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Mountainside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mountainside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Carson, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Fountain School District No. 8, which is ranked 82 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountainside Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a ranking between 465 and 739 out of around 950 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent years, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly low performance in 4th grade Math. Additionally, Mountainside Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.6% to 29.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance. However, the school's performance for White students is significantly lower, ranking 528 out of 539 Colorado elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 0-star rating. The nearby schools in the Fountain School District, such as Abrams Elementary and Weikel Elementary, have similar performance characteristics to Mountainside Elementary School, while the schools in the higher-performing Cheyenne Mountain School District, such as Broadmoor Elementary and Pinon Valley Elementary, have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free and reduced lunch rates.

346

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,315

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5506 Harr Avenue
Fort Carson, CO 80902-1612

(719) 382-1430

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Mountainside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

34.1%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

713^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	21.8	713 of 950	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	739 of 943	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	686 of 933	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	687 of 921	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	465 of 710	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	402 of 965	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	452 of 917	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.8	637 of 929	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	431 of 914	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	395 of 938	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.9	561 of 962	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	492 of 954	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.7	515 of 935	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	558 of 935	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.9	658 of 925	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	609 of 872	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	460 of 849	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.9	410 of 852	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.3	435 of 829	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.6	513 of 823	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.7	602 of 808	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	596 of 684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	425 of 595	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	351 of 758	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	384 of 690	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	80.0	31 of 270	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	242 of 365	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	26 of 203	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	30 of 75	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	14 of 332	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	530 of 683	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	455 of 594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	371 of 764	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	309 of 693	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	528 of 539	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	411 of 596	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	271 of 337	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)89th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Mountainside 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Mountainside Elementary School

What district is Mountainside Elementary School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

What schools do graduates of Mountainside Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend Mountainside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Mountainside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountainside Elementary School?

Students at Mountainside Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Is Mountainside Elementary School a good school?

Mountainside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

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