Summary:
Zip code 80951 in Colorado Springs contains just one school, Mountain View Academy, a K–8 elementary and middle school serving 387 students in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which ranks in the 71st percentile statewide.
Mountain View Academy stands out for a stark subject divide: English Language Arts is a clear strength, while math lags behind. Overall ELA proficiency is 50.3%, above both the district (45.5%) and state (44.7%), with 8th grade ELA exceptional at 81.3% — nearly double the district and state averages of 42.2%. Seventh grade ELA (65.4%) and 5th grade ELA (63.2%) are also strong. However, math proficiency sits at 34.6%, below the state's 37.3%, and 7th grade math is particularly weak at just 19.2% versus 32.9% statewide. The early elementary grades are the weakest link: 3rd grade ELA (26.8%) and math (31.0%) fall far below state averages of 40.8% and 41.5%, and 4th grade also trails in both subjects. More concerning is chronic absenteeism: 46.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared to 26.1% in the district and 28.4% statewide — a major red flag that may undermine future progress.
Despite these challenges, the school showed a remarkable one-year improvement from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with ELA proficiency jumping from 34.5% to 50.3% and math from 25.0% to 34.6%. This rebound lifted its state ranking from the 34th percentile to the 53rd percentile (3 stars), though its rank has been volatile — 57th percentile in 2023–2024, 34th in 2024–2025, and 53rd in 2025–2026. Since the school is the only one in the zip code, its performance defines the area's educational landscape. While upper-grade reading is a standout success, families should weigh the high absenteeism, early-grade gaps, and middle-school math struggles alongside the school's recent gains and its stronger-than-state ELA results.
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