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Grand Mountain School

Q: Is Grand Mountain School a good school?

Grand Mountain School ranks 564 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Grand Mountain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,044 students attended Grand Mountain School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grand Mountain School?

Students at Grand Mountain School are 35% Hispanic, 33% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Grand Mountain School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 1,041 students enrolled. The school is part of the School District No. 3, which is ranked 55 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a moderately-ranked district, Grand Mountain School has consistently performed in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, ranking between 559-671 out of 921-950 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 23.5% of Grand Mountain students proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 29.4% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% to 27.8% over the past 3 years, and increasing dropout rates, rising from 0.7% to 2.1% over the same period.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Venetucci Elementary, Webster Elementary, and Talbott STEAM Innovation School, Grand Mountain School performs significantly worse across various metrics, including student performance, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates. However, the school does outperform some elementary schools in the neighboring Fountain School District No. 8, which has a lower district ranking and more struggling schools.

1,044

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,443

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11060 Fontaine Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80925-9644

(719) 391-3470

District: School District No. 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

White:

33.3%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

564^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2021

From bottom 21% (2021) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

233^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 22 pts since 2021

From bottom 28% (2021) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

55^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	564 of 950	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	633 of 943	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	559 of 933	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	671 of 921	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	558 of 710	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	466 of 694	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	531 of 684	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	446 of 642	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	493 of 595	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	322 of 351	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	69 of 247	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	43.9	128 of 242	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	158 of 337	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	243 of 365	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	183 of 265	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	503 of 700	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	571 of 683	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	470 of 649	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	499 of 594	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	317 of 352	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	526 of 551	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	517 of 539	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	438 of 525	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	449 of 454	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	288 of 288	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	233 of 469	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	193 of 485	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	188 of 480	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	226 of 448	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	265 of 369	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	185 of 347	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	159 of 350	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	165 of 363	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	205 of 326	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	154 of 254	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	40 of 218	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	38 of 198	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	48 of 241	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	158 of 352	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	188 of 357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	133 of 356	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	188 of 328	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	188 of 275	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	167 of 273	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	158 of 286	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	186 of 203	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Science34%-4 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

We only went there 1 year. My son was in 3rd grade with Mrs. Garcia and it was a complete nightmare. She was condescending and spoke down to the kids. When they were distance learning she would talk about kids grades in front of the entire class including calling out a kids who had failed his math test with a 34. For 3 months I spoke to her about my son struggling and she nothing. I finally contacted the VP and the guidance counselor and both of them were useless as well. Neither one one anything to help my son. My son spent an entire year wishing he was dead and hating school.

I gave the school 2 starts because my daughter's kindergarten teacher was amazing!! Mrs. Mendiola was absolutely fabulously and encouraging and a great example for her students.

We ended up leaving GM because of the lack of professionalism from both teachers and staff. 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Grand Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	11060 Fontaine Blvd	Colorado Springs	80925	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3470	1,044	55	19.1	32.4%	348 (33.3%)	159 (15.2%)	367 (35.2%)	24 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	138 (13.2%)	35.7	564^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.6%		28.3	633^rd of 943 public elementary schools	32.9%	69	34.8	42.4	49.2	35.5	38.9	51.2	41.5	29.0		26.7	22.4	27.4	23.5	28.3	41.4	$12,443
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%)	29.2	618^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.9%		31.8	591^st of 943 public elementary schools	37.3%	27	29.8	24.3	47.5				34.2	26.2	26.8	27.5			26.8	28.8		$12,725
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%)	67.4	295^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.9%		71.1	247^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.8%	48	48.1	35.5	67.5				49.4	48.1	48.9	54.4			50.4	61.5		$12,529
Eagleside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 Sentry Drive	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1520	332	23	14.4	38.6%	164 (49.4%)	19 (5.7%)	93 (28.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	48 (14.5%)	51.4	436^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.1%		50.5	445^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.8%	9	40.0	34.7	57.8				45.4	34.7	26.5	40.6			34.6	56.3		$16,994
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%)	23.9	682^nd of 950 public elementary schools	28.2%		30.3	610^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.3%	72	27.7	26.5	31.9				28.7	31.9	26.7	18.0			25.5	26.1		$12,798
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%)	44.2	497^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.7%		40.4	525^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.3%	28	36.5	29.7	64.0				42.4	41.9	25.2	33.7			33.3	43.4		$12,012
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)							41.2						15.7			$9,924
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%)	62.6	339^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.3%		59.9	369^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.9%	30	44.4	42.6	62.9				50.9	46.3	43.5	52.4			47.9	43.5		$14,566
Jordahl Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Progress Drive	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1400	524	31	16.9	45.4%	276 (52.7%)	25 (4.8%)	141 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	77 (14.7%)	64.2	323^rd of 950 public elementary schools	66.0%		49.8	450^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.3%	127	46.2	41.7	58.2				48.9	57.1	55.3	46.2			52.8	40.7		$14,489
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%)	33.5	583^rd of 950 public elementary schools	38.6%		29.1	623^rd of 943 public elementary schools	33.9%	40	32.4	34.8	24.4				30.6	41.7					31.5	34.1		$16,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Mountain School

What is the racial makeup of Grand Mountain School?

Students at Grand Mountain School are 35% Hispanic, 33% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Grand Mountain School in?

School District No. 3

How many students attend Grand Mountain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,044 students attended Grand Mountain School.

Is Grand Mountain School a good school?

Grand Mountain School ranks 564^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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