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French Elementary School

5225 Alturas Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
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Serving 491 students in grades Kindergarten-5, French Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 33% (which is equal to the Colorado state average of 33%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 46% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 45%).
The student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 491 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 62%
  • : Top 50% in CO
  • : 33% (Top 50%)
  • : 46% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

French Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 5%)

School Overview

French Elementary School's student population of 491 students has declined by 16% over five school years.
The teacher population of 28 teachers has declined by 15% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeFrench Elementary School
Kind68
181
292
378
479
593
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Total Students
491 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearFrench Elementary School
2025491
2024514
2023537
2022549
2021590
2020605
2019528
2018603
2017603
2016611
2015586
2014643
2013644
2012661
2011637
2010691
2009627
2008636
2007613
2006600
2005636
2004650
2003653
2002626
2001635
2000616
1999594
1998562
1997559
1996603
1995599
1994577
1993522
1992498
1991457
1990449
1989445
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Total Classroom Teachers
28 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearFrench Elementary School
202528
202429
202329
202232
202133
202035
201932
201833
201733
201628
201533
201432
201334
201233
201133
201034
200935
200834
200734
200632
200532
200432
200333
200233
200132
200033
199931
199829
199730
199630
199529
199430
199326
199227
199124
199027
198922
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School Motto
We are a community of leaders. As we learn and grow, we lead with POWER: Positivity, Organization, Wise-Choices, Excellence, and Respect.

School Rankings

French Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,748 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of French Elementary School is 0.70, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School
State Level (CO)
#789 out of 1748 schools
(Top 50%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

YearFrench Elementary School
2023#789
2022#830
2021#1006
2019#970
2018#957
2017#876
2016#1055
2015#994
2014#1042
2013#900
2012#839
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33%
33%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202333%33%26%
202231%32%23%
202117%33%17%
201928%35%31%
201830%35%31%
201731%33%30%
201631%33%30%
201522%31%24%
201459%57%52%
201359%57%52%
201263%56%53%
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46%
45%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202246%45%41%
202147%47%41%
201944%47%48%
201839%44%31%
201740%42%41%
201625%40%35%
201534%40%35%
201461%69%66%
201368%70%66%
201268%70%65%
201190%89%90%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
15:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202518:115:1
202418:117:116:1
202319:117:117:1
202217:117:116:1
202118:117:116:1
202017:117:117:1
201917:117:117:1
201818:117:118:1
201718:117:118:1
201622:117:118:1
201518:117:118:1
201420:118:118:1
201319:118:118:1
201220:118:118:1
201119:117:117:1
201020:117:118:1
200918:117:116:1
200819:117:117:1
200718:117:117:1
200619:117:117:1
200520:117:118:1
200420:117:118:1
200320:117:118:1
200219:117:118:1
200120:118:118:1
200019:117:117:1
199919:118:118:1
199820:118:118:1
199719:118:118:1
199620:118:119:1
199521:118:119:1
199419:119:119:1
199320:118:119:1
199219:118:119:1
199119:118:118:1
199017:118:119:1
198920:118:119:1
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American Indian
n/a
1%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1990-2021)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
20211%1%1%
20201%1%2%
20131%1%1%
20121%1%2%
20111%1%2%
20101%1%1%
20091%1%2%
20082%2%1%
20071%1%1%
20062%1%1%
20051%1%1%
20041%1%1%
20031%1%2%
20021%1%2%
20001%1%2%
19991%1%2%
19981%1%2%
19971%1%2%
19961%1%2%
19951%1%1%
19941%1%1%
19931%1%3%
19921%1%2%
19912%1%2%
19902%1%2%
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Asian
1%
3%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
20241%3%1%
20232%3%1%
20222%3%2%
20212%3%1%
20202%3%1%
20191%3%1%
20181%3%1%
20171%3%1%
20161%3%1%
20151%3%2%
20142%3%1%
20133%3%2%
20122%3%1%
20112%3%1%
20104%4%5%
20094%4%4%
20085%3%5%
20075%3%4%
20065%3%4%
20053%3%4%
20044%3%4%
20034%3%4%
20024%3%4%
20013%3%4%
20005%3%4%
19994%3%4%
19985%3%4%
19975%3%5%
19969%3%5%
19958%3%5%
19947%2%5%
19937%2%4%
19925%2%4%
19914%2%4%
19904%2%4%
19895%2%5%
19885%2%5%
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Hispanic
37%
37%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202436%36%34%
202333%35%33%
202230%35%32%
202132%34%30%
202030%34%29%
201930%34%29%
201832%34%29%
201732%34%29%
201631%33%28%
201530%33%27%
201428%33%26%
201326%32%25%
201226%32%25%
201127%32%25%
201023%29%20%
200919%28%19%
200817%28%19%
200718%28%18%
200617%27%18%
200518%26%17%
200418%25%16%
200316%24%15%
200215%23%15%
200115%22%13%
200015%21%14%
199915%20%13%
199814%19%12%
199713%19%12%
199614%18%12%
199512%18%12%
199414%17%12%
199311%17%10%
19929%17%10%
19919%16%10%
199010%16%10%
19899%16%10%
19887%16%9%
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Black
10%
5%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202410%5%9%
20239%5%9%
20229%4%8%
20219%5%9%
202011%5%9%
20199%5%9%
201811%5%9%
201711%5%9%
20169%5%9%
20158%5%9%
201410%5%10%
201310%5%11%
201210%5%11%
201110%5%11%
201017%6%16%
200917%6%16%
200816%6%16%
200715%6%16%
200616%6%16%
200520%6%16%
200420%6%16%
200320%6%16%
200219%6%16%
200120%6%16%
200020%5%16%
199918%5%15%
199819%5%16%
199717%5%16%
199618%5%15%
199518%4%15%
199415%5%14%
199313%5%14%
199214%5%14%
199111%5%13%
199014%5%13%
198915%5%13%
198816%5%12%
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White
38%
49%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202439%50%42%
202343%51%44%
202244%52%46%
202144%52%47%
202044%53%48%
201948%53%48%
201844%53%50%
201744%53%50%
201647%54%51%
201550%54%52%
201449%55%52%
201349%56%52%
201249%56%53%
201151%57%54%
201055%60%58%
200959%61%59%
200860%61%59%
200761%62%61%
200660%63%61%
200558%64%62%
200457%65%63%
200359%66%63%
200261%67%63%
200162%68%65%
200059%70%64%
199962%71%66%
199861%72%66%
199764%72%65%
199658%73%66%
199561%74%67%
199463%75%68%
199368%75%69%
199271%75%70%
199174%76%71%
199070%76%71%
198969%76%70%
198871%76%72%
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Hawaiian
2%
n/a
Two or more races
12%
5%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202413%5%11%
202312%5%11%
202213%5%10%
202111%5%11%
202010%4%10%
201911%4%10%
201811%4%10%
201711%4%10%
201610%4%10%
201510%4%9%
20149%3%8%
201310%3%8%
201210%3%7%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.70
0.63

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
20250.700.62
20240.700.620.69
20230.690.620.68
20220.700.610.68
20210.690.610.68
20200.700.600.67
20190.670.600.67
20180.690.600.66
20170.690.600.66
20160.670.600.65
20150.650.600.65
20140.670.590.65
20130.680.590.65
20120.680.590.65
20110.670.580.64
20100.620.550.60
20090.590.550.60
20080.590.550.59
20070.580.540.58
20060.590.530.57
20050.600.520.57
20040.610.520.56
20030.590.510.55
20020.570.500.55
20010.560.490.54
20000.590.470.54
19990.560.460.53
19980.580.460.53
19970.540.450.53
19960.610.450.53
19950.580.430.52
19940.560.410.51
19930.510.410.49
19920.470.400.48
19910.430.400.47
19900.480.400.47
19890.500.400.48
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Eligible for Free Lunch
40%
39%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
202540%39%
202444%39%43%
202321%33%22%
202237%30%32%
202138%33%33%
202040%33%33%
201941%33%33%
201837%35%35%
201737%35%35%
201641%34%35%
201535%34%33%
201431%35%28%
201330%34%32%
201232%34%32%
201129%33%31%
201026%31%28%
200919%28%19%
200820%28%18%
200715%27%16%
200622%27%18%
200519%25%17%
200417%24%14%
200312%22%13%
200211%21%13%
20019%20%10%
200012%21%13%
199912%21%13%
199810%22%13%
19977%22%14%
19969%22%15%
199510%22%16%
19949%21%17%
199311%20%17%
19928%19%15%
19917%18%14%
199010%18%13%
19899%17%12%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
9%
5%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)

YearFrench Elementary SchoolColoradoSchool District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
20259%5%
20249%6%8%
20239%7%10%
20225%6%6%
20218%7%8%
202010%8%11%
201913%8%11%
201813%8%11%
201713%8%11%
201615%7%13%
201513%7%10%
201411%7%9%
201311%7%11%
201212%7%12%
201112%7%11%
201013%7%12%
200914%7%8%
200812%7%8%
20079%7%8%
20068%6%7%
20059%6%7%
20046%6%6%
20039%7%7%
20028%7%9%
20017%7%7%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
School District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is French Elementary School's ranking?
French Elementary School is ranked #789 out of 1,748 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Colorado.
What schools are French Elementary School often compared to?
French Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Pinello Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
33% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 33% CO state average), while 46% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% CO state average).
How many students attend French Elementary School?
491 students attend French Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
38% of French Elementary School students are White, 37% of students are Hispanic, 12% of students are Two or more races, 10% of students are Black, 2% of students are Hawaiian, and 1% of students are Asian.
What is the student-teacher ratio of French Elementary School?
French Elementary School has a student ration of 18:1, which is higher than the Colorado state average of 15:1.
What grades does French Elementary School offer ?
French Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is French Elementary School part of?
French Elementary School is part of School District No. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of.

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Date
First Day of School 1st-5th Grades
August 10, 2026 (Monday)
First Day of School for Kinder A-L
August 10, 2026 (Monday)
First Day of School for Kinder M-Z
August 11, 2026 (Tuesday)
First Day of School for All Kinder
August 12, 2026 (Wednesday)
No School - Thanksgiving Break
November 23, 2026 (Monday)

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 491 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 62%
  • : Top 50%
  • : 33% (Top 50%)
  • : 46% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

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