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Patriot Elementary School

Q: Is Patriot Elementary School a good school?

Patriot Elementary School ranks 622 nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Patriot Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Patriot Elementary School.

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

Students at Patriot Elementary School are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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

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

Public Grades K-5

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Patriot Elementary School is a K–5 elementary school located on Fort Carson, Colorado, serving 523 students as part of Fountain School District No. 8. For the 2025–2026 school year, it ranked 621st out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it at the 34th percentile with a 2-star rating — a middling performance that has remained fairly steady over the past decade. But this overall ranking masks some important strengths that parents may want to know about.

Within Fountain School District No. 8, Patriot is one of the stronger elementary options, trailing only Weikel Elementary School in ELA and math among its immediate Fort Carson-area peers. It outperforms Mountainside Elementary School and Abrams Elementary School in both subjects and leads the group in 5th-grade science. Most notably, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Patriot ranked at the 71st percentile statewide in 2025–2026 — and reached the 80th percentile the year before — earning 4 stars both years. Hispanic students also performed well relative to statewide peers, ranking at the 74th percentile in 2024–2025. These results suggest the school is especially effective at supporting students who often face additional barriers.

There are also areas of concern. Math proficiency sits at just 25.2% compared to the state average of 37.3%, and 4th-grade math is particularly weak at 17.7% proficient — a dramatic contrast to the same grade's 48.8% ELA proficiency. Chronic absenteeism affects 28.5% of students, close to the state average but far higher than the 8–10% rates at nearby Broadmoor Elementary School, Pinon Valley Elementary School, and Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School in Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12. Female students also consistently outperform male students relative to statewide peers. Still, for families within Fountain School District No. 8, Patriot stands out as a solid, competitive choice.

523

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,568

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

7010 Harr Avenue
Fort Carson, CO 80902-2190

(719) 382-1460

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Patriot Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Colorado avg41%

622^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	30.1	622 of 946	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	581 of 950	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	676 of 943	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	643 of 933	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	683 of 921	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	460 of 710	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	569 of 965	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	567 of 917	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	599 of 929	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	488 of 914	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	501 of 938	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	560 of 962	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.8	527 of 954	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	501 of 935	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	473 of 935	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	404 of 925	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	280 of 872	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.8	265 of 849	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	80.4	133 of 852	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.0	57 of 829	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	109 of 823	86.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	162 of 808	80.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	495 of 695	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	393 of 694	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	552 of 684	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	531 of 642	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	534 of 595	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	327 of 351	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	474 of 758	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	459 of 690	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	145 of 251	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	63 of 247	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	129 of 242	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	79 of 153	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	91 of 322	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	69 of 337	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	229 of 365	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	113 of 265	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	133 of 203	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	111 of 332	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	100 of 308	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	560 of 697	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	530 of 700	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	560 of 683	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	511 of 649	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	266 of 352	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	528 of 764	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	506 of 693	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	493 of 547	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	521 of 551	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	524 of 539	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	506 of 525	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	518 of 596	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2025)<1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Math25%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 30, 2016

My child started in kindergarten and by the time he reached first grade, he was reading but it takes the effort of both the teacher and parent support for a child to be successful. I love all his teachers and hopefully, they will see him grow up in this school. There is a lot of behaviors and the teachers are overwhelmed. Again they need that parent support. Close Quote

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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/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 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
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%)	30.1	622^nd of 946 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.8	581^st of 950 public elementary schools	38.8%	41	28.8	48.8	35.9		38.2	28.2	17.7	31.3		25.2	26.6	$15,568
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%)	32.7	593^rd of 946 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.3	543^rd of 950 public elementary schools	42.8%	50	42.7	39.5	35.5		39.4	36.0	28.4	23.7		29.7	19.7	$14,031
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%)	16.8	794^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.1%		21.8	713^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.9%	81	10.3	38.1	28.2		25.8	23.1	725.0	718.0		15.8	12.8	$17,375
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%)	14.5	822^nd of 946 public elementary schools	13.1%		24.7	669^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.6%	153	20.0	24.1	19.4		21.5	726.0	20.0	723.0		18.8	20.6	$16,643
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%)	85.1	132^nd of 946 public elementary schools	86.0%		82.4	148^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.4%	16	66.7	66.7	71.4	79.6	71.4	66.7	65.2	58.8	79.6	67.6	35.4	$14,258
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%)	88.9	82^nd of 946 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.9	75^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.1%	7	60.0	54.0	76.5	64.7	64.0	68.9	66.0	82.4	64.7	70.6	76.5	$12,973
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%)	21.9	716^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.3%		18.3	761^st of 950 public elementary schools	19.9%	45	16.7	37.8	31.9		28.1	5.4	46.7	12.5		20.1	701.0	$19,115
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%)	25.9	672^nd of 946 public elementary schools	29.0%		26.3	654^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.2%	18	23.7	31.9	44.7		33.3	23.7	17.0	28.9		22.8	31.6	$19,002
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%)	37	552^nd of 946 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	587^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.2%	35	34.0	49.1	48.8		44.1	25.5	32.1	25.6		28.0	737.0	$17,134
Widefield Elementary School of the Arts	Public	K-5	509 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3335	369	26	14.0	53.9%	165 (44.7%)	26 (7.0%)	129 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.2%)	68.9	276^th of 946 public elementary schools	70.8%		60.1	355^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.6%	79	62.7	46.9	65.5		58.9	54.2	36.7	54.5		49.1	43.6	$14,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Patriot Elementary School

How many students attend Patriot Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Patriot Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Patriot Elementary School?

Students at Patriot Elementary School are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Patriot Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Patriot Elementary School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

Is Patriot Elementary School a good school?

Patriot Elementary School ranks 622^nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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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