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Weikel Elementary School

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Weikel Elementary School ranks 543 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Weikel Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 758 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.

Weikel Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts for all grades was 38.4% at Weikel, compared to 44.8% statewide and 34.2% for the Fountain School District. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in CMAS Math for all grades was 30.9% at Weikel, compared to 35.9% statewide and 24.3% for the district. Weikel's performance is particularly low in 4th grade, where only 25.6% of students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, and 24.4% were proficient or better in CMAS Math.

Weikel Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic students at Weikel perform relatively well, ranking in the top 100 out of 247 Colorado elementary schools in CMAS English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, Cheyenne Mountain Elementary and Pinon Valley Elementary, both in neighboring districts, significantly outperform Weikel in CMAS test scores, with over 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, Weikel Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.9% to 29.2% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average, and the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch has been increasing, from 27.55% in 2021-2022 to 34.7% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families.

814

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,189

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6565 Lindstrom Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80902-5400

(719) 358-4320

District: Fountain School District No. 8

Students who attend Weikel Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!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 school35%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

543^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	38.3	543 of 950	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	590 of 943	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	501 of 933	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	488 of 921	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	385 of 710	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	262 of 965	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	340 of 917	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	461 of 929	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	328 of 914	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	369 of 938	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.5	285 of 962	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	375 of 954	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	479 of 694	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	555 of 684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	414 of 642	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	362 of 595	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	212 of 351	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	227 of 758	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	304 of 690	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	93 of 247	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	100 of 242	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	71 of 197	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	27 of 172	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	164 of 337	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	294 of 365	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	94 of 265	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	92 of 203	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	114 of 332	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	142 of 308	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	442 of 700	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	442 of 683	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	434 of 649	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	397 of 594	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	288 of 352	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	245 of 764	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	329 of 693	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	477 of 551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	474 of 539	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	436 of 525	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	395 of 454	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	238 of 288	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	249 of 596	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	198 of 337	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science39%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Math31%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	60.1	355^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.6%		64.5	316^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.5%	39	47.1	44.1	58.1		50.0	45.1	45.8	45.2		45.3	41.9	$14,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Weikel Elementary School

Is Weikel Elementary School a good school?

Weikel Elementary School ranks 543^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Weikel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Weikel Elementary School.

What district is Weikel Elementary School in?

Fountain School District No. 8

What is the racial makeup of Weikel Elementary School?

Students at Weikel Elementary School are 42% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Weikel Elementary School attend?

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

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

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