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Ellicott Elementary School

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Ellicott Elementary School ranks 633 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Ellicott Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Calhan, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 534 students. The school is part of the Ellicott School District No. 22, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellicott Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 30.5% in English Language Arts and 25.4% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its rankings for female students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students in the bottom 25% of Colorado elementary schools. Additionally, Ellicott Elementary School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 27.7% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Ellicott Elementary School's performance lags behind many of the nearby schools, such as Inspiration View Elementary, Meridian Ranch Elementary, and Peyton Elementary, which consistently outperform Ellicott in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Ellicott Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, dropping from a high of 399 out of 929 Colorado elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 633 out of 950 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic achievement.

520

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,723

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

399 South Ellicott Highway
Calhan, CO 80808-8963

(719) 683-2700

District: Ellicott School District No. 22

Students who attend Ellicott Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ellicott Middle School
High:	Ellicott Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

38.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

633^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 115Ellicott School District No. 22 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	28.4	633 of 950	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	624 of 943	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	612 of 933	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	561 of 921	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	493 of 710	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	506 of 965	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	411 of 917	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	399 of 929	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.6	456 of 914	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	456 of 938	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.6	592 of 962	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	607 of 954	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	665 of 935	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	700 of 935	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	627 of 925	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	648 of 872	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	619 of 849	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.8	681 of 852	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	669 of 829	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	695 of 823	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	573 of 808	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	531 of 694	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	551 of 684	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	541 of 642	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	442 of 595	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	329 of 351	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	458 of 758	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	359 of 690	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	197 of 337	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	280 of 365	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.2	102 of 265	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	83 of 203	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	37 of 75	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	155 of 332	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	50 of 308	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	478 of 700	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	408 of 683	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	460 of 649	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	411 of 594	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	280 of 352	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	408 of 764	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	410 of 693	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	485 of 551	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	393 of 539	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	424 of 525	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	381 of 454	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	258 of 288	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	453 of 596	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	222 of 337	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-4 vs state

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Math25%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, July 7, 2019

A great little school with very caring teachers who work hard to meet the needs of their students. Close Quote

Schools Near Ellicott Elementary School

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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
Ellicott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	399 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 683-2700	520	35	14.8	57.5%	257 (49.4%)	16 (3.1%)	200 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	28.4	633^rd of 950 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.1	624^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.8%	9	30.8	28.6	32.3				30.5	41.5	21.0	12.9				25.4	35.5		$13,723
Falcon Elementary School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	12050 Falcon Highway	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5272	318	24	13.4	47.5%	195 (61.3%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (27.7%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.5%)	42.2	513^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.0%		36.1	553^rd of 943 public elementary schools	41.4%	40	32.4	19.5	43.2				31.3	40.5	24.4	44.7				36.2	57.9		$19,126
Grand Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	11060 Fontaine Blvd	Colorado Springs	80925	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3470	1,044	55	19.1	32.4%	348 (33.3%)	159 (15.2%)	367 (35.2%)	24 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	138 (13.2%)	35.7	564^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.6%		28.3	633^rd of 943 public elementary schools	32.9%	69	34.8	42.4	49.2	35.5	38.9	51.2	41.5	29.0		26.7		22.4	27.4	23.5	28.3	41.4	$12,443
Woodmen Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8308 Del Rio Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5500	613	38	16.1	33.0%	377 (61.5%)	19 (3.1%)	138 (22.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.1%)	57.9	382^nd of 950 public elementary schools	59.8%		55.8	398^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.8%	16	41.9	34.2	54.5				45.1	53.8	40.5	38.5				43.9	53.7		$12,174
Calhan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 347-2766	201	15	13.6	53.2%	172 (85.6%)	20 (10.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	48.3	456^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	505^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.4%	49	45.5	50.0	47.8				47.8	33.3	24.0	47.6				34.3	36.4		$18,859
Meridian Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10480 Rainbow Bridge Drive	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-2909	670	39	17.0	27.5%	411 (61.3%)	41 (6.1%)	134 (20.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.3%)	68.5	282^nd of 950 public elementary schools	70.3%		70.4	259^th of 943 public elementary schools	72.5%	23	56.6	58.6	51.0				55.6	58.5	57.8	40.0				52.5	38.0		$10,703
Peyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13550 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 749-0170	293	20	14.8	32.1%	227 (77.5%)	3 (1.0%)	43 (14.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	54.4	410^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.8%		69.3	273^rd of 943 public elementary schools	71.0%	137	39.5	18.9	51.1	59.0			42.8	36.8	28.9	47.8	48.7			41.0	53.3		$11,204
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
Miami/Yoder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 South Rush Road	Rush	80833	El Paso County	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 478-2186	173	8	21.6	64.7%	117 (67.6%)	1 (0.6%)	49 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	28.2	635^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.2%		32.4	584^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.1%	51	16.7	48.0	31.6				33.9		24.0						15.8		$13,449
Bennett Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11243 Londonderry Drive	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	376	22	17.3	31.6%	214 (56.9%)	10 (2.7%)	84 (22.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.5%)	42.7	510^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.3%		42.8	499^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.1%	11	38.9	38.2	49.2				42.4	41.8	26.8	29.7				32.6	39.1		$22,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellicott Elementary School

How many students attend Ellicott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Ellicott Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ellicott Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ellicott Middle School
High : Ellicott Senior High School

What district is Ellicott Elementary School in?

Ellicott School District No. 22

Is Ellicott Elementary School a good school?

Ellicott Elementary School ranks 633^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ellicott Elementary School?

Students at Ellicott Elementary School are 49% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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