Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80910

The 80910 zip code area of Colorado Springs is home to 9 schools, including 8 elementary schools and 1 high school, with a mix of public, public magnet, and public charter institutions. While the schools face significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high free/reduced lunch rates, a few standout performers emerge from the data.

Monterey Elementary School ranks the highest among the 80910 schools, at 606 out of 950 Colorado elementary schools, and is the only school in the area to earn a 2-out-of-5 SchoolDigger star rating. It outperforms the district and state averages in several key metrics, including CMAS/Science, CMAS/English Language Arts, and CMAS/Math proficiency rates. Mountain Vista Community School is the second-highest ranked elementary school in the area, at 523 out of 950, and maintains a 2-out-of-5 star rating while performing better than the district and state in CMAS/English Language Arts proficiency.

The schools in the 80910 zip code area face significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates and very high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the lower academic performance observed across the majority of the schools, which generally underperform the district and state averages in CMAS/Science, CMAS/English Language Arts, and CMAS/Math proficiency. The presence of magnet and charter schools, such as Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs, suggests that families in the area are seeking alternative educational options, likely due to the challenges faced by the traditional public schools in the Harrison School District No. 2 and Colorado Springs School District No. 11, both of which are ranked relatively low in the state.