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McAuliffe Elementary

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McAuliffe Elementary ranks 676 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

McAuliffe Elementary serves 448 students in preschool through 5th grade in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as part of Colorado Springs School District No. 11. The school currently ranks 675th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (28th percentile, one star), placing it in the lower-middle range statewide and below the typical D11 school. Academic proficiency mirrors this ranking: only 28.2% of students met state standards in English Language Arts and 27.7% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Chronic absenteeism affects 39.7% of students—lower than the D11 district average of 45.8% but still well above the state's 28.4%.

Families comparing schools in this area will notice a significant "neighborhood gap" between D11 and nearby D49 schools. Evans Elementary, just over a mile away in El Paso County Colorado School District 49, posts 50.5% ELA and 51% Math proficiency—about 22 points higher than McAuliffe in both subjects—despite serving a student body with a higher free/reduced lunch rate. Remington Elementary similarly posts 54% ELA and 55.1% Math. Within D11, Madison Elementary has a 73% free/reduced lunch rate yet still manages slightly higher scores. On a positive note, McAuliffe's chronic absenteeism is better than several nearby D11 peers, including Madison (48.8%), Wilson Elementary (44.6%), and Roosevelt Charter Academy (46.1%).

The brightest spot is 3rd grade math, where 44% of McAuliffe students are proficient—above both the district (36.7%) and state (41.5%). However, 4th grade math falls sharply to just 11.7%, before recovering to 27.8% in 5th grade, suggesting a possible curriculum or transition issue between grade levels. The student-teacher ratio has improved substantially, from 18.9 in 2022-23 to 15.0 in 2024-25, though proficiency has not yet responded. Finally, the school serves a comparatively less economically disadvantaged population than nearby D11 schools, yet low-income and male student subgroups have ranked in low percentiles statewide in recent years—signaling that targeted support for these groups could be an important focus.

448

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,026

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: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Colorado avg41%

676^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^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	25.6	676 of 946	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	526 of 695	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.0	193 of 251	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.4	281 of 322	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.1	588 of 697	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	492 of 547	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Female (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Math28%-10 vs state

Science26%-10 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
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%)	25.6	676^th of 946 public elementary schools	28.5%		17.5	773^rd of 950 public elementary schools	18.6%	97	22.7	27.3	37.0				28.2	44.0	11.7	27.8				27.7	25.9		$20,026
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%)	61.6	339^th of 946 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.2	426^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.2%	87	46.2	59.7	46.4				50.5	56.1	51.6	45.6				51.0	32.8		$17,102
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%)	22.8	699^th of 946 public elementary schools	26.1%		22.2	704^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.9%	5	25.7	31.9	36.6				31.7	25.7	31.9	22.0				26.8	12.2		$20,624
James Irwin Elementary School - Canada Drive	Public, Charter	K-5	2525 Canada Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	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)	733.0	70.0					50.0	722.0	726.0					11.8			$16,348
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%)	13.9	831^st of 946 public elementary schools	12.2%		8.1	917^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.5%	86	22.2	8.9	20.6				16.9	22.2	22.7	22.9				22.6	14.3		$23,345
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%)	36.7	558^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.0%		31	604^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.4%	46	35.9	52.8	51.7	45.6	58.3	32.7	45.9	24.6	17.0	19.0	14.0	31.3	25.0	21.6	38.6	20.8	$17,715
Roosevelt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	13.3	838^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.5	829^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.7%	9	5.7	19.2	32.3				18.8	9.9	16.5	20.0				15.3	25.4		$16,247
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%)	67.2	291^st of 946 public elementary schools	69.2%		58.7	374^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.6%	83	59.7	46.9	55.7				54.0	58.4	52.6	54.4				55.1	33.3		$15,919
Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 Meadowbrook Parkway	Colorado Springs	80831	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%)	48.1	447^th of 946 public elementary schools	52.7%		28.9	623^rd of 950 public elementary schools	34.4%	176	26.8	40.5	63.2	47.4	65.4	81.3	50.3	31.0	33.3	52.6	33.3	19.2	31.3	34.6	39.5	31.3	$18,268
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%)	22.1	713^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.6%		16	793^rd of 950 public elementary schools	16.5%	80	37.0	21.6	39.2				32.7	27.8	23.1	16.0				22.4	13.7		$17,540

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

McAuliffe Elementary ranks 676^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend McAuliffe Elementary?

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

What district is McAuliffe Elementary in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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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