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Venetucci Elementary School

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Venetucci Elementary School ranks 565 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Venetucci Elementary School is a small K-5 school in Colorado Springs' School District No. 3, serving about 272 students — notably fewer than most nearby elementary schools. The school currently ranks in the lower-middle tier of Colorado elementary schools, coming in at the 40th percentile (2 stars) for 2025-26, a slight improvement from recent years but still below its own 2022-23 performance.

Academically, Venetucci posts proficiency rates that are below district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 2025-26, only 33.1% of students were proficient in ELA and 25.5% in math, compared to state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Science proficiency was similarly low at 25.5%. This puts the school well behind several nearby options: Widefield Elementary School of the Arts (71st percentile) and Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School (73rd percentile) both serve the same area but post meaningfully higher scores, often by 15 to 25 percentage points. Even Soaring Eagles Community School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, outperforms Venetucci in both ELA and math. There is one notable bright spot: 4th grade math proficiency reached 44.7% in 2025-26, well above the district's 27.5%.

Two factors stand out as differentiators. First, chronic absenteeism is high — 33.4% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024-25, compared to 28.4% statewide. This has been a persistent issue for two straight years. Second, Venetucci actually has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1, one of the lowest in the area, yet that small-class advantage has not translated into higher achievement. The school also serves a higher-poverty population than its neighbors, with 67.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For parents weighing this school against nearby options, attendance and instructional support are likely more meaningful factors than class size.

272

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,892

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Willis Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911-2063

(719) 391-3355

District: School District No. 3

Students who attend Venetucci Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Watson Junior High School
High:	Widefield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Colorado avg41%

565^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

46^th of 115School 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	35.7	565 of 943	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	583 of 950	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	623 of 943	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	498 of 933	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	517 of 921	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	615 of 965	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	413 of 917	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	416 of 929	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	345 of 914	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.0	568 of 938	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.5	477 of 962	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.6	475 of 954	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	476 of 935	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	526 of 935	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	614 of 925	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	621 of 872	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.4	521 of 849	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	607 of 852	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	553 of 829	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	483 of 823	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.9	416 of 808	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	461 of 692	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	361 of 595	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	534 of 758	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.5	286 of 690	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	59.5	85 of 270	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	170 of 319	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	78 of 265	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	46 of 203	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	217 of 332	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	42 of 308	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	462 of 683	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	359 of 649	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	404 of 594	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	534 of 764	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	454 of 693	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	504 of 546	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	495 of 551	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	513 of 539	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	268 of 525	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	256 of 288	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	548 of 596	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	246 of 337	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science26%-11 vs state

Math26%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 10, 2010

this schools staff is horrible, the front office lady is rude, she bad mouths parents behind there back, and always seems to yell at kids, i talked to her about her attitude, she lied and denies everything thing i confronted her on, this school needs to find a more friendy front desk person!!!! 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	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	35.7	565^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.1%		33.5	583^rd of 950 public elementary schools	38.6%	18			34.0	33.1		44.7		25.5	25.5	$16,892
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%)	59.8	358^th of 943 public elementary schools	62.0%		62.6	339^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.3%	19	36.5	46.2	66.7	49.0	50.0			40.9	44.4	$15,705
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%)	68.8	276^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.7%		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
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%)	35.2	569^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.7%		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%)	71.5	250^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.5%		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
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%)	60.3	352^nd of 943 public elementary schools	62.7%		49.7	445^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.2%	93	54.8	57.7	64.0	58.7	47.6	26.8	29.3	35.1	50.7	$13,307
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%)	27.8	646^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.2	618^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.9%	28	24.1	38.1	55.4	38.2	19.0	20.2	26.2	21.5	27.7	$14,233
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 943 public elementary schools	41.5%		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		$17,134
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%)	33.6	585^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.0%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Venetucci Elementary School

What district is Venetucci Elementary School in?

School District No. 3

What schools do graduates of Venetucci Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Watson Junior High School
High : Widefield High School

How many students attend Venetucci Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Venetucci Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Venetucci Elementary School?

Students at Venetucci Elementary School are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Venetucci Elementary School a good school?

Venetucci Elementary School ranks 565^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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