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Mountain Vista Community School

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Mountain Vista Community School ranks 523 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Vista Community School is a public magnet elementary and middle school serving grades PK-8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of the Harrison School District No. 2. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 339 out of 938 Colorado elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a ranking of 523 out of 950 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year, its performance for Hispanic and low-income student subgroups is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 25-30% of Colorado elementary schools in these categories.

Mountain Vista Community School's student performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Math, where only 12-25% of students score proficient or better compared to the state average of 35.9%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 31.6% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 2.2%. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13.3 to 15.1 in recent years, which is better than the district average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the same Harrison School District No. 2 generally perform at a similar or slightly lower level than Mountain Vista Community School on academic measures, while the nearby schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 (a higher-performing district) tend to have lower student performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to Mountain Vista Community School.

590

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,157

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Dorset Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-2154

(719) 579-3400

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Students who attend Mountain Vista Community School usually attend:

High:

Harrison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

White:

18.0%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Harrison School District No. 2

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 15 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

523^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

282^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

86^th of 115Harrison School District No. 2 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	523 of 950	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	503 of 943	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	512 of 933	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	518 of 921	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	578 of 710	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	379 of 965	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	479 of 917	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	480 of 929	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	423 of 914	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	339 of 938	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.9	544 of 962	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	581 of 954	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	529 of 935	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	632 of 935	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	502 of 925	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	568 of 872	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	540 of 849	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.3	650 of 852	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	387 of 694	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	354 of 684	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	408 of 642	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	402 of 595	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	315 of 758	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	345 of 690	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	86 of 247	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	73 of 242	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	62 of 197	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	50 of 153	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	37 of 270	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	150 of 337	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	68 of 265	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	49 of 203	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.2	21 of 332	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	43 of 308	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	461 of 700	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	459 of 683	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	440 of 649	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	387 of 594	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	348 of 764	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	441 of 693	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	282 of 469	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	275 of 485	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	262 of 480	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	177 of 448	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	226 of 369	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	165 of 458	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	127 of 424	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	68 of 400	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	63.2	126 of 436	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	53.7	203 of 461	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	178 of 454	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	245 of 425	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	297 of 422	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.5	280 of 409	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.5	296 of 377	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	316 of 362	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	328 of 360	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	211 of 350	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	224 of 363	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	161 of 326	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	158 of 254	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	132 of 352	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	92 of 218	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	83 of 199	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	86 of 198	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	34 of 169	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	43 of 220	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	13 of 165	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	64.4	50 of 241	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	17 of 197	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	11 of 240	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	27 of 222	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	189 of 352	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	195 of 357	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	188 of 356	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	127 of 328	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	134 of 249	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	135 of 343	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	192 of 286	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	118 of 265	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	101 of 283	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)79th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)33rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math26%-10 vs state

Science23%-15 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, March 22, 2018

As a past teacher this school is amazing!!! They have great development and the staff all looks out for one another. The best part is the daily view out of the classroom huge windows that look upon the mountains. Tons of ways to make a change at the school from sports to technology and even health related aspects. Best school ever. Close Quote

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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 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	Total
Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	590	44	13.3	72.5%	106 (18.0%)	89 (15.1%)	330 (55.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.3%)	40.4	523^rd of 950 public elementary schools	44.9%		41.9	503^rd of 943 public elementary schools	46.7%	20	30.9	44.1	52.9	41.7	45.1	45.2	43.3	44.4	30.5	30.8	25.6	12.0	19.4	25.8	21.6	23.3	$16,157
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Manitoba Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2900	299	24	12.5	88.6%	73 (24.4%)	39 (13.0%)	149 (49.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	9.2	902^nd of 950 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.1	900^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.6%	2	16.3	10.3	22.0				16.7	18.4	10.0	13.7				14.3	9.8		$17,318
Carmel Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1700 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3210	490	41	11.9	87.6%	77 (15.7%)	92 (18.8%)	284 (58.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.9%)	11.6	862^nd of 950 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.6	747^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.8%	115	16.7		19.4		33.3	23.1	22.3		10.3		11.4		11.8	10.9	18.9	14.0	$15,407
Monterey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Monterey Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2179	272	18	15.1	80.1%	48 (17.6%)	31 (11.4%)	156 (57.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	30.7	606^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.7	594^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.0%	12	25.9	19.4	41.9				29.3	22.2	16.2	41.9				26.9	44.2		$17,495
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2155	340	24	14.2	87.6%	62 (18.2%)	58 (17.1%)	176 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.3%)	12.6	849^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.6%		13.3	831^st of 943 public elementary schools	11.9%	18	15.7	20.3	27.4				21.5	11.8	22.2	13.3				16.1	10.3		$17,867
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3300	267	24	10.9	77.9%	79 (29.6%)	27 (10.1%)	141 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	10.2	883^rd of 950 public elementary schools	7.1%		16	791^st of 943 public elementary schools	16.1%	92	24.4	10.3	23.1				20.4	17.6	11.4	7.1				12.5	9.5		$20,512
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7400	321	28	11.4	75.4%	85 (26.5%)	29 (9.0%)	174 (54.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	9.6	892^nd of 950 public elementary schools	6.1%		7.7	915^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.0%	23			20.0				13.6	9.3	6.5	17.4				11.0	17.4		$20,954
Atlas Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1602 S. Murray	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 358-7196	286	19	14.8	87.4%	19 (6.6%)	12 (4.2%)	250 (87.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8.6	912^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.6	890^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.6%	22	9.4	17.0					13.2	13.2	13.2					13.2			$8,644
Stratton Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Brookshire Avenue	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2190	290	25	11.4	83.8%	53 (18.3%)	30 (10.3%)	180 (62.1%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	7.9	921^st of 950 public elementary schools	3.1%		13.6	828^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.2%	93	17.0	9.3	22.2				16.3			10.4					8.3		$18,149
The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Public, Charter	K-6	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 471-1999	949	55	17.1	23.7%	426 (44.9%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (31.6%)	63 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	101 (10.6%)	68.8	278^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.7%		81.4	159^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.1%	119	47.4	58.1	57.7	66.7			57.3	50.4	37.7	46.3	48.4			45.9	50.7		$5,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista Community School

What district is Mountain Vista Community School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

Is Mountain Vista Community School a good school?

Mountain Vista Community School ranks 523^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain Vista Community School attend?

Students who attend Mountain Vista Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Harrison High School

How many students attend Mountain Vista Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Mountain Vista Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista Community School?

Students at Mountain Vista Community School are 56% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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