Best Public Schools in Calhan, CO

Summary:

The city of Calhan, Colorado is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The data analysis reveals that Calhan Secondary School and Calhan Elementary School are the standout performers in the area, outpacing the other schools in the city, which are part of the Ellicott School District No. 22.

Calhan Secondary School, a 6-12 grade school, ranks 129th out of 349 Colorado high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students perform above the state average in several key metrics, including CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math, and SAT scores. Calhan Elementary School also performs well, ranking 505th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools, with its students outperforming the state average in CMAS English Language Arts and Math.

In contrast, the Ellicott School District No. 22 schools, including Ellicott Elementary School, Ellicott Senior High School, and Ellicott Middle School, generally perform below the state averages in most metrics. These schools also have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and higher student-teacher ratios, which may be contributing factors to their lower performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)						CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Calhan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 347-2766	201	13	15.3	53.7%	177 (88.1%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	505^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.4%		45.5	475^th of 933 public elementary schools	49.1%	30							40.0	52.2	44.4				45.1	26.7						27.8			$18,792
Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	223	21	10.7	47.5%	191 (85.7%)	7 (3.1%)	19 (8.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	57.8	129^th of 349 public high schools	63.0%		41.8	194^th of 349 public high schools	44.4%	65	63.0	23.0	79.0	55.0	54.0	29.0				40.0	35.7	57.7	44.3				17.9	46.2			53.8	41.7	$13,296
Ellicott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	399 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 683-2700	513	32	16.0	59.1%	263 (51.3%)	13 (2.5%)	204 (39.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	29.1	624^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.8%		29.2	612^th of 933 public elementary schools	34.4%	12							23.9	24.2	39.2				29.7	15.9	15.2	35.4			22.9	41.0			$13,340
Ellicott Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	265	20	13.1	56.2%	133 (50.2%)	14 (5.3%)	106 (40.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	27.8	246^th of 349 public high schools	29.5%		36.1	215^th of 349 public high schools	38.4%	31	57.0	9.0	66.0	20.0	38.0	12.0																23.7	$14,126
Ellicott Middle School	Public	6-8	350 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	203	15	13.1	61.1%	101 (49.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	18.6	384^th of 485 public middle schools	20.8%		29.5	316^th of 480 public middle schools	34.2%	68										17.2	33.3	20.3	24.1				10.1		6.8		23.4		$13,844

Cities Near Calhan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peyton	9.77 mi	7	100^th
Falcon	14.59 mi	6	83^rd
Rush	15.94 mi	3	166^th
Simla	16.49 mi	3	43^rd
Colorado Springs	18.74 mi	193	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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