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Ray E Kilmer Elementary School

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Ray E Kilmer Elementary School ranks 202 nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Ray E Kilmer Elementary School is a small PK–6 school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 300 students as part of the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 — a top-tier Colorado district. The school currently earns 4 stars and ranks 202nd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (79th percentile), with 62.4% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 61.6% in Math, both well above state averages. Kilmer has historically been an even stronger performer, earning 5 stars and ranking in the low-to-mid 50s statewide in 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 before slipping in the most recent year.

Kilmer's standout strengths are attendance, small classes, and math. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 9.5% is the lowest in the surrounding area — better than the district average of 15.8%, the state average of 28.4%, and even slightly better than The Classical Academy Charter (9.9%). With 300 students and a 13.0 student–teacher ratio, Kilmer is the smallest school in its comparison group, suggesting potential for individualized attention. Math proficiency of 61.6% outpaces Bear Creek Elementary School (58.7%), Lewis-Palmer Elementary School (57.7%), and Monument Charter Academy (40.3%). Kilmer's 6th-grade results are especially impressive: 77.5% proficiency in ELA and 67.5% in Math — the highest among nearby schools serving 6th grade.

Within its district, Kilmer currently ranks behind Prairie Winds Elementary School and Bear Creek Elementary School, though ahead of Lewis-Palmer Elementary School. The most recent year shows a noticeable step backward. Kilmer's 5th-grade scores stand out as a major outlier — ELA proficiency fell to 36.8% versus the state average of 49.9%, and math dropped to 47.4%, below the district's 54.0%. Fifth-grade science also collapsed from 67.6% to 37.8% in a single year. All-grades ELA has declined steadily for four years, from 74.7% in 2022–2023 to 62.4% in 2025–2026, and subgroup rankings have slipped across the board. Given the small enrollment, some volatility is expected, but these trends are worth monitoring. Overall, Kilmer remains a solid, above-average elementary school with excellent attendance and strong upper-grade results — but the recent declines in ELA and science deserve attention.

300

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,896

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4285 Walker Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80908-1335

(719) 488-4740

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Students who attend Ray E Kilmer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High:	Lewis-Palmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg55%

Colorado avg41%

202^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

9^th of 114Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 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	77.4	202 of 946	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	113 of 950	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	116 of 943	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	63 of 933	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	133 of 921	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.7	54 of 710	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	207 of 965	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	177 of 917	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	142 of 929	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	145 of 914	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	143 of 938	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	159 of 962	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	148 of 954	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	147 of 935	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	90.3	56 of 935	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	98 of 925	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	89.1	53 of 872	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	75 of 849	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	70 of 852	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.4	116 of 829	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.6	238 of 823	71.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	187 of 808	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	138 of 695	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	65 of 684	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	63 of 642	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	160 of 595	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	69 of 351	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	203 of 758	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	112 of 690	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	161 of 697	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	13 of 683	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	45 of 649	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	61 of 594	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	37 of 352	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	100 of 764	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	171 of 693	75.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	80 of 547	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	86 of 551	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	50 of 539	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	98 of 525	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	140 of 454	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.0	28 of 288	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	218 of 596	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Math62%+24 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13.0	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	77.4	202^nd of 946 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%	89	62.9	70.5	36.8	77.5	62.4	69.4	62.2	47.4	67.5	61.6	37.8	$14,896
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	86.1	118^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	80.0	69.4	67.3	59.1	68.4	67.6	73.5	59.2	44.4	61.1	62.5	$13,783
Edith Wolford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13710 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4300	372	21	17.7	20.4%	274 (73.7%)	8 (2.2%)	54 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	83.5	144^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.8%		73.3	243^rd of 950 public elementary schools	74.4%	99	56.0	78.4	62.8		69.2	74.0	67.3	53.3		65.8	35.7	$15,549
Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	311	21	14.6	19.6%	210 (67.5%)	17 (5.5%)	51 (16.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.1%)	78.4	189^th of 946 public elementary schools	80.0%		76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%	24	69.8	73.0	70.6		71.0	59.5	67.6	46.2		56.5	38.0	$15,774
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	83.3	146^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%	21	64.9	59.4	68.5		64.4	68.8	62.1	58.6		62.6	52.7	$13,455
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	869	54	16.1	20.4%	608 (70.0%)	14 (1.6%)	148 (17.0%)	19 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.5%)	83.2	150^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%	56	72.4	63.3	67.5	60.9	66.0	71.4	67.6	62.5	34.2	58.7	59.3	$12,278
Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	612	39	15.7	10.0%	487 (79.6%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.7%)	51.8	423^rd of 946 public elementary schools	55.3%		56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%	28	39.5	38.9	57.0		45.3	34.6	43.1	43.6		40.3	43.6	$12,057
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	409	25	16.0	19.1%	310 (75.8%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (13.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	77.6	199^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.0%		73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%	42	46.8	74.1	51.9	61.2	59.3	55.3	70.2	52.8	52.3	57.7	48.1	$13,795
The Da Vinci Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1335 Bridle Oak Lane	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 234-5400	447	30	14.8	24.4%	232 (51.9%)	39 (8.7%)	96 (21.5%)	32 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	72.2	241^st of 946 public elementary schools	74.5%		55.6	401^st of 950 public elementary schools	57.8%	160	52.7	60.6	67.1		60.1	54.7	54.9	45.8		51.8	42.3	$14,326
The Classical Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0081	1,909	126	15.1	13.5%	1,481 (77.6%)	19 (1.0%)	173 (9.1%)	83 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (7.5%)	86.2	114^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.9%		88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%	19	58.7	67.9	64.1	67.1	64.4	71.3	72.8	61.7	60.7	66.9	49.1	$6,956

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray E Kilmer Elementary School

How many students attend Ray E Kilmer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Ray E Kilmer Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ray E Kilmer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ray E Kilmer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High : Lewis-Palmer High School

What district is Ray E Kilmer Elementary School in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Is Ray E Kilmer Elementary School a good school?

Ray E Kilmer Elementary School ranks 202^nd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ray E Kilmer Elementary School?

Students at Ray E Kilmer Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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