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Abrams Elementary School

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Abrams Elementary School ranks 669 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Abrams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Carson, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 403 students. The school is part of the Fountain School District No. 8, which is ranked 82 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Abrams Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, ranking between 475 and 803 out of 710-950 schools over the past 9 school years. The school has been rated 1-2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger for the past 5 school years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Colorado elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates on the CMAS assessments are consistently lower than the Fountain School District No. 8 and the state of Colorado averages across all grades and subjects, ranging from 9.2% to 47.5%, with the highest rates in 5th grade Science and the lowest rates in 4th grade Math. Additionally, Abrams Elementary School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 30.7% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby Broadmoor Elementary School and Pinon Valley Elementary School, which are part of the Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12, significantly outperform Abrams Elementary across all metrics, with much higher statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates. However, the nearby Mountainside Elementary School and Weikel Elementary School, which are also part of the Fountain School District No. 8, have similar performance profiles to Abrams Elementary.

396

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,059

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Chiles Avenue
Fort Carson, CO 80902-2200

(719) 382-1490

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Abrams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carson Middle School
High:	Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

33.1%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

669^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Fountain School District No. 8

82^nd of 115Fountain School District No. 8 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	24.7	669 of 950	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	803 of 943	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	736 of 933	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	672 of 921	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	475 of 710	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	305 of 965	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	221 of 917	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.4	348 of 929	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.8	523 of 914	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	421 of 938	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.6	623 of 962	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	464 of 954	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	474 of 935	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	588 of 935	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	586 of 925	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	475 of 872	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	584 of 849	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	400 of 852	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.0	507 of 829	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.6	457 of 823	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.6	437 of 808	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	488 of 694	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	553 of 684	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	465 of 595	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	334 of 758	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	250 of 690	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	125 of 337	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.3	316 of 365	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	138 of 265	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.4	18 of 332	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	7 of 308	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	539 of 700	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	648 of 683	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	574 of 649	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	430 of 594	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	238 of 764	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	177 of 693	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	536 of 539	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	350 of 596	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	165 of 337	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+8 vs state

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Math21%-15 vs state

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Abrams Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Chiles Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1490	396	24	16.5	64.4%	147 (37.1%)	56 (14.1%)	131 (33.1%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	34 (8.6%)	24.7	669^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.6%		15.2	803^rd of 943 public elementary schools	14.8%	134	15.9	21.4	42.5		24.8	25.4	9.5	27.5		21.4	47.5	$15,059
Mountainside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5506 Harr Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1430	346	24	14.4	44.2%	118 (34.1%)	55 (15.9%)	125 (36.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	34 (9.8%)	21.8	713^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.9%		20.3	739^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.6%	26	21.8	26.4	30.6		25.7	34.5	11.3	22.2		22.9	30.6	$16,315
Pinon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6205 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 527-0300	315	23	13.9	22.9%	198 (62.9%)	7 (2.2%)	69 (21.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	82.4	148^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.4%		83	140^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.2%	8	65.1	62.0	76.1	75.0	69.3	60.5	39.2	63.8	70.7	57.7	51.1	$13,060
Weikel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 Lindstrom Street	Colorado Springs	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-4320	814	43	19.0	32.3%	343 (42.1%)	69 (8.5%)	259 (31.8%)	21 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	38.3	543^rd of 950 public elementary schools	42.8%		31.9	590^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.4%	47	37.0	25.6	52.9		38.4	33.0	24.4	35.3		30.9	38.8	$13,189
Otero Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Charmwood Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2110	330	30	10.8	73.3%	101 (30.6%)	40 (12.1%)	144 (43.6%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.8%)	18.3	761^st of 950 public elementary schools	19.9%		24.5	684^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.5%	77	28.9	20.4	27.5		25.4	15.2	16.0	22.5		17.6	30.0	$17,545
Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 576-3080	324	21	15.2	10.2%	236 (72.8%)	6 (1.9%)	35 (10.8%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.5%)	89.9	75^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.3	62^nd of 943 public elementary schools	93.4%	13	62.5	72.5	57.7	66.7	64.8	79.2	76.5	69.2	68.8	73.4	71.2	$12,439
Patriot Elementary School	Public	K-5	7010 Harr Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1460	523	34	15.5	40.3%	240 (45.9%)	57 (10.9%)	147 (28.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.5%)	49 (9.4%)	33.8	581^st of 950 public elementary schools	38.8%		25	676^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.3%	95	36.3	26.3	38.0		33.5	25.0	18.4	41.4		27.9	43.7	$14,554
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Oak Creek Drive West	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2175	235	19	12.3	74.9%	62 (26.4%)	18 (7.7%)	126 (53.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.5%)	26.3	654^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.2%		44	490^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.0%	164	28.9	40.0	31.6		33.3	22.7	30.0	21.1		24.6	23.7	$16,532
Pinello Elementary School	Public	K-5	2515 Cody Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3395	301	22	13.6	59.5%	114 (37.9%)	28 (9.3%)	125 (41.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.0%)	33.2	587^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.2%		29	626^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.6%	39	25.5	40.0	35.0		32.8		40.0			23.8	23.7	$15,684
Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	440 W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6130	327	21	15.4	18.3%	237 (72.5%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (14.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	90.4	71^st of 950 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.7	70^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.6%	1	63.0	58.5	78.3	71.4	68.1	76.6	53.7	78.7	68.8	69.9	73.3	$12,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Abrams Elementary School

Is Abrams Elementary School a good school?

Abrams Elementary School ranks 669^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Abrams Elementary School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

What schools do graduates of Abrams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carson Middle School
High : Fountain-Fort Carson High School

How many students attend Abrams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Abrams Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Abrams Elementary School?

Students at Abrams Elementary School are 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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