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King Elementary School

Summary:

King Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 310 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 66 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

King Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 52.58% White, 9.03% African American, 26.77% Hispanic, and 10% two or more races. This diversity is higher compared to nearby schools like Scott Elementary (56.43% White) and Fremont Elementary (45.08% White). However, King Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.65% to 56.68% over the past three years, significantly higher than schools like Pioneer Elementary (46.55%) and Scott Elementary (34.02%).

Academically, King Elementary's performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages, as well as some nearby schools. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, King Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.3%) and Math (43.8%) were lower than the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 averages (37.5% and 29.3%, respectively). While King Elementary performs relatively well for its low-socioeconomic status students, the school's overall statewide ranking has been declining, from 355 out of 962 Colorado elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 441 out of 943 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6110 Sapporo Drive
       Colorado Springs, CO  80918-1720

(719) 328-6000

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

SchoolDigger Rank:
441st of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,799 Help


Students who attend King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Russell Middle School
High:    Coronado High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  310

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.6%
Hispanic:
26.8%
Two or more races:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details King Elementary School ranks better than 53.2% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 11th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.77. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details King Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at King Elementary School is $16,799. 21 elementary schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

King Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks King Elementary School 441st of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See King Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Colorado Springs School District No. 11:

SchoolDigger ranks Colorado Springs School District No. 11 66th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for King Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.87 224th 808 72.3%
2005 77.17 178th 823 78.4%
2006 69.81 259th 829 68.8%
2007 68.39 283rd 852 66.8%
2008 77.78 163rd 849 80.8%
2009 83.93 109th 872 87.5%
2010 79.50 171st 925 81.5%
2011 67.65 319th 935 65.9%
2012 55.41 455th 935 51.3%
2013 65.91 330th 954 65.4%
2014 62.72 355th 962 63.1%
2015 54.19 388th 938 58.6%
2016 49.21 425th 914 53.5%
2017 37.14 550th 929 40.8%
2018 47.10 446th 917 51.4%
2019 44.12 507th 965 47.5%
2021 28.63 532nd 710 25.1%
2022 42.50 493rd 921 46.5%
2023 46.00 472nd 933 49.4%
2024 50.77 441st 943 53.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.62 182nd 308 40.9%
2022 46.93 91st 203 55.2%
2023 61.92 74th 265 72.1%
2024 89.96 14th 365 96.2%
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Rank History for Female students at King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.55 388th 690 43.8%
2019 43.58 395th 758 47.9%
2022 38.50 357th 595 40.0%
2023 31.40 435th 642 32.2%
2024 38.53 421st 684 38.5%
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Rank History for Male students at King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.48 412th 693 40.5%
2019 33.55 488th 764 36.1%
2022 30.85 402nd 594 32.3%
2023 41.06 373rd 649 42.5%
2024 38.41 401st 683 41.3%
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Rank History for White students at King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.17 245th 337 27.3%
2019 30.72 426th 596 28.5%
2022 43.35 280th 454 38.3%
2023 31.90 378th 525 28.0%
2024 39.00 345th 539 36.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for King Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 773 24 13 23 0 n/a n/a 0 833
1989 652 17 15 21 3 n/a n/a 0 708
1990 597 34 19 26 4 n/a n/a 0 680
1991 611 37 19 29 5 n/a n/a 0 701
1992 625 33 14 28 4 n/a n/a 0 704
1993 621 44 17 34 3 n/a n/a 0 719
1994 509 34 10 35 2 n/a n/a 0 590
1995 509 25 12 48 2 n/a n/a 0 596
1996 509 25 12 48 2 n/a n/a 0 596
1997 503 29 16 52 3 n/a n/a 0 603
1998 508 32 16 57 1 n/a n/a 0 614
1999 472 27 14 44 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2000 483 35 22 41 8 n/a n/a 0 589
2001 421 40 14 49 8 n/a n/a 0 532
2002 397 58 8 51 11 n/a n/a 0 525
2003 397 58 8 51 11 n/a n/a 0 525
2004 375 49 12 55 16 n/a n/a 0 507
2005 356 45 13 57 6 n/a n/a 0 477
2006 349 49 12 68 6 n/a n/a 0 484
2007 332 62 12 66 8 n/a n/a 0 480
2008 306 65 13 67 6 n/a n/a 0 457
2009 291 52 14 48 5 n/a n/a 0 410
2010 289 51 16 58 7 n/a n/a 0 421
2011 240 31 5 105 2 2 62 0 447
2012 235 35 6 97 0 3 54 0 430
2013 235 28 5 98 0 4 55 0 425
2014 219 23 4 98 0 2 44 0 390
2015 220 25 4 102 0 2 44 0 397
2016 221 32 2 86 0 1 40 0 382
2017 216 31 9 85 1 1 40 0 383
2018 222 37 5 90 1 1 28 0 384
2019 195 26 4 102 1 0 28 0 356
2020 185 30 4 95 3 0 27 0 344
2021 172 35 3 72 2 1 22 0 307
2022 168 33 1 78 2 3 21 0 306
2023 163 28 1 83 1 3 31 0 310

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at King Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 833 37.3 22.3 n/a
1989 708 31.1 22.7 4.2
1990 680 32.2 21.1 5
1991 701 32.6 21.5 3.9
1992 704 32.2 21.8 4.4
1993 719 31.0 23.2 6.4
1994 590 24.0 24.6 7.1
1995 596 26.0 22.9 5.5
1996 596 26.0 22.9 5.5
1997 603 27.0 22.3 7.6
1998 614 28.0 21.9 6.8
1999 557 27.8 20.0 9.2
2000 589 27.7 21.3 17.1
2001 532 27.9 19.1 19.4
2002 525 29.4 17.9 26.1
2003 525 29.4 17.9 26.1
2004 507 28.3 17.9 25.8
2005 477 26.9 17.7 30.4
2006 484 27.3 17.7 24.8
2007 480 26.4 18.2 27.5
2008 457 26.5 17.2 37.9
2009 410 27.5 14.9 40.7
2010 421 24.4 17.2 45.1
2011 447 24.7 18.0 47.2
2012 430 24.7 17.4 51.9
2013 425 25.1 16.9 48.2
2014 390 24.4 15.9 53.1
2015 397 23.0 17.2 56.2
2016 382 22.0 17.3 54.7
2017 383 20.3 18.8 58
2018 384 20.2 19.0 55.5
2019 356 21.2 16.7 59.3
2020 344 21.1 16.2 57.3
2021 307 19.1 16.0 56.7
2022 306 15.1 20.1 50.7
2023 310 19.6 15.7 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio King Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 833 37.3 22.3 n/a
1989 708 31.1 22.7 4.2
1990 680 32.2 21.1 5
1991 701 32.6 21.5 3.9
1992 704 32.2 21.8 4.4
1993 719 31.0 23.2 6.4
1994 590 24.0 24.6 7.1
1995 596 26.0 22.9 5.5
1996 596 26.0 22.9 5.5
1997 603 27.0 22.3 7.6
1998 614 28.0 21.9 6.8
1999 557 27.8 20.0 9.2
2000 589 27.7 21.3 17.1
2001 532 27.9 19.1 19.4
2002 525 29.4 17.9 26.1
2003 525 29.4 17.9 26.1
2004 507 28.3 17.9 25.8
2005 477 26.9 17.7 30.4
2006 484 27.3 17.7 24.8
2007 480 26.4 18.2 27.5
2008 457 26.5 17.2 37.9
2009 410 27.5 14.9 40.7
2010 421 24.4 17.2 45.1
2011 447 24.7 18.0 47.2
2012 430 24.7 17.4 51.9
2013 425 25.1 16.9 48.2
2014 390 24.4 15.9 53.1
2015 397 23.0 17.2 56.2
2016 382 22.0 17.3 54.7
2017 383 20.3 18.8 58
2018 384 20.2 19.0 55.5
2019 356 21.2 16.7 59.3
2020 344 21.1 16.2 57.3
2021 307 19.1 16.0 56.7
2022 306 15.1 20.1 50.7
2023 310 19.6 15.7 54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for King Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,474
2020 $12,388
2021 $13,538
2022 $15,537
2023 $16,799

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on King Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 507th of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 472nd of 933 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (King Elementary School)37.526.7
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)33.629.8
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (King Elementary School)5046.7
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.435.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (King Elementary School)51.940
 11.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)41.434.6
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (King Elementary School)37.734.7
 3%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)32.427.2
 5.2%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (King Elementary School)13.730
 16.3%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)28.927.5
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (King Elementary School)39.245
 5.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)41.542.8
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (King Elementary School)3242.5
 10.5%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)32.733
 0.3%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (King Elementary School)43.437
 6.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.535.8
 3.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (King Elementary School)39.241
 1.8%
   All Grades Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)2927.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students356310
 12.9%
African American2628
 7.7%
American Indian11
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic10283
 18.6%
Pacific Islander03
White195163
 16.4%
Two or More Races2831
 10.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.3%54.8%
 4.4%

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King Elementary School ranks 441st of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Russell Middle School
High : Coronado High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 310 students attended King Elementary School.

Students at King Elementary School are 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American.


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