Summary:
The 80908 zip code area in Colorado is home to 5 public schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 high school, spanning across 3 different school districts. The standout schools in this area are Pine Creek High School, which ranks in the top 10-15% of Colorado high schools, and Edith Wolford Elementary School and Encompass Heights Elementary School, which rank in the top 25-30% of Colorado elementary schools. These high-performing schools are all part of the highly-ranked Academy School District No. 20.
Another standout is Ray E Kilmer Elementary School, which ranks in the top 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools and has exceptionally high test scores, often 10-20 percentage points above the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 and state averages. In contrast, the charter school Grand Peak Academy lags behind its El Paso County Colorado School District 49 and state averages in test scores, highlighting the variability in performance even within the same geographic area.
Across all the schools, chronic absenteeism is a concern, with rates around 27-28%. However, the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, ranging from 14.6 to 18.8 students per teacher, which could be a contributing factor to the strong academic performance at some of the schools. The free/reduced lunch rates also vary considerably, from 11.5% to 29.9%, indicating differences in the socioeconomic demographics of the student populations across the schools.
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