Summary:
Zip code 80907 in Colorado Springs is served by two middle schools—Mann Middle School (grades 6-8) and Orton Academy (grades 2-8)—both part of Colorado Springs School District No. 11, a district ranked in the bottom half of Colorado districts. Neither school approaches state proficiency averages, and the available data points to serious academic challenges in this area.
Mann Middle School has the more complete picture, and it is concerning. Its state ranking has fallen from the 16th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026. In 2025-2026, just 16.1% of students were proficient in ELA and 12.1% in math, compared with state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Science proficiency was only 11.8%. Chronic absenteeism is a red flag: 58.4% of students were chronically absent, more than double the state rate. That likely helps explain the declining test scores and rank. On a positive note, Mann Middle School’s dropout rate (1.2%) is lower than the district (2.9%) and state (1.6%), which suggests students are staying enrolled even if they are not achieving at grade level.
Orton Academy is harder to evaluate because only a single math score was reported, but that score is strikingly low: just 4.1% proficiency versus 37.3% statewide. That is far below Mann Middle School’s 12.1% math rate, and it stands out even after accounting for Orton’s broader grade span. With no ELA, science, or attendance data available, parents have limited information. Still, the combination of Mann’s steady decline and Orton’s extreme math score suggests that families in 80907 should look carefully at school performance—and at attendance and math support—when choosing a middle school.
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