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Talbott STEAM Innovation School

Q: Is Talbott STEAM Innovation School a good school?

Talbott STEAM Innovation School ranks 358 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Talbott STEAM Innovation School is a K-5 elementary in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 324 students in School District No. 3. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 358th of 943 Colorado elementary schools (62nd percentile), a solid recovery from its 41st-percentile ranking in 2022-23. In the most recent testing year, Talbott beat both district and state averages in English Language Arts (49% vs. 44% district / 44.7% state), math (40.9% vs. 29.5% district / 37.3% state), and 5th-grade science (44.4% vs. 35.7% district / 36.1% state).

What truly sets Talbott STEAM Innovation School apart is how well it serves students who are often underserved elsewhere. Nearly 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school's low-income students ranked 12th of 337 schools statewide (96th percentile) in 2024-25 — up from the 39th percentile just two years earlier. Hispanic students ranked 13th of 247 schools (95th percentile). The STEAM focus shows up in math and science: math proficiency consistently runs well above the district, and 5th-grade science has beaten the state three years straight. A favorable 13.9 student-teacher ratio, better than most nearby schools, supports that success.

Within its corner of Colorado Springs, Talbott sits just behind the top cluster: Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School and Widefield Elementary School of the Arts rank higher, and French Elementary School is close, but Talbott clearly outpaces Pinello Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School, Venetucci Elementary School, and Webster Elementary School. Its chronic absenteeism rate (24.7%) is better than the district's 29.1% and the state's 28.4%, though there is room to improve. Reading data shows students entering 3rd grade below state averages but finishing 5th grade nearly 17 points above their state peers — strong evidence of progress over time. The biggest growth opportunities are early literacy, absenteeism, and lifting 3rd-grade reading.

324

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,705

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Dean Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911

(719) 391-3475

District: School District No. 3

Students who attend Talbott STEAM Innovation School usually attend:

Middle:	Watson Junior High School
High:	Mesa Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Colorado avg41%

358^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the School District No. 3

46^th of 114School District No. 3 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	59.9	358 of 946	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	339 of 950	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	369 of 943	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	547 of 933	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	455 of 921	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	423 of 710	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	541 of 965	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	491 of 917	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	574 of 929	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	411 of 914	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.9	586 of 938	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	664 of 962	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	632 of 954	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.8	733 of 935	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	712 of 935	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	660 of 925	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	569 of 872	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	499 of 849	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	574 of 852	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	500 of 829	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.8	573 of 823	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.4	516 of 808	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	347 of 695	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	254 of 694	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	273 of 684	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	434 of 642	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	363 of 595	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	404 of 758	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	13 of 247	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	32 of 242	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	81 of 197	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	30 of 153	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.4	101 of 365	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.6	161 of 265	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.9	30 of 203	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	35 of 75	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	110 of 332	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	324 of 697	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	324 of 700	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	364 of 683	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	476 of 649	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	353 of 594	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	549 of 764	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	379 of 547	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	366 of 551	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	391 of 539	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	485 of 525	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	377 of 454	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	240 of 288	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	496 of 596	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)96th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Science44%+8 vs state

Math41%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, January 8, 2017

My son attends Talbott STEAM Innovation School. I have had the pleasure of being as involved as possible with the school, staff, and teachers. 2016-2017 is the second year for the current Principal and Vice-Principal. These two ladies are absolutely fantastic. They have made major changes and improvements in the school. I see the principal standing in the crosswalk on the coldest of winter days after school helping kids cross the street. They know each child personally. After talking with any of the staff, it's clear that they want what is best for each child and the community.
Talbott is officially a STEAM school. (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). They have many neat programs. Robotics Club, Lego Club, Hot Wheels Club...there are more, but I'm not familiar with all of them. There is also a community garden on campus that the kids can help tend.
I've been very happy with my experiences there so far. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, May 23, 2014

Is this where you want your kid to go to school?
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Gun-Picture-Gets-Boy-in-Trouble-260059701.html

A little boy is in trouble for a picture he drew as part of a school assignment.

Second grader Kody Smith was assigned to go outside, look at the clouds, and then use his imagination to draw what he saw.

"Draw a picture of what you see in the clouds from your imagination and that picture is a gun,” explained 8-year-old Kody.

Because it was a gun, the teacher at Talbott Elementary in Widefield called him into the office, and then filed a behavior report. His parents say that's too much.

“It hurts. It hurts that he was so scared for being penalized for his imagination,” said Kody’s father, Jeff Smith.

“He’s 8 years old. He was doing exactly what he was told to do for the assignment,” said Kody’s mother, Angel Rivers.

The report says Kody showed behavior that is disruptive to the entire learning community. The parents were worried that this would be on his permanent school record. The Widefield School District says it will not be.

D-3 also sent us this statement: “Our primary responsibility as a school district is to ensure safety of all staff, students and community. We exercised an age-appropriate reaction to an incident. The student's education was never disrupted nor is this incident on the student's permanent record. Our response was in line with routine procedures focused on school safety.” 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/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 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
Talbott STEAM Innovation School	Public	K-5	401 Dean Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3475	324	23	13.9	59.6%	174 (53.7%)	18 (5.6%)	90 (27.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	59.9	358^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.2%		62.6	339^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.3%	19	36.5	46.2	66.7				49.0	50.0	731.0	747.0				40.9	44.4		$15,705
Venetucci Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Willis Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3355	272	22	12.5	67.6%	119 (43.8%)	15 (5.5%)	108 (39.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.5%)	35.8	565^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.3%		33.5	583^rd of 950 public elementary schools	38.6%	18	712.0	741.0	34.0				33.1	714.0	44.7	721.0				25.5	25.5		$16,892
Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	582	33	17.7	47.9%	227 (39.0%)	63 (10.8%)	190 (32.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	65 (11.2%)	35.3	569^th of 946 public elementary schools	39.9%		44.2	497^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.7%	72	49.5	27.7	41.7				39.9	41.2	23.2	24.0				29.7	26.3		$12,686
James Madison Charter Academy School	Public, Charter	K-8	660 Syracuse Street	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 391-3977	72	8	9.3	58.3%	25 (34.7%)	16 (22.2%)	15 (20.8%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	11 (15.3%)								(n/a)							28.9							20.0			$12,526
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	6910 Defoe Avenue	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3455	498	30	16.4	46.0%	237 (47.6%)	40 (8.0%)	150 (30.1%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.0%)	71.6	250^th of 946 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.4	295^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.9%	45	48.9	53.3	63.3				55.3	50.0	46.7	58.9				52.2	53.3		$14,133
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
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	7070 Grand Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3415	506	30	16.8	49.6%	199 (39.3%)	56 (11.1%)	168 (33.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	67 (13.2%)	27.9	647^th of 946 public elementary schools	31.6%		29.2	618^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.9%	29	24.1	38.1	55.4				38.2	19.0	20.2	26.2				21.5	27.7		$14,233
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Camino Del Rey	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1370	668	38	17.5	51.5%	289 (43.3%)	64 (9.6%)	209 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	11 (1.6%)	80 (12.0%)	33.7	585^th of 946 public elementary schools	38.2%		23.9	682^nd of 950 public elementary schools	28.2%	97	28.2	24.1	45.4				32.5	31.1	25.0	43.9				33.2	33.3		$13,770
French Elementary School	Public	K-5	5225 Alturas Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3495	491	28	17.8	48.5%	185 (37.7%)	48 (9.8%)	183 (37.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	60 (12.2%)	60.4	353^rd of 946 public elementary schools	62.7%		49.7	445^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.2%	92	54.8	57.7	64.0				58.7	47.6	26.8	29.3				35.1	50.7		$13,307
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Talbott STEAM Innovation School

What district is Talbott STEAM Innovation School in?

School District No. 3

What schools do graduates of Talbott STEAM Innovation School attend?

Students who attend Talbott STEAM Innovation School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Watson Junior High School
High : Mesa Ridge High School

Is Talbott STEAM Innovation School a good school?

Talbott STEAM Innovation School ranks 358^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Talbott STEAM Innovation School?

Students at Talbott STEAM Innovation School are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Talbott STEAM Innovation School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Talbott STEAM Innovation School.

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