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Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an Schools
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an is a public school district in Colorado, based in El Paso County (Fountain). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
12 of 13 schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 7D: 2
Best schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Fountain Fort Carson High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Jordahl Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Eagleside Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Weikel Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Patriot Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Abrams Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Welte Education Center (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Fountain Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Mesa Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Mountainside Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
High schools (1)
- A- Fountain Fort Carson High School, Fountain
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Carson Middle School, Fort Carson
- C- Fountain Middle School, Fountain
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- C Abrams Elementary School, Fort Carson
- D+ Aragon Elementary School, Fountain
- Conrad Early Learning Center, Fountain
- B- Eagleside Elementary School, Fountain
- B Jordahl Elementary School, Fountain
- C- Mesa Elementary School, Fountain
- C- Mountainside Elementary School, Fort Carson
- C Patriot Elementary School, Fort Carson
- C+ Weikel Elementary School, Colorado Springs
Other schools and academies (1)
- C- Welte Education Center, Fountain
Where Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Fountain (8)
- Fort Carson (4)
- Colorado Springs (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: El Paso County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,885 students with 482 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,055 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0804080
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of (18 schools, 6 mi)
- Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an (28 schools, 7 mi)
- Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E (8 schools, 11 mi)
- Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (57 schools, 13 mi)
- Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El (4 schools, 19 mi)
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49 (30 schools, 20 mi)
- Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an (40 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
How many schools are in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fountain, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs.
How good are the schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.2%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an?
7,885 students were enrolled in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an?
Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an is in Colorado, based in El Paso County, with its district office in Fountain. Its boundary covers about 147 sq mi.