Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 80915

Zip code 80915 in Colorado Springs is served by four public elementary schools — Evans Elementary School, McAuliffe Elementary, Henry Elementary School, and Wilson Elementary School — all serving grades PK–5 and totaling 1,536 students across El Paso County Colorado School District 49 and Colorado Springs School District No. 11. These schools form a clear two-tier structure, with Evans standing far above the rest. Evans is the only school in the zip code that exceeds state averages in both ELA (50.5% vs. 44.7%) and Math (51.0% vs. 37.3%), placing it in the 64th percentile statewide with a rank of 340 out of 943. At the other end, Wilson Elementary School is the biggest concern: it ranks in the 12th percentile (828/943), has the lowest ELA proficiency at 16.9%, and also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (73.9%) and highest chronic absenteeism rate (44.6%). McAuliffe and Henry fall in the middle, with ELA proficiency of 28.2% and 31.7% respectively.

Chronic absenteeism is a widespread issue for parents to know about: every school in 80915 exceeds the state average of 28.4%, with rates ranging from 34.2% at Evans to 44.6% at Wilson, meaning roughly four in ten students are chronically absent. Science proficiency is also weak across the board; even the strongest school, Evans, falls below the state average of 36.1%, and Henry's 12.2% and Wilson's 14.3% are especially low. Interestingly, Wilson has the smallest class sizes in the group at a 10.6 student-teacher ratio, yet it has the lowest test scores, suggesting factors like attendance and poverty play a larger role than class size alone.

There is some positive momentum worth noting. Every school improved its state ranking from 2024-25 to 2025-26: Evans jumped 86 places, McAuliffe 98, Wilson 89, and Henry 6. Wilson also made notable academic gains, more than doubling its Math proficiency from 11.3% to 22.6%. While the overall picture is challenging, Evans demonstrates that success at or above state levels is achievable in this area.