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School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of Schools
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of is a public school district in Colorado, based in El Paso County (Colorado Springs). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of 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 School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
17 of 18 schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 11D: 1
Best schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
Statewide rankings: all 363 high schools in Colorado · all 253 middle schools in Colorado · all 952 elementary schools in Colorado
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.
- B+ Martin Luther King JR Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Talbott Steam Innovation School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Widefield Elementary School Of The Arts (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- French Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Sproul Junior High School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Webster Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Janitell Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Widefield High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Grand Mountain School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Venetucci Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
High schools (3)
- D+ Discovery High School, Colorado Springs
- C- Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs
- C Widefield High School, Colorado Springs
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Janitell Junior High School, Fountain
- B+ Martin Luther King JR Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- B- Sproul Junior High School, Colorado Springs
- C- Watson Junior High School, Colorado Springs
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- B- French Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- C- Pinello Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- C- Sunrise Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- C Venetucci Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- C+ Webster Elementary School, Colorado Springs
- B- Widefield Elementary School Of The Arts, Colorado Springs
Other schools and academies (5)
- C- D3 My Way Virtual School, Colorado Springs
- C Grand Mountain School, Colorado Springs
- C- James Madison Charter Academy School, Colorado Springs
- B Talbott Steam Innovation School, Colorado Springs
- Widefield District 3 Preschool, Colorado Springs
Where School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Colorado Springs (17)
- Fountain (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: 9,377 students with 601 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,297 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0806480
- 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
- Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an (28 schools, 5 mi)
- Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an (13 schools, 6 mi)
- Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (57 schools, 10 mi)
- Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E (8 schools, 12 mi)
- Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a (3 schools, 14 mi)
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49 (30 schools, 14 mi)
- Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an (40 schools, 17 mi)
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El (4 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of
How many schools are in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of serve?
The largest by graded schools: Colorado Springs, Fountain.
How good are the schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 35.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.4%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of?
9,377 students were enrolled in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of?
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of is in Colorado, based in El Paso County, with its district office in Colorado Springs. Its boundary covers about 58.8 sq mi.