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Mesa Elementary School

Q: Is Mesa Elementary School a good school?

Mesa Elementary School ranks 585 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Mesa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Mesa Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mesa Elementary School?

Students at Mesa Elementary School are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mesa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mesa Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Fountain Middle School High : Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Public Grades K-5

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Elementary School is a K-5 school in Fountain, CO, serving 668 students as part of Fountain School District No. 8, located in a moderate-to-high poverty area where 51.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 38th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating, which represents a meaningful improvement from last year's 28th-percentile ranking. This places the school roughly in line with its district context, as the broader district ranks in the 30th percentile among Colorado districts.

Mesa's strongest academic area is math, where 33.2% of students are proficient, well above the district average of 26.9% and just 4 points below the state average. Among nearby Fountain School District No. 8 schools, only Jordahl Elementary School posts stronger math results, while Aragon Elementary School lags far behind at 13%. Fifth graders are a clear standout: 45.4% are proficient in ELA and 43.9% in math, beating both district and state averages in math. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism at 25.5%, which is better than both the district (30.2%) and state (28.4%) averages, and far better than Aragon's 45.0% rate. These strengths are notable given Mesa's relatively large class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.5.

The school's main challenge is English language arts, where 32.5% proficiency sits well below the state's 44.7%. The gap between grade levels is striking: fourth-grade ELA proficiency is just 24.1%, while fifth grade reaches 45.4%, suggesting an effective upper-elementary model that could be extended to younger students. Compared with Jordahl Elementary School, which posts 48.1% ELA proficiency and 54.4% math proficiency, Mesa has clear room to grow even within its own district. The recent upward trend from the 28th to 38th percentile is encouraging, and sustaining strong fifth-grade results and attendance will be key to building on this momentum.

668

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,770

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

82.1%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.6% (MMR)

400 Camino Del Rey
Fountain, CO 80817-1614

(719) 382-1370

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Mesa Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Colorado avg41%

585^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Fountain School District No. 8

80^th of 114Fountain 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
2026	33.7	585 of 946	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	682 of 950	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	610 of 943	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	619 of 933	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	679 of 921	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	469 of 710	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	576 of 965	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	514 of 917	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.4	404 of 929	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	337 of 914	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.8	430 of 938	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	356 of 962	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.3	456 of 954	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	417 of 935	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	509 of 935	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.1	361 of 925	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	231 of 872	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	63.7	327 of 849	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	257 of 852	69.8%	★★★★☆
2006	53.5	421 of 829	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	384 of 823	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.7	483 of 808	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	36.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	529 of 695	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	552 of 694	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	497 of 684	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	548 of 642	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	543 of 595	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	325 of 351	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	453 of 758	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	518 of 690	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	147 of 251	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	139 of 247	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	109 of 242	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	101 of 197	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	77 of 153	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	50 of 270	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	21 of 172	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	191 of 322	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.2	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	227 of 365	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	210 of 265	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	164 of 203	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	42 of 75	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	142 of 332	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	79 of 308	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	460 of 697	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.2	584 of 700	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	534 of 683	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	461 of 649	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	438 of 594	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	284 of 352	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	562 of 764	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	363 of 693	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	491 of 547	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	538 of 551	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	510 of 539	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	494 of 525	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	436 of 454	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	268 of 288	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	493 of 596	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	294 of 337	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2024)<1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-3 vs state

Math33%-4 vs state

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Camino Del Rey	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1370	668	38	17.5	51.5%	289 (43.3%)	64 (9.6%)	209 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	11 (1.6%)	80 (12.0%)	33.7	585^th of 946 public elementary schools	38.2%		23.9	682^nd of 950 public elementary schools	28.2%	97	28.2	24.1	45.4				32.5	31.1	25.0	43.9				33.2	33.3		82.1%	3.6%	$13,770
Eagleside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 Sentry Drive	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1520	332	23	14.4	38.6%	164 (49.4%)	19 (5.7%)	93 (28.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	48 (14.5%)	39.2	521^st of 946 public elementary schools	44.9%		51.4	436^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.1%	85	34.9	50.0	33.3				40.0	41.9	27.8	25.0				31.0	39.6		72.7%	1.8%	$19,931
Aragon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 South Main Street	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1340	358	24	15.0	74.9%	169 (47.2%)	27 (7.5%)	115 (32.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (11.2%)	18.1	772^nd of 946 public elementary schools	18.4%		17.7	771^st of 950 public elementary schools	18.8%	1	28.4	31.5	31.0				30.2	11.9	9.3	16.7				13.0	26.4		86.2%	3.4%	$16,856
James Madison Charter Academy School	Public, Charter	K-8	660 Syracuse Street	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 391-3977	72	8	9.3	58.3%	25 (34.7%)	16 (22.2%)	15 (20.8%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	11 (15.3%)								(n/a)							28.9							20.0			45.5%	0%	$12,526
Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	582	33	17.7	47.9%	227 (39.0%)	63 (10.8%)	190 (32.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	65 (11.2%)	35.3	569^th of 946 public elementary schools	39.9%		44.2	497^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.7%	72	49.5	27.7	41.7				39.9	41.2	23.2	24.0				29.7	26.3		71%	3.2%	$12,686
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	7070 Grand Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3415	506	30	16.8	49.6%	199 (39.3%)	56 (11.1%)	168 (33.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	67 (13.2%)	27.9	647^th of 946 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.2	618^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.9%	29	24.1	38.1	55.4				38.2	19.0	20.2	26.2				21.5	27.7		77.4%	0%	$14,233
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	6910 Defoe Avenue	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3455	498	30	16.4	46.0%	237 (47.6%)	40 (8.0%)	150 (30.1%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.0%)	71.6	250^th of 946 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.4	295^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.9%	45	48.9	53.3	63.3				55.3	50.0	46.7	58.9				52.2	53.3		87.8%	0%	$14,133
Talbott STEAM Innovation School	Public	K-5	401 Dean Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3475	324	23	13.9	59.6%	174 (53.7%)	18 (5.6%)	90 (27.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	59.9	358^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.2%		62.6	339^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.3%	19	36.5	46.2	66.7				49.0	50.0	731.0	747.0				40.9	44.4		87.8%	4.1%	$15,705
Jordahl Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Progress Drive	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1400	524	31	16.9	45.4%	276 (52.7%)	25 (4.8%)	141 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	77 (14.7%)	64.7	309^th of 946 public elementary schools	67.3%		64.2	323^rd of 950 public elementary schools	66.0%	14	41.0	45.3	57.5				48.1	53.8	46.3	64.0				54.4	44.7		89.5%	0%	$15,306
Venetucci Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Willis Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3355	272	22	12.5	67.6%	119 (43.8%)	15 (5.5%)	108 (39.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.5%)	35.8	565^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.3%		33.5	583^rd of 950 public elementary schools	38.6%	18	712.0	741.0	34.0				33.1	714.0	44.7	721.0				25.5	25.5		72.1%	2.3%	$16,892

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Elementary School?

Students at Mesa Elementary School are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Mesa Elementary School a good school?

Mesa Elementary School ranks 585^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Mesa Elementary School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

How many students attend Mesa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Mesa Elementary School.

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