Summary:
Zip code 80927 in Colorado Springs, CO is served by two schools within El Paso County Colorado School District 49: Banning Lewis Ranch Academy (an alternative K-12 school with 1,697 students) and Inspiration View Elementary School (a PK-5 elementary with 527 students), meaning there are no traditional standalone middle or high schools in the area.
The two schools offer very different strengths. Banning Lewis Ranch Academy is a standout for secondary literacy, with SAT reading/writing proficiency at 70% versus 40% districtwide, and strong PSAT 9 and 10 reading scores. It also boasts an impressive 92.2% graduation rate and a 0.1% dropout rate, far better than the district's 63.5% and 6.7%. However, its math scores lag, especially in middle school, where 7th-grade math proficiency is just 26.4% versus the state's 32.9%. By contrast, Inspiration View Elementary School is an improving school that now exceeds state averages in both subjects, with math proficiency at 51.2% versus the state's 37.3%. Despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate (33.4% vs. 15.5%), Inspiration View outperforms Banning in elementary math at every grade level, including a striking 59.0% vs. 40.9% in 3rd grade.
Both schools keep students in class better than the state average, with chronic absenteeism at 16.3% at Banning and 22.1% at Inspiration View compared with 28.4% statewide. Inspiration View has also climbed from the 49th to the 68th statewide percentile over three years, powered by an 11-point single-year jump in math proficiency. Banning's science scores are notably strong for an alternative school, particularly 11th-grade science at 28.7% vs. 14.7% for the district. The main area of concern for families is middle school math at Banning, but overall this zip code offers a high-performing elementary option and a non-traditional secondary school that excels in literacy and graduation outcomes.
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