanic students. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Madison Elementary and Wilson Elementary, have similar performance and demographic profiles. However, some nearby schools in other districts, like Remington Elementary and Mountain View Academy, have significantly higher academic performance. Addressing the root causes of the low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism at McAuliffe and the surrounding schools will be crucial for improving student outcomes in this area.

448

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,943

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

830 Hathaway Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80915-3867

(719) 228-0900

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Swigert Middle School
High:	Mitchell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

33.9%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

773^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	17.5	773 of 950	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	710 of 943	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	645 of 933	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	688 of 921	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	575 of 710	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	667 of 965	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	613 of 917	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	525 of 929	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	608 of 914	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	646 of 938	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.7	727 of 962	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	668 of 954	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.9	680 of 935	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	717 of 935	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	636 of 925	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	610 of 694	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	496 of 684	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	506 of 642	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	518 of 595	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	619 of 758	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	561 of 690	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	188 of 247	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.4	85 of 242	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	141 of 270	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	83 of 172	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	314 of 365	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	220 of 265	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	191 of 332	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	213 of 308	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	627 of 700	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	660 of 683	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	466 of 649	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	496 of 594	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	513 of 764	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	511 of 693	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	545 of 551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	511 of 539	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	466 of 525	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	443 of 454	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	279 of 288	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	544 of 596	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	279 of 337	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-13 vs state

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Math21%-15 vs state

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Schools Near McAuliffe Elementary

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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	Total
McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Hathaway Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0900	448	30	15.0	45.3%	200 (44.6%)	29 (6.5%)	152 (33.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.7%)	17.5	773^rd of 950 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.2	710^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.7%	63	20.3	21.7	26.7				22.6	24.1	18.0	21.3				21.4	26.2	$16,943
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Winnebago Road	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5299	487	36	13.4	61.0%	205 (42.1%)	36 (7.4%)	157 (32.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (16.4%)	53.2	426^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.2%		24.7	678^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.1%	252	48.3	36.9	49.3				44.9	58.3	31.3	38.4				42.1	42.5	$11,500
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
James Irwin Elementary School - Canada Drive	Public, Charter	K-5	2525 Canada Drive	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 238-6926	132	8	16.5	31.1%	74 (56.1%)	10 (7.6%)	32 (24.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (9.8%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
Remington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Pony Tracks Drive	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5266	534	32	16.5	44.4%	242 (45.3%)	29 (5.4%)	182 (34.1%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.3%)	58.7	374^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.6%		62.4	339^th of 943 public elementary schools	64.1%	35	46.8	40.2	44.4				43.7	55.8	50.0	46.5				50.9	38.9	$11,658
Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 Meadowbrook Parkway	Colorado Springs	80951	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 623-4116	387	22	17.4	33.1%	171 (44.2%)	21 (5.4%)	116 (30.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (17.3%)	28.9	623^rd of 950 public elementary schools	34.4%		54.3	409^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.6%	214	35.8	19.1		48.0	45.8		34.5	26.4	21.7	29.2	32.0	13.0	28.6	25.0	25.0	$21,121
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McAuliffe Elementary

Is McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

McAuliffe Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended McAuliffe Elementary.

What schools do graduates of McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Swigert Middle School
High : Mitchell High School

What is the racial makeup of McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at McAuliffe Elementary are 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is McAuliffe Elementary in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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