Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80809

Summary:

The 80809 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Ute Pass Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Manitou Springs School District No. 14. This district is ranked 22 out of 115 in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ute Pass Elementary School has 200 students enrolled and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranking 359 out of 950 Colorado elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3 out of 5 stars), 290 out of 943 in 2023-2024 (3 out of 5 stars), and 320 out of 933 in 2022-2023 (3 out of 5 stars). The school performs above the district and state averages in overall English Language Arts and Math proficiency, as well as 6th grade ELA and Math proficiency. However, it lags behind in 5th grade science proficiency. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a free/reduced lunch population of 39.5%.

Overall, Ute Pass Elementary School appears to be a solid performer within its district, but may benefit from further analysis and targeted interventions to address areas of concern, such as chronic absenteeism and science proficiency, in order to reach a higher level of statewide performance.

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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 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
Ute Pass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9230 Chipita Park Road	Cascade	80809	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 685-2227	174	14	12.4	36.2%	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.9%)	59.9	359^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.2%		67.6	290^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.2%	69	42.9	28.6	50.0	70.5	52.7	45.5	38.1	29.2	61.4	46.8	29.2	$23,093

Cities Near Zip Code 80809

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cascade	0.74 mi	1	73^rd
Manitou Springs	5.43 mi	3	62^nd
Colorado Springs	6.17 mi	194	99^th
Woodland Park	6.59 mi	5	72^nd
Usaf Academy	8.48 mi	2	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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